PineNote is an Open-Hardware, Free Open Source Software (FOSS), e-ink tablet that runs a full Linux distro that is purely community developed.

I shared my enthusiasm for this device on the Fediverse and based on the interest and the questions, this is a first impressions video. If you prefer reading over watching a lot of this information is covered in my blog post.

Chapters: 00:02 Unboxing 00:33 Pine64 background 00:51 PineNote tech specs 01:28 Booting 01:42 Eink render modes 02:30 Note-taking 03:24 Linux terminal 04:42 Browser 05:00 Backlight (warm/cool) 05:23 Overall thoughts

Resources:

• On-device documentation shown on startup.
• Great blog post with device overview and links to resources.
• @carbonatedcaffeine YouTube Channel with demos and tutorials.
• Community developed Debian image that is shipping on device.