Valve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own

The valve update

Valve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own is a developing story worth watching.

The impact

The significance lies in what happens next: Hacker News notes that responses are already forming.

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Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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