Geek Test: Running Chromium on an E-ink Screen via OpenAI Codex
dkundel · x · 2026-07-20
A developer successfully ran the Chromium browser on a reMarkable e-ink tablet using OpenAI Codex. The implementation is quite hardcore: running a headless Chromium in the background, sending CDP events and requests via a QML app, and rendering screenshots. Although still rough around the edges, it is basically functional.
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