More Décor Than Device: reTerminal E1004, an ePaper Photo Frame
Take a look at the walls or bedside tables in your home. They’re likely filled with framed photos or LCD digital frames—birthdays, everyday moments, pieces of art you want to keep close. Traditional photo frames feel timeless, but once a photo goes in, it rarely changes. Over time, colors fade and details soften. Digital frames promise variety, yet cords often dictate where they can be placed. And the constant glow of a screen can feel distracting, especially in spaces meant to be calm.
This is where digital ePaper photo frame starts to feel different.
Meet reTerminal E1004, the elegant ePaper device designed to live like a photo frame. At its heart is the ESP32-S3, quietly enabling fast, reliable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Featuring a 13.3” Spectra™ 6 E-Ink full-color display, it looks and feels like print with vibrant colors. With a built-in rechargeable battery, one single charge is enough to power it for up to a year, based on one refresh per day, no cords, ever. With unlimited storage and our web-based platform SenseCraft HMI, updating images or shaping what’s displayed stays simple and flexible.
Why an ePaper Frame Feels Right at Your Space
Always There, Never Intrusive
In the morning, you pass by it without thinking. In the evening, you notice it again and realize it’s showing something new. It doesn’t call for your attention or light up the room, and just feels like it belongs there. That’s what makes it feel less like an electronic device, and more like a piece of decor. With no backlight, the e-paper display blends quietly into your space.
A Frame That Fits Anywhere
You don’t have to plan around it. Hang it on the wall, set it on a bedside table or move it whenever you feel like changing the space. Designed with a built-in stand and professional mounting holes, it adapts to your space with ease. There are no cords to hide and no outlets to think about. Once it’s there, it stays quietly in place. Power isn’t something you think about every day. Depending on how often you change the artwork, a single charge can last up to a year, based on one refresh per day.
Display Anything You Need Smoothly
Getting images onto the frame is effortless. With SenseCraft HMI, you can upload your photo album and see them appear almost instantly with a single click. And it doesn’t have to stop at photos. The same space can be shaped into a simple information dashboard, showing what matters to you each day, weather forecasts, your calendar, or anything you prefer. Everything is created visually, without writing a single line of code. Instead of feeling like setting up a device, it more likes simply arranging what you want to see.
#SenseCraft HMI
SenseCraft HMI is a no-code, web-based, AI-powered interface builder that makes designing IoT displays surprisingly simple. With its drag-and-drop canvas and ready-to-deploy templates, you can create functional dashboards in minutes—complete with live data from integrated sources like weather APIs, crypto trackers, stock profilers, calendar, to-do list, and more. The platform integrates LLM-powered tools to generate custom images and UI layouts on demand, while built-in device management lets you deploy and monitor your displays from anywhere.
Ready to see how it fits into your space? Explore reTerminal E1004 and experience what an ePaper photo frame feels like in everyday life. From photos to personal dashboards, start shaping what you want to see — quietly, simply, and on your own terms.
To celebrate the launch, we invite you to design and publish your own template on SenseCraft HMI. The creator whose template receives the most likes will win a free reTerminal E1004! No device yet? No problem. You can still design, publish, and join the fun.
The winner will be announced based on the number of likes received by 12:00 PM (UTC+8) on March 1, 2026, excluding templates published by the official team.
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