{"product_id":"inky-frame-73-pico-2-w-aboard","title":"Inky Frame 7.3\" (Pico 2 W Aboard)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn extra-large Pico 2 W powered E Ink® photo frame \/ home dashboard \/ life organiser with glorious colour display and wireless connectivity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a new ePaper screen in town, and it's a biggie! Inky Frame 7.3\" features a super crisp E Ink display with 800 x 480 pixels of seven-colour goodness. We've added\u003cstrong\u003e five buttons with LED indicators\u003c\/strong\u003e for interacting with the display, two Qw\/ST connectors for plugging in breakouts and a \u003cstrong\u003emicro SD card slot\u003c\/strong\u003e for storing photos of fond maritime adventures (or whatever floats your boat).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Inky Frame comes with a pair of smart little \u003cstrong\u003emetal legs\u003c\/strong\u003e so you can stand it up on your desk (and a selection of mounting holes if you'd prefer to do something else). There's also a\u003cstrong\u003e battery connector \u003c\/strong\u003eso you can power it without annoying trailing wires, and some \u003cstrong\u003eneato power saving features\u003c\/strong\u003e that mean you can run it from batteries for ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some things we reckon this mahoosive Inky would be great for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ultra-readable, low-power consumption home automation dashboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplaying stylised photos, pop art images or favourite comic panels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowing cute graphs and readouts from local or wirelessly connected sensors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplaying fascinating data from online APIs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo variants are available - Inky Frame Only, or Inky Frame with Accessory Kit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease select an option before adding it to your cart! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's new?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new generation of ePaper is here! Inky Frames manufactured after August 2025 will use a new \u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epectra 6 E Ink®\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e display panel which brings a number of improvements over the panels that we’ve used previously - notably a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eshorter refresh time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emore saturated colours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePico 2 W x E Ink®\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMulti-colour EPD displays use ingenious electrophoresis to pull coloured particles up and down on the display. 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