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Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by j0e1 »

carlosdp wrote: post #104

One thing that's rarely mentioned about this device, but is the reason I sprung for it, is that the developers left an SSH interface into the device over USB, so you can program custom apps! People have made some neat stuff, and there's a Rust library for making apps: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable

This is what I was looking for and their website fails to mention it on the landing page, at least. Would you know of any Emacs/org-mode extensions for this device? Thank you for sharing!

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by driverdan »

quartz wrote: post #86

Can any remarkable owners comment on the reliability/robustness of the document storage? Does it store versions and/or backups? I made the mistake of buying an equilpen2 at an apple store years ago. I say mistake not because I didn't like the product (I used it for hundreds of pages of notes over the year or two after I bought it and loved that it let me write on regular paper) but because the company gave up on the…

They have their own file syncing but it runs Linux and is very hackable. There are 3rd party tools to sync elsewhere. You can even use rsync. See https://remarkablewiki.com/

Re: ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery

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Post by akavel »

Enginerrrd wrote: post #106
akavel wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the video, it looks to me like they're pressing the stylus fairly hard on the tablet, I wonder what's up with that. Also, I wish they were able to use an e-paper with a faster refresh rate, like ClearInk claims to be (see e.g. https://youtu.be/kE_byDwLjxk?t=34 ). That said, it seems to look quite attractive as is already.

I do pointed pen calligraphy and various penamanship styles and I can tell you that the remarkable tablet requires VERY, VERY little pressure to register a stroke. It takes almost no modification for me to get the fine delicate linework required for Spencerian for example.

Thanks for the report, that's a relief then!

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Post by capableweb »

blue_shirt wrote: post #84
capableweb wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who is thinking of getting the reMarkable 2, what is some examples of "A lot of cool open source software"?

Not the grandparent, from what I've found is there's a lot written for the tablet since it is a Linux device that gives the user root access. Some examples of the open source stuff can be found on github [1] and their wiki[2]. [1] https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable [2] https://remarkablewiki.com/tips/start

That's pretty cool and that it was really locked down was my only concern about it. Happy to see it seems relatively open, so just placed a pre-order. Thanks!

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Post by ironmagma »

carlosdp wrote: post #104

One thing that's rarely mentioned about this device, but is the reason I sprung for it, is that the developers left an SSH interface into the device over USB, so you can program custom apps! People have made some neat stuff, and there's a Rust library for making apps: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable

It’s really refreshing when someone in business actually embraces the open standards that brought us here.

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Post by stronglikedan »

carlosdp wrote: post #99
harshalizee wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It looks amazing. My concern is that it's around $500. That's about the price of an iPad and Apple pencil. Is it really worth the asking price?

That's up to you, but the drawing experience feels wayyyy better on the remarkable than on the smooth glass of the iPad, from my own experience. It's also far lighter and really does feel paper-y.

My boss has an iPad with the Paperlike screen protector, and it makes me jealous. Just something to look into if you don't like the glass.

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

throwlaplace wrote: post #58

the only thing i want is a device i can write on that has a refresh rate (or whatever) that's near realtime (so that I don't get the cognitive dissonance from the lag in the line appearing). does such a device exist? i've tried surface and ipad and etc. all of them still have quite noticeable lag when writing.

Get an old Windows PenPC with a Wacom sensor.

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Post by scottwernervt »

mandliya wrote: post #31
scottwernervt wrote: post #11

> Hold it with your left hand and write with your right. Sorry, lefties. Well this sucks if it is not leftie friendly as the price and features had me sold.

From remarkable website: Does the reMarkable adapt to left-handed people? If you're left-handed, don't worry. A few of our colleagues are also left-handed. They want to make sure all lefties have an excellent experience with their reMarkable device. You'll be able to set up your reMarkable to left-handed mode when you first set up your device. We've also made it easy to switch between right-handed and left-handed mod…

Good to know. Techcrunch needs better writers...

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Post by ProZsolt »

ncr100 wrote: post #43
ACS_Solver wrote: post #24

Terrible link, the actual reMarkable website is much better. It's a very niche device but I've owned mine for nearly two years and am a big advocate. In some ways, the first model was proof of concept. Excellent hardware and writing experience, but the early versions of the software were horrible, and the device itself is very ugly. The software has improved dramatically in the time I've owned it, going from horrible…

> concern about the new specs would be the thickness, or rather the sturdiness There has been an FCC leak: https://fccid.io/2AMK2-RM110 showing a machined aluminum back, which the motherboard is affixed to. To me this looks good. Disclaimer, I pre-ordered V2 today and am an owner of V1.

Direct link: https://fccid.io/2AMK2-RM110/Internal-Photos/Internal-photos...
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