I am pretty sure this is a hoax (too many jokes in the copy below the image), but I think an "e-ink thin client" seriously is not a bad idea. Think livescribe, but bidirectional (not just the writing on the pad is saved, but it can also be viewed). Link it to a web service a la Evernote and go :)
E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
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Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#72I've been looking for something to replace pen and paper for quite sometime and have never quite taken to any of the available solutions (Livescribe, Tablet PC) but this looks spot on. I'd have liked to have seen a video though, too early to tell whether it will actually make it to market, as advertised, as polished looking and as low priced. Fingers crossed.
I was wondering about LiveScribe as a note taking tool myself. What about it don't you like?
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
The server is in Czech Republic. I'm guessing English isn't their first language.
Why is that an excuse for bad copy? If you're marketing it to the Angloverse, hire a fluent-English copywriter. Besides, it's a wall of text. That's bad no matter the quality of the writing.
It's hard to tell if your copywriter isn't perfect if they're doing it in a language that you don't know as well.
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#74Is this truly better than a real notebook and pencil? I'm having a hard time convincing myself it is...
Can you back up a notebook page easily, send it instantly to someone the otherside of the planet, tag it for search and lookup on a computer, perform OCR on it in-situ, etc. ... horse for courses I say.
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#75Am I the only one who thinks this is an obvious fake?!!! 180 hrs battery, usb, SD, wifi, mp3 player - all for $99! Hardware guys please let us know if this is even feasible and what the BOM would be! I'm guessing us doodlers & sketchers will have to wait a few more years. EDIT: just saw the Boogie Board post and clearly I'm wrong about the feasibility of a basic slate. Someone please make one: just needs sketch and U…
Screen size seems to be about the same as a Kindle DX. That goes for $379 and is thought to be a loss leader for Amazon. Also, I suspect that if somebody found a way to do stylus input on e-ink, AMZN would already be offering (or at least hyping) it.
So yeah, I'm going to agree with you...
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#76The last thing I need is another place to write by hand. Handwriting is an incredibly inefficient way to transmit information from brain to computer, especially for me (I'm dysgraphic). I just want a very long-life note-taking tablet with a decent keyboard. There's a reason the old Tandy 100 is still in use by a handful of journalists. Nothing has really taken the place of it, as far as I know. The Kindle keyboard is…
Two hours on a netbook? Seriously?
My NC-10 is getting long in the tooth on its original 6-cell battery, but it still gets 4.5-6 hours, depending upon what I'm doing, and I seldom (read "almost never") remember to turn off wifi, which is a major power suck.
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#77The last thing I need is another place to write by hand. Handwriting is an incredibly inefficient way to transmit information from brain to computer, especially for me (I'm dysgraphic). I just want a very long-life note-taking tablet with a decent keyboard. There's a reason the old Tandy 100 is still in use by a handful of journalists. Nothing has really taken the place of it, as far as I know. The Kindle keyboard is…
>I just want a very long-life note-taking tablet with a decent keyboard. I think you would like the Alphasmart NEO. http://www.neo-direct.com/NEO/default.aspx It's got a full-sized keyboard with a built-in 6 line LCD screen. It runs on 3 AA batteries or a rechargeable pack and it honestly runs forever. I got one originally 5 years ago when I did Nanowrimo for the first time. I use it all the time when I'm in the mood…
That looks close to ideal. Maybe a little big, but 700 hours from 3 AA batteries is perfect. Better than the GameBoy I use as a musical scratchpad in the same kinds of situations.
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
In my experience, the Psion 5's are starting to break down now. I went through 4 in a year! My solution was to buy a Psion 5MX, not because it's better built, but because it came out 2-3 years after the 5 and thus will last on average 2 years longer - which means they'll break in 2012. Also stockpiling the 5MX's so when mine breaks in 2012, I'll have 3 or 4 more to last me a few more years.
I've got a 5mx here that's not been used in a while, should have plenty of life left in it..... :-) (Disclaimer - I stopped using it because I changed jobs and no longer needed its functionality, then eventually went for a netbook as I no longer so needed its portability and valued being able to run Visual Studio! I'd still recommend them to anyone who really wants a portable machine rather than just a toy though; in…
I ought to add for those looking for a Revo: The inbuilt rechargeable AAA batteries are very hard to replace, and so Revo's (and Revo Plus's) on Ebay, so many years after being initially sold, are likely to have a poor recharge cycle. Stick with a 5MX as you can replace the batteries easily.
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#79Paper for everyone!
Silly slogan when you're trying to replace something low cost and pervasive.
Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.
#80Am I the only one who thinks this is an obvious fake?!!! 180 hrs battery, usb, SD, wifi, mp3 player - all for $99! Hardware guys please let us know if this is even feasible and what the BOM would be! I'm guessing us doodlers & sketchers will have to wait a few more years. EDIT: just saw the Boogie Board post and clearly I'm wrong about the feasibility of a basic slate. Someone please make one: just needs sketch and U…
The BoogieBoard is based on one of these: http://www.kentdisplays.com/products/lcdwritingtablets.html
It's output only; think dragging your nail across a laptop screen. You might be able to send signal to it, but there's no way to get information off.
I agree that this thing looks like vaporware. Too good to be true.