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Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by mambodog » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 12:16 AM UTC

naner wrote: post #81

rst wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They claim that "no antialiasing" is "one of our best features". I guess they like the jaggies. I could see this as being useful as an input medium to something like Balsamiq, but that might conflict with the "we're keeping it simple. just like paper. nothing you can't do with paper." feel they're going for. Which is an odd pitch --- people selling electronic whiteboards usually say something like, "you can pretend i…

Jaggies aren't a good thing. No anti-aliasing is a good thing if you have a high enough dpi. I don't think 100 is going to cut it, though.

Yeah, I think for me this is a case of I'll wait for the retina display version.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by erikpukinskis » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 12:37 AM UTC

DanielStraight wrote: post #35

I could see myself buying this on one condition: absolutely zero lag. If I move the stylus and then watch it fill in after me, I'm not buying. Otherwise (especially with the possibility of solar power), I might buy.

I wonder if, since I believe the little e-ink bubbles are magnetized, you could use a magnetic tip stylus to "override" the current state. Ostensibly you could use the same tech that turns he bubbles to read their state. That would give you zero lag, pixel perfect line recognition.

Anyone know if this has been tried?

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by ashwinl » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 12:44 AM UTC

Expandable memory via SD + PDF viewer + hierarchical folder structure + E-ink in a form/fit as shown would be perfect for my academic needs of reading through journal papers.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by nooneelse » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 1:08 AM UTC

colbyolson wrote: post #88

I like the concept, but one feature that would make this rock is audio recording. When I'm in class, writing away on notes, I have a hard time listen and writing at the same time. Let me scribble away while the pad records in tandem. That would be neat.

Have you considered a Livescribe pen? They record audio in sync with the notes you take.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by juiceandjuice » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 1:11 AM UTC

mikedouglas wrote: post #14

Isn't the poor refresh rate one of the disadvantages of e-ink displays? And isn't the long battery life a function of use (ie. e-ink displays only use significant power when refreshing)? Writing on displays also has texture and resolution issues that can't be ignored: it needs to look and feel like a paper drawing. Lots of hard questions, but if they pulled it off, I'll be first in line.

I write with dry erase markers just fine, and that's not ideal.

I think the real key is an acceptable amount of friction. This looks like it could fit that bill.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by olalonde » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 2:27 AM UTC

Server seems down. Anyone kind enough to post a link to cached pictures?

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by pangram » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 2:48 AM UTC

dstein wrote: post #15

kmfrk wrote: post #9

I like how they emphasize "lack of internet" as a feature. :) It really can be the bane of productivity.

Hi I'm selling a productivity boosting technology called "internet blackout", it will improve your company's output by about 3-4 fold while this technology is turned on.

Thanks, I already have a hosts file. Now if I only had the willpower to point ycombinator to 127.0.0.1, I'd have tons of extra time.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by tychonoff » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 2:50 AM UTC

The NoteSlate is trying to define the product itself, archetype, electronic paper. We are trying to define this archetype for general public, bit against their today`s usual network expectations.

Huh?

Memo to vendor: edit your copy before releasing it.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by Gormo » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 3:04 AM UTC

erikpukinskis wrote: post #92

DanielStraight wrote: post #35

I could see myself buying this on one condition: absolutely zero lag. If I move the stylus and then watch it fill in after me, I'm not buying. Otherwise (especially with the possibility of solar power), I might buy.

I wonder if, since I believe the little e-ink bubbles are magnetized, you could use a magnetic tip stylus to "override" the current state. Ostensibly you could use the same tech that turns he bubbles to read their state. That would give you zero lag, pixel perfect line recognition. Anyone know if this has been tried?

Sounds like a very advanced Magna Doodle.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by blahedo » Sat, Feb 05, 2011, 4:20 AM UTC

juiceandjuice wrote: post #95

mikedouglas wrote: post #14

Isn't the poor refresh rate one of the disadvantages of e-ink displays? And isn't the long battery life a function of use (ie. e-ink displays only use significant power when refreshing)? Writing on displays also has texture and resolution issues that can't be ignored: it needs to look and feel like a paper drawing. Lots of hard questions, but if they pulled it off, I'll be first in line.

I write with dry erase markers just fine, and that's not ideal. I think the real key is an acceptable amount of friction. This looks like it could fit that bill.

And if not, well, back in the Palm Pilot days (remember?) we'd just put scotch tape over the Graffiti box to give it just enough friction. I'm sure someone can come up with something similar now. ;)