Developer turns the reMarkable tablet into Tom Riddle's diary from “Harry Potter”

A project called Riddel, authored by the user MaximeRivest, has been published on the GitHub platform. As the repository's name suggests, the developer turned the reMarkable tablet into something like Tom Riddle's diary — a magical artifact from the Harry Potter universe that replies to its owner with written text.

The project caught the attention of the Hacker News community, where the post gathered 183 points and sparked a discussion of 115 comments — a sign of notable interest among the site's users in this unusual use of e-ink.

The reMarkable is a tablet with a screen based on e-ink technology, originally designed for reading documents and taking handwritten notes. The idea of turning such a device into an interactive, “responsive” diary echoes the plot of J.K. Rowling's books, in which Tom Riddle's diary carried on a dialogue with whoever wrote in it.

The specifics of how the project was built — the technologies used, the degree to which responses are automated, and other technical details — are not given in the available description. Those interested can review the source code and documentation directly in the GitHub repository.

Projects like this show how developers find unconventional uses for niche devices originally meant for a narrow range of tasks, turning them into an object of creative experimentation at the intersection of literature and technology.

Source: Hacker News