A developer built a pocket e-ink newspaper to escape phone screens

One developer turned their RSS feeds into a pocket-sized e-ink newspaper to reclaim their attention span from phone screens.

In a personal blog post, a software developer detailed how reading tech feeds on a smartphone was causing eye fatigue. Instead of buying a tablet, he picked up a 4.3-inch X4 e-reader, installed open-source firmware called Crosspoint, and built a tool named feedpaper. The script fetches unread posts from Feedbin, filters out video and JavaScript-heavy sites, and compiles the text into an e-pub file.

Why it matters: Here's the gist: smartphones push non-stop notifications and eye strain. By pairing lightweight e-ink hardware with a basic script, you get a distraction-free daily digest without backlights or app stores getting in the way.

If you want to try it, feedpaper is open-source on GitHub and installs on macOS via Homebrew. It integrates with Feedbin and runs on ESP32C3-based devices.

Your phone stays at home, and you get to read your feeds over a quiet latte.