Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to My solar-powered, ePaper digital photo frame
This is version 2 of my ongoing heirloom device project, a digital photo frame built with the goal of lasting longer than your typical gadget. There's a part of me that wishes to commercialize a polished version of this product, but the more I speak to people, the more I become convinced that I belong to a very small minority.
My solar-powered, ePaper digital photo frame is a digital photo display powered by solar energy with an ePaper screen, designed to function as a long-lasting device intended to serve as a family heirloom. The frame is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. My solar-powered, ePaper digital photo frame launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Looks like this year ePaper projects have been popping around[1], so this is mine. I made a photo frame with the intention of having a record of my family's history that can potentially outlive me. Knowing the challenges of long-lived digital projects, I consider this a moving target that will go through several iterations, but the first version showed encouraging results. I wonder if anyone else is interested in having something like that in their living rooms. More details:…
2020 · its alternatives →
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2021 · blog.framelabs.eu · its alternatives →
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Getting your photos back into your life.
2017 · auraframes.com · its alternatives →
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E-ink bird frame for Raspberry Pi - real-time bird detection by audio, fully local AI, rendered as real, hand-cut 1800s bird illustrations. - arnegiacomo/fugleramme
Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Recently, we wanted to find a way to display Generative AI art in our office at Photoroom.
2023 · eliot.blog · its alternatives →
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A hobby project of mine that was surprisingly easy to put together! I love waking up and seeing the freshly generated image.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 7IMI made a tiny camera with super long battery lifefrom $200/mo▲843
Hey HN! A few years ago someone kept trying to steal my motorcycle, so I decided to make a small camera with really long battery life to catch them. The hardware/software is totally open source, but the companion app only supports macOS currently. (I'm a big fan of native apps, and didn't want to block releasing on Linux/Windows support.) I wrote some blog posts about the process: PCB design: https://toaster.llc/blog/pcb Enclosure design: https://toaster.llc/blog/enclosure Image pipeline:…
2024 · toaster.llc · its alternatives →
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Node.js library for easily creating an ePaper display on a Raspberry PI using HTML and Javascript. - samsonmking/epaper.js
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A high-performance solar phone charger
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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I built a digital photo frame, from my a-decade-old tablet, running android 4.4.4. It cycles through photos from a shared Google Photos album, switching up the display every hour.
2024 · pankajtanwar.in · its alternatives →
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Leading provider of sustainable digital signage. Visionect offers premium e-paper displays and solutions that are energy-efficient and elegant.
2014 · visionect.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I quit my job two years ago to have more time to work on my side projects. The main one is an automated solar concentrator. I've just open-sourced it, it's not perfect nor finished, and I still have a lot of ideas for further development, but I'm interested in knowing what you think of it. There are many applications where concentrated solar power could be a viable environmental and economic solution, I hope this technology will one day be more widely used. Feel free to give any feedback and ask questions.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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using RF to power an MCU and 21 animated LEDs from a smartphone
Aug 2026 · wilsonharper.net · its alternatives →
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Electric Objects▲271Digital artwork from the Internet on your wall (pre-launch)
2014 · electricobjects.com · its alternatives →
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Design interactive components with multiple variants
2021 · framer.com · its alternatives →
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See the website for a demo video: https://oasis-terrarium.com This project is an enclosure for growing plants. Features include: - high-power LED lighting - a built-in water tank and mister - fans for airflow - temperature and humidity sensing - wi-fi connectivity and a web-based interface for control and monitoring (see https://oasis-terrarium.com/docs/usage_guide/#web-interface) The entire project is open-source: - electronics: designed in KiCad - 3D models: designed in CadQuery - software: written in Rust I initially started this project during COVID and…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Solar Paper▲126Super thin solar panel to charge your gadgets (Kickstarter)
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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EO2 is our most beautiful display for art, ever
2016 · its alternatives →
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Magically Expose Photos
2025 · pictopocket.com · its alternatives →
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Send Christmas eCards containing "living photos"
2016 · kataloop.com · its alternatives →
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