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I would actually buy a product version of this. I use a Remarkable E-Ink tablet and its pretty incredible. This would be quite nice, so only the notifications i

I would actually buy a product version of this. I use a Remarkable E-Ink tablet and its pretty incredible. This would be quite nice, so only the notifications i really care about ( where i need to be ) show up without sounds and colors and all the distractions would be amazing

nexuist 7y ago
As someone seriously looking into buying a Remarkable - worth it? Forget the price for a second and compare the Remarkable to an iPad Pro w/ Pencil. Would you still grab the Remarkable to jot down notes, or would you much prefer the iPad?
- vinay427 7y ago
  Not the OP but I have a reMarkable tablet. I think it's far superior for writing notes (not really drawing due to the lack of color) or reading academic papers or other PDFs (that don't benefit much from color). The pen-on-paper experience is definitely better if you can look past the limitations of the display. I use it for reading and annotating academic papers or PDFs of presentations, for which I find it superior to an iPad/Apple Pencil in just about every way except for sometimes syncing and transferring documents (this would be easier on Android platforms, though perhaps not iOS). That's still a little clunky particularly if you use Linux, but there are a variety of open source tools now to facilitate the process. The tablet doesn't natively store annotations as standard PDF annotations, but it's not a proprietary format, and this only matters if you SSH in to directly access files. If you plan to get one now, consider waiting for or preordering the upcoming generation (July?).
brettcvz 7y ago
I suspect that the price of the components put this out of the range that most people would pay for it, but I appreciate the sentiment. While most of the IP at this point is open-source, if someone is excited about figuring out how to turn this into a kickstarter/actual sellable hardware product, I'd be willing to collaborate.
some1else 7y ago
Joan has been around for a while now, and E-Ink is our main technology platform. It's a meeting room booking system, but works as a desktop calendar as well: https://getjoan.com https://getjoan.com

nexuist 7y ago

As someone seriously looking into buying a Remarkable - worth it? Forget the price for a second and compare the Remarkable to an iPad Pro w/ Pencil. Would you still grab the Remarkable to jot down notes, or would you much prefer the iPad?

vinay427 7y ago
Not the OP but I have a reMarkable tablet. I think it's far superior for writing notes (not really drawing due to the lack of color) or reading academic papers or other PDFs (that don't benefit much from color). The pen-on-paper experience is definitely better if you can look past the limitations of the display. I use it for reading and annotating academic papers or PDFs of presentations, for which I find it superior to an iPad/Apple Pencil in just about every way except for sometimes syncing and transferring documents (this would be easier on Android platforms, though perhaps not iOS). That's still a little clunky particularly if you use Linux, but there are a variety of open source tools now to facilitate the process. The tablet doesn't natively store annotations as standard PDF annotations, but it's not a proprietary format, and this only matters if you SSH in to directly access files. If you plan to get one now, consider waiting for or preordering the upcoming generation (July?).

brettcvz 7y ago

I suspect that the price of the components put this out of the range that most people would pay for it, but I appreciate the sentiment. While most of the IP at this point is open-source, if someone is excited about figuring out how to turn this into a kickstarter/actual sellable hardware product, I'd be willing to collaborate.

some1else 7y ago

Joan has been around for a while now, and E-Ink is our main technology platform. It's a meeting room booking system, but works as a desktop calendar as well: https://getjoan.com https://getjoan.com