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Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by zeveb »

HappyTypist wrote: post #111
zeveb wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup. I want to be able to run the cloud service on my own hardware. Now, if they offered actually-secure client-side encryption (with no backdoors or sidechannels to strip said encryption, unlike e.g. Mozilla do with their accounts), then I might still be interested, but I'd still rather run it on my own hosts.

What's the issue with Mozilla?

They use a protocol where they never have access to your password (and the secrecy of all the data they store for you hinges on the secrecy of your password), which sounds awesome, except that they serve a webpage to handle logins to their accounts, which means they can (& can be compelled to) serve you JavaScript which sends them your password out-of-band.

These two factors (all secrecy depending on your password and their ability to get your password) mean if you can remember your password, then Mozilla can brute-force your password, and if you have a strong password (e.g. 7HlipLbGliwUmUdWHKeq4p), then Mozilla can — or can be compelled to — serve you targeted JavaScript and steal it.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by gpetersen »

sandsmark wrote: post #72
AlbertoGP wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I appreciate your approach of avoiding speculation (apart from the mass-production uncertainties) and I've just pre-ordered. I have a couple LCD pen tablets (Samsung Note 10 and Surface Pro 3, apart from a USB Wacom Intuos 3) and a Kobo Aura H₂O, and your device looks like something I'd use often. Just to give you a little feedback, I don't expect any reply for now: - if the cloud sync can not be disabled I'll just n…

> apart from the mass-production uncertainties these uncertainties is why we hired Dragon Innovation early on. they're very, very good at this and has a very good track record when it comes to hardware startups (e. g. pebble and makerbot). https://www.dragoninnovation.com/customers

Funny you should mention Pebble, a company currently in its death throes. I hope reMarkable survives longer than they do, since I have now pre-ordered from both companies.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by Qwertystop »

moron4hire wrote: post #126
Qwertystop wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

E-paper (E-Ink is a brand name) works by magnetically moving small black or white particles (suspended in fluid) for each pixel whenever it needs to change. It's a bit like an etch-a-sketch, it's an analog system at the low level. At minimum, the movement takes time. Also, the current state of the pixel affects the charge that needs to be applied for a given target state - that means either taking more time to calcul…

I don't know a nice way to say this. Your reply has added nothing to my understanding.

Yes, it's a fundamental limitation. Changing colors means moving tiny bits of magnetic dust, and the amount of charge needed is based on where they currently are. This takes more calculation than just running electricity through a light, which can be done regardless of whether or not you were running electricity through it a moment ago. This extra calculation will always take more time, unless the simpler tech reaches a fundamental physical limit like how fast power can be cycled without something melting.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by gpetersen »

sandsmark wrote: post #59
sevensor wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your device works well as a PDF annotator, it's going to have a huge market among academics, who right now have a number of very bad solutions to the problem. For me personally, I'm thrilled by the possibility of being able to write unlimited marginalia.

academia is one of the biggest target groups, both in terms of marketing and development focus.

Can confirm. I'm in academia and preordered this soon after hearing about it.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by cordite »

gizzlon wrote: post #28
pttrsmrt wrote: post #16

I was sold until this line: "Your thoughts, whether they’re words or sketches, are instantly synced to reMarkable’s cloud service" Imagine for a company only five years back to literally say that your thoughts are sent to their server. I welcome any product that understand we need less distractions and less help from so-called AI, but there are many reasons to be cautious about this one (preorder, latency claim and l…

I'm one of the guys working on this. We make money on the product, storing this stuff actually costs us.. So we have no intentions of syncing more than you would want to :) There's some tech specs on the site (getremarkable.com)

In the future, may we host our own?

This may be important for enterprise users who want to keep propriety information on in-house servers.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by saboot »

alimw wrote: post #20
saboot wrote: post #12

Very much want one, if it materializes I will feel very jealous of today's college students. This would have been a godsend, I would take notes in class, but organizing them was always a pain. I've lost several class notes I wish I kept. Will hold out until actual products are given to the public, I've seen several pitches for this that haven't materialized. Best of luck though, I will be waiting.

I too struggle (and fail) to keep physical papers organised. But I'm not sure why electronic papers should be any easier? Unless there's some amazing software that can recognise content automatically...

I mean physically, having to move several times and being too crammed while taking classes, I have lost several classes of notes. Digitally it's always on dropbox/gdrive.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by macspoofing »

kartoffelmos wrote: post #75

I've tried the prototype device, and I'm very excited that this is finally coming to market! That said, and it might be nitpicky of me, but the choice of micro-USB for charging is a real annoyance. This is a premium device at a premium price point which I'm expecting to keep for many years. USB-C for portable devices is something that I'm considering a must-have at this point. Will probably wait for the first hardwar…

In two years they will have micro-USB-C.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by macspoofing »

Tepix wrote: post #70
Nomentatus wrote: post #61

Believe it or not, this is a product that could save an incredible number of lives over time, by allowing us to spend more time outdoors: http://sunlightinstitute.org/research-studies/

It's (partially) replacing paper. You can already take paper outside.

Also my notepad hardly ever runs out of batteries.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by dantiberian »

Can you talk about the resolution on the device? On the video, it looked to be fairly low, probably lower than the Kindle PaperWhite which I have. I'd be really interested in this for reading PDF's papers and PDF tech books, but only if the text isn't too jaggy.

Re: ReMarkable Paper Tablet

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Post by Qwertystop »

stcredzero wrote: post #108

This is a lot closer, but still too far off the mark. It's still orders of magnitude inferior in terms of lag, convenience, and reliability, while being orders of magnitude more expensive. Thinking about the iPhone briefly, I think the Steve Jobs formula is to wait until the device can be less than an order of magnitude more expensive, only half as convenient, and about as reliable as the thing it's displacing. I'm a…

> I'm also wondering if Microsoft did actually make the right long term decision with regards to its Surface line of hardware.

Which decision would that be?

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