The Steam Machine is getting two E INK Front Plates
The Valve Steam Machine is a premium, compact, console-like gaming PC designed to bring your entire PC gaming library natively into the living room. After initially launching third-party “Steam Machines” a decade ago and discontinuing them, Valve officially re-released its own first-party iteration of the hardware on June 29, 2026. JSAUX is a 3rd party company that has developed an E-Ink front plate that attaches to the Steam Machine. Hardware accessory brand JSAUX is fully on board with Steam Machine peripherals, revealing earlier this week that it’s “already cooking” some custom faceplates. Now we have our first glimpse of them in the real world (not 3D renders), with three unique models on the way. Two of them offer an E-Ink design, while the third is what JSAUX calls “The fun one” – a Dot Matrix panel. JSAUX was quick to ask its fans what they wanted from Steam Machine front plates late last year, and given all the delays with the cubed mini PC itself, there has been plenty of time to ponder these peripherals. The company has settled on three options and is currently running a poll on its Discord server to ask fans which should be released first. - Good e-Reader JSAUX says that thanks to the low-power nature of E-Ink displays, both of these models (mono and color) come with a built-in battery for power, so nothing is draining the Steam Machine itself. However, the Color Dot Matrix model does require external power and utilizes the Steam Machine’s rear port. A separate Discord poll also asks whether this requirement is “acceptable”. Here are the 3 that should come out soon. Mono E-Ink – Always-on display with low power that “blends naturally with the Steam Machine Color E-Ink – “Same idea” as the other E-Ink panel, but with a smaller screen and more colors Color Dot Matrix – Real-time updates with no lag and “Endless pixel-style possibilities” These front plates are coming out soon. There are no prices yet on the company’s website, but there is an email form to fill out when they officially go on sale.
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The Valve Steam Machine is a premium, compact, console-like gaming PC designed to bring your entire PC gaming library natively into the living room. After initially launching third-party “Steam Machines” a decade ago and discontinuing them, Valve officially re-released its own first-party iteration of the hardware on June 29, 2026. JSAUX is a 3rd party company that has developed an E-Ink front plate that attaches to the Steam Machine.
Hardware accessory brand JSAUX is fully on board with Steam Machine peripherals, revealing earlier this week that it’s “already cooking” some custom faceplates. Now we have our first glimpse of them in the real world (not 3D renders), with three unique models on the way. Two of them offer an E-Ink design, while the third is what JSAUX calls “The fun one” – a Dot Matrix panel.
JSAUX was quick to ask its fans what they wanted from Steam Machine front plates late last year, and given all the delays with the cubed mini PC itself, there has been plenty of time to ponder these peripherals. The company has settled on three options and is currently running a poll on its Discord server to ask fans which should be released first.
- Good e-Reader
JSAUX says that thanks to the low-power nature of E-Ink displays, both of these models (mono and color) come with a built-in battery for power, so nothing is draining the Steam Machine itself. However, the Color Dot Matrix model does require external power and utilizes the Steam Machine’s rear port. A separate Discord poll also asks whether this requirement is “acceptable”.
Here are the 3 that should come out soon.
Mono E-Ink – Always-on display with low power that “blends naturally with the Steam Machine
Color E-Ink – “Same idea” as the other E-Ink panel, but with a smaller screen and more colors
Color Dot Matrix – Real-time updates with no lag and “Endless pixel-style possibilities”
These front plates are coming out soon. There are no prices yet on the company’s website, but there is an email form to fill out when they officially go on sale.
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