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PocketMage revives PDA with wizard-themed E Ink digital assistant

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Talisman Design has unveiled the PocketMage, a new E Ink digital assistant inspired by wizardry and designed to evoke the era of personal digital assistants (PDAs). This device features a clamshell design with a QWERTY keyboard, a primary E Ink display for reading and writing, and a secondary OLED strip for menus. Its proprietary operating system uses spell-casting terminology for actions, and it includes a digital tarot deck and a dungeon-crawling RPG, with additional apps available through its 'Bazaar' storefront. The PocketMage is currently crowdfunding, with kits starting at $185 and pre-built units at $235, and is slated to ship in March 2027. AI

IMPACT Niche consumer device revival; unlikely to impact mainstream AI development.

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PocketMage revives PDA with wizard-themed E Ink digital assistant

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk) ·

    The PocketMage is an E Ink digital assistant that's absolutely obsessed with wizards

    It has a proprietary OS, a QWERTY keyboard and dual(ish) screens.

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