<![CDATA[Okay, so maybe I have been living with my head in a bucket, but given that there is an interest in single-purpose devices these days and things are cool and tiny, why am I not seeing hyper-thin credit card-size Bluetooth MP3 players with eInk displays?]]>Okay, so maybe I have been living with my head in a bucket, but given that there is an interest in single-purpose devices these days and things are cool and tiny, why am I not seeing hyper-thin credit card-size Bluetooth MP3 players with eInk displays?
The Xteink X4 got me thinking about this. A skinny and beautiful device.

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I like the idea, but I think power would be the main problem. Even the Xteink X4 is 5.9 mm thick, and that is with a measly 650 mAh battery.

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