Hacking on the ReMarkable 2
11 days ago
- #e-paper
- #reverse-engineering
- #remarkable
- The reMarkable 2 excels at writing with low latency and customizable brushes, making it feel like writing with ink.
- The Marker Plus includes an eraser, which is recommended for ease of use over other erasing options.
- Touch gestures on the reMarkable 2 are not great, requiring more pressure than expected, making stylus navigation preferable.
- Reading PDFs is serviceable but requires zooming for comfortable reading, and ebooks haven't been tested yet.
- reMarkable offers a subscription service, Connect, which provides additional features like unlimited cloud storage and extended warranty.
- Reading sheet music on the reMarkable is not ideal due to lack of features like individual page cropping and half-page turning.
- The reMarkable 2 allows for homebrew software installation, with an active community and guides available, but Toltec support is limited to certain OS versions.
- xochitl is the proprietary main application on reMarkable, complicating reverse engineering efforts for the framebuffer.
- Efforts to create open-source drivers for the reMarkable 2's display exist but haven't gained widespread adoption.
- The author is working on a Rust implementation for a music sheet reader, acknowledging the community's reverse engineering efforts.