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ShortCircuit reviewed and revealed many flaws of the Astrohaus, including the laggy response and the high price tag. It also bets the question on who is it real
by adamquek 5y ago
ShortCircuit reviewed and revealed many flaws of the Astrohaus, including the laggy response and the high price tag. It also bets the question on who is it really for? Was the product a solution to an existing problem or was it innovation for the sake of innovation?
- eigengrau5150 5y ago> It also bets the question on who is it really for? It's for writers with more money than sense (or tech literacy) who aren't hipster enough to have one of those "portable" mechanical typewriters. https://www.typewriters101.com/store/p334/1927_Remington_Portable_%232_%28Apothecary_Keyboard%29.html https://www.typewriters101.com/store/p334/1927_Remington_Por... If a writer is really worried about avoiding distractions, they could start by turning off their laptop's Wifi and closing everything but their word processor. If their only word processor is Google Docs, they could install LibreOffice or try a plain old text editor.
- falcolas 5y agoFWIW, given how so many writing programs provide "distraction-free" writing environments, there's definitely a niche market for it. This - a digital typewriter - is simply a natural extension of that. It's kinda like a kindle for writing - hyper optimized for one particular activity. That said, lag would be aggravating. Manageable (lag is one of the original drivers behind the VIM interaction method), but aggravating.