Let me start by saying that my comment might be downvoted. However, I'm just wondering if the device justifies the price tag. For a little more I could get an iPad Air, which can do a lot more. Granted the battery needs to be charged everyday but it's probably not a deal breaker for many.
ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
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Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
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> Is there a tool that makes it easy to buy Kindle books and strip them of their DRM Yes, the most common one is Calibre, which is also great for converting formats and bulk operations. There is a "DeDRM Plugin" for it on GitHub that does what you're asking. > Is the ReMarkable capable of running an open source OS behind the hood? Yes, and there has been some success with this including Parabola-rM. However, there se…
The ReMarkable is already running an open source OS behind the hood. It's a bit complicated, the UI isn't open, but it's just running on linux, you can write and run your own programs.
Is it an ARM Debian-based distro or Android or something else?
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> Glossy glass is 21st century sexy, though. It looks premium compared to clear plastic. I really hate the glossy screen thing. I have this strange idea where I want to see what is actually on the screen, instead of a detailed reflection of stuff behind me. Crazy, right?
Most monitors and laptops have matte screens. Its just apple stuff thats glossy. Apparently it gives better color which helps for video/image editing but for programming the matte screens are clearly better.
Every screen I own is glossy, and I don't own any Apple stuff. External screens, laptops, all-in-ones, all glossy. The last matte screen I had was on a 2010 ThinkPad, and I think I had to pay extra for that.
Maybe it's touch related? Every screen I own is also a touch screen (so's that old ThinkPad though), and with my physical needs I can't really consider non-touch.
Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
#554I have been very happy with my ReMarkable 1, and have ordered the ReMarkable 2.0. Hacker News might be interested in the active development community around the device: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable The device is open. It's just an embedded linux device. You can ssh into it, and run arbitrary code. The SDK is based on Qt. You can also connect a keyboard to it over a USB-on-the-go port. I have been…
Have you used it as an e-reader (using KOReader I would assume)? How is the experience? It sounds like the prefect e-ink device if the hardware lends itself to other purposes.
Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
#555I have been very happy with my ReMarkable 1, and have ordered the ReMarkable 2.0. Hacker News might be interested in the active development community around the device: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable The device is open. It's just an embedded linux device. You can ssh into it, and run arbitrary code. The SDK is based on Qt. You can also connect a keyboard to it over a USB-on-the-go port. I have been…
Man, they should really advertise the openness more. I'm considering this as a general re-reader and notebook replacement, now.
Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
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Same boat lol. Saw the open-source comments and decided to buy one so I could make a sheet-music reader that changes pages automatically using facial cues from an ESP32-CAM
I'm slightly astonished (have been for a while) at the fact that no-one (as far as I know) have developed a Guitar Hero style e-ink sheet-music reader. Imagine how much easier you'd make life for kids learning how to play music! Software and hardware wise, it's got to be well within the realm of feasibility.
Not sure about the Guitar Hero bit, but there’s a really nice, albeit very expensive, e-ink “sheet music” device. Product name is Gvido (not a typo). I’ve been using it professionally for about a year. Clunky UI, but hugely nicer than carting around books and sheet music. Form factor is more like traditional sheet music size than is an iPad, and it opens like a book—two side-by-side big, non-backlit pages. Turn pages with a Bluetooth pedal.
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I was on the fence about this but the clunky zooming when reading PDFs made me decide not to get it. I think a tablet is better for browsing PDFs.
I just bought an Ipad Pro for this purpose and I love it. I have tons of PDFs open for research and I can annotate super easily. Plus, I can draw, animate, and watch youtube on the same device. It's been quite nice. I was going to get the ReMarkable, but am very happy with my Ipad
Which size did you find appropriate for your needs?
Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
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Eh? When I'm elsewhere it can continue to not have the passwords to anyone else's wifi.
Wouldn't you still need to be careful about the device auto-joining to open public wifi? Basically, if you were going to be away from your house you'd have to always remember to disable the wifi before you left. Alternatively, just keeping wifi off and only using the USB cable means you don't have to worry about forgetting to disable wifi before you leave home. :)
Most devices don't auto connect to open wifi unless you tell them to. I'd assume this would have an option for that as well.
Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
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> Things as simple as font resizing are 30x slower than on a Kindle Wow, thanks, I was very interested in this for marking up documents + notes. I guess I could still use my kindle for most of my reading anyway, but the video gave me the impression the RM2 was very fluid and fast. If I'm understanding correctly, the screen's responsiveness to input is great, but the UI's responsiveness is not?
I've been using the RM1 for a few months. The screen and UI responsiveness are both fine. What is astonishingly slow is their ereader implementation. Basically, the model is something like this: • The ReMarkable is primarily like a sheet of paper you can write on (or a paper notepad). • This "sheet of paper" can also have a background template (like dots, a grid, or an arbitrary image), different for every page. (You…
Ah, ok, that is slow, but makes more sense if it is processing the entire book vs just the page you are on. Thank you for explaining further how it works. Still piques my interest - and would be nice to be able to templatize some scaffolded notes (i.e. daily planner, without having to re-buy physical notebooks)
Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper
#560For owners of this (or v1) who are also using a GNU/Linux as their primary desktop - how's the workflow?
I note that you can sync files easily enough -- but I'm curious on what the interop experience is like for people that don't use Microsoft Windows or Apple OSX. Syncing, updating, making notes & squiggles changes off-device and sending it back, etc.