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It's a neat idea, but the lag is a dealbreaker for me. I've been looking/waiting for a pen based note-taking solution, even if it's a unitasking solution, to ge
by slantyyz 14y ago
It's a neat idea, but the lag is a dealbreaker for me. I've been looking/waiting for a pen based note-taking solution, even if it's a unitasking solution, to get rid of the heavy hardcover sketchbook in my briefcase.
My use case is simple, I just want a digital copy of my notes -- I don't need any OCR or anything fancy like that, and I'm not convinced that a LiveScribe is the way to go.
I had high hopes for the NoteSlate, but that product has turned out to be vapor ware.
- learc83 14y agoHave you seen the wacom inkling? http://www.wacom.com/en/products/inkling.aspx http://www.wacom.com/en/products/inkling.aspx
- slantyyz 14y agoThe Inkling looks interesting. The Verge gave it a 6.8, which isn't too too reassuring. The thing with the smart pens is that they're chunkier than I'm used to, and then I worry about the smoothness of the pens. I know the LiveScribe doesn't have gel based ink refills, which is basically the only type of pen I write with. I find the friction from normal ball point pens a little uncomfortable.
- Centigonal 14y agoYou should honestly consider purchasing a fountain pen. They work via capillary action, which means that they write on contact -- no pressure needed. At all. Some good starters are the LAMY Safari, the TWSBI 540, and the Kaweco Sport. All of these cost <$50 and can take bottled ink (with possible modifications to the Kaweco), reducing refill costs drastically. I, too, used to think gel pens were the bomb, but writing with a fountain pen is just something else. :D
- slantyyz 14y agoThat's very informative, I think I'll give a fountain pen a shot.
- nico_h 14y agoUnless you're left-handed :-( Then you spend your time scratching and pushing against the paper and smudging your handwriting :-( If you're trying to do mirror writing they become awesome again, but that's not a frequent use case:-(
- jvdongen 14y agoI'm a 'lefty' and write with a fountain pen using Parker's Quink - a fairly fast drying ink. Works remarkably well.
- nico_h 14y agoThanks, nice to know. Btw, do you use a particular model of fountain pen (hard / supple head, wide / narrow tip) ?
- Centigonal 14y agoI'm left handed. :)
- ako 14y agoCamscanner + regular pen and paper is solution i'm currently using. I use camscanner to create a PDF version of my paper notes.
- spullara 14y agoLivescribe works pretty well.
- signa11 14y ago> ... but the lag is a dealbreaker for me ... well, according to the twitter-post (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4052175 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4052175) it seems that the whole thing was filmed in high-speed (https://twitter.com/collusionapp/status/208366845781221377/photo/1 https://twitter.com/collusionapp/status/208366845781221377/p...)
- ricardobeat 14y agoEither Penultimate or Paper are fit for the task. Paper has slightly better tracking allowing for more detail, and the pencil simulation is great. The only thing missing is real pressure sensitivity.
- sid_azureus 14y agohttp://www.improvelectronics.com/boogie-board-LCD-writing-tablet/boogie-board-rip-LCD-writing-tablet.html http://www.improvelectronics.com/boogie-board-LCD-writing-ta... like the noteslate, except in production lol and also, based on demonstrated technology ( kent displays' reflex lcd screens ) not having used one myself i cant personally vouch for the tactile feedback from the stylus/paper combination, which is paramount for me. But im thinking of getting the related 10.5" no-image-save version of this, i dont see myself uploading my notes to my computer and all that, 90% of the notes i make are meant to help the thinking process and i never look at them again, and i make a lot of notes. Id love to not waste paper doing that. But id stick to paper ( and fountain pen as suggested below ) if the experience isnt as good, tactile feedback and that certain umm "seamless-ness" that pen and paper has is very important for me.