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As with the ReMarkable: call me when you got handwriting recognition on the device. I had a CrossPad, the progress in twenty years is very seriously underwhelmi
by chx 8y ago
As with the ReMarkable: call me when you got handwriting recognition on the device. I had a CrossPad, the progress in twenty years is very seriously underwhelming. The CrossPad allowed you to write on a notepad with a special pen and it stored your strokes in a vector format. The ReMarkable and these Sony devices allow you to write on a screen with a special pen and they record your strokes in a vector format. The ability to click an icon to get a new page vs actually flipping to a new page is all what happened in twenty years! The price is about the same, it was 400 in 1997, these things are 600 now, which is about inflation.
- cptskippy 8y agoI had a Cassiopeia with WindowsCE in the late 90s and a program called Calligrapher that did this. I was impressed because I have horrible handwriting and it was able to consistently recognize it. So it's always strange to hear that no one offers handwriting recognition on these devices.
- fra 8y agoI use an ipad pro for note taking in OneNote with the Pencil. While handwriting recognition would be nice (make the notes searchable), it's still extremely useful without it. I just review my notes every evening and take action on the important bits right then.
- dingo_bat 8y agoI thought one note automatically makes all the handwriting searchable. Is that not true?
- tonyarkles 8y agoI haven't tried it on the iPad, but it definitely does on the Surface 3.