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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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Post by Canadauni »

getpolarized wrote: post #514
tuvistavie wrote: post #429

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I'm in the middle of my PhD and switched from printing papers to reading them on my iPad roughly two years ago. There are some things I miss from paper but overall I found the pros to overweight the cons. I haven't found that flipping back and forth on iPad is that horrible, to be honest. Not sure how helpful this will be but I'll share what I've been doing for now. I use the following apps: * Mendeley (to organize p…

Let me know what you think about Polar: https://getpolarized.io/ We launched about a year ago and are REALLY close to a 2.0 release.

Oh this looks really cool and your free tier is awesome. I'm going back to school in the fall and will be giving this a shot.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by kadoban »

dheera wrote: post #552
kadoban wrote: post #527

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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?

It's definitely an ARM linux distro, I'm not entirely sure which one to be honest.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

I was really excited about this until reading about the limitations and performance. Can’t tell if I have unreasonable expectations from a device like this or it’s unnecessarily limited due to limited development resources. In any case, it’s an exciting prospect. Wonderful design, too. I’d love to try one out at least, get a sense of what it’s actually like to use it. Some reviews are pretty terrible for R1, though.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by ninjin »

tobias2014 wrote: post #536
jbeard4 wrote: post #13

I 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…

Do we know the ReMarkable 2.0 will be just as open as well?

I mailed them back in March about SSH access when they announced the 2.0 and this is what they responded:

“Appreciate the kind words and support. We are working to improve our products based on the feedback from our customers. If you are still wondering about SSH support for reMarkable 2, the answer is yes, the reMarkable 2 will have SSH access, just like reMarkable 1.”

Not same as guaranteeing the same level of openness, but it is indicative and promising at the very least.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by SomeHacker44 »

jron wrote: post #248

I almost impulse per-ordered the RM2 when I first read about the SD card mod here on HN. I decided to wait after hearing about the limitations as a reader and the slow software development. If you're considering the RM2 for anything other than a sketch/note pad, I highly encourage you to watch this fantastic review from My Deep Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIAYMsugzM Full review: https://www.youtube.com/pl…

I would have bought this if it had a microSD card slot. I will stick with my Surface Go. So close, so easy, yet so far.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by crvdgc »

Sony DPT-RP1 user here. It's a similar large screen e-ink reader with writing support. It's of great help to me for PDF reading and taking notes. My opinion on reMarkable 2 (from the page):

Disadvantages: - can only transfer with WiFi - not A4 sized (I find this important for most of books and papers)

Advantages: + epub support (DPT only works with PDF) + customization (DPT software is completely uncustomizable, but good enough for most daily use, e.g. the screen can be synced to the computer screen for remote meetings) + OCR + cheaper (the A4 version of DPT is $600)

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Post by Polylactic_acid »

mkl wrote: post #553
Polylactic_acid wrote: post #460

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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.

Yeah its almost certainly touchscreen related. My LG 4k monitor and 2018 dell xps are matte.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by xs83 »

jbeard4 wrote: post #13

I 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…

I sent mine back when I first got it (for a number of reasons) but this makes me want to re-buy one, I figured it would become hackable as I seem to remember the team saying they wanted to encourage it!
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