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Remarkable got huge potential, but needs better integration with ebook stores (e.g. Amazon), OCR and Apps. Price is excusable for 1st gen, but probably too high for mass market.
from my experience, "apple pencil" is a piece of crap (too slippary, too heavy, requires charging thru the ipad's port ...wtf?) Surface Pro / Galaxy Notebooks(wacom-based) with "a layer of finely textured acrylic glass" will be a much better comparison. > but it comes at the cost of not being able to flip through documents using finger swipes or taps so no multi-finger zoom gestures
i don't get the problem with that fact. At first i was also like "This looks stupid and somehow dangerous for the device/port, and why do i need this adapter??". But after using the Pencil i never even though about the port, or the adapter, or anything like that, since i can charge the pencil for like 60 seconds and directly with my ipad. Without searching my charger. And these 60 seconds will be enough for the day.
With these fast charging / long using times i really dont have a problem with this concept.
Does anyone know whether the software is user friendly? E.g. cloud integration, doesn't require to install shitty software, can email documents, etc...
Is it hacker friendly? And perhaps write a small app for it (terminal viewer).
I wish I could try it in Europe (Germany, Spain or France...)
from my experience, "apple pencil" is a piece of crap (too slippary, too heavy, requires charging thru the ipad's port ...wtf?) Surface Pro / Galaxy Notebooks(wacom-based) with "a layer of finely textured acrylic glass" will be a much better comparison. > but it comes at the cost of not being able to flip through documents using finger swipes or taps so no multi-finger zoom gestures
> requires charging thru the ipad's port ...wtf It comes with an adapter so you can charge it with same Lightning charger you use to charge the iPad itself. I almost accidentally threw it out with the packaging. They should have incorporated into the cap so you'd always have it with you. Also it's kind of silly they didn't make that end (where an eraser usually is) function as an eraser.
having a cap to protect its manliness is so... stupid
What I want is an e-ink laptop with simple but good word processing, coding, text-mostly browsing, emails and such.
I like my reader. It doesn't feel like "device" and I'm much more relaxed using it. Im on my third one and all three were on airplane mode since the day I bought them. Reading on tablet/phone triggers my hyperactive "device mode". Checking emails, hn, tinder, contol-tab, notifications, Twitter, youtube... Not good before bed. e-ink just lends to relaxed focus, for me. The battery life also helps me forget it's a device.
An e-ink laptop built for working on stuff with fewer distractions, 20+ hrs battery life, decent text editing and word processing, emails... I want.
Reading this got me somewhat hyped for the 2nd or maybe 3rd version...
We have almost reached pen and paper functionality and usability for a mere $600.
> the reMarkable tablet definitely has the potential to make paper notebooks obsolete. Nope. Maybe the later generations of the device and competitors entering the market forcing a lower price will, though. I’d pay 300 tops for it.
Perhaps that’s why the article used the word “potential”? As in: not now but maybe in the future... like, later generations perhaps?