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"Pencil is the most natural and expressive tool for getting ideas on Paper" I thought this would be some kind of parody at first...

gonzo 13y ago
you are not alone in this.
mherdeg 13y ago
Yeah, I thought this was a Web page advertising an actual pencil.
- VintageCool 13y ago
  I thought that the whole HN userbase was going along with the joke.
- sliverstorm 13y ago
  Good 'ol Poe's Law (the other way around this time)
Grue3 13y ago
It took me until they started describing USB port when I realized that this is not a page making fun of shitty iPad accessories, but an actual shitty iPad accessory.
applecore 13y ago
Genius, in my opinion. Naming their products on such a broad term effectively establishes them as the "category killer" -- a competitor will never be able to find a name that's more effective[1]. [1]: http://www.igorinternational.com/process/silk-naming-consumer-products.php http://www.igorinternational.com/process/silk-naming-consume...
davexunit 13y ago
I thought this was making fun of all of the useless products that are marketed with these flashy web pages. Then I realized that they were actually serious.
- hrktb 13y ago
  I might have hit the wrong arrow, not sure but sorry if I did. And yes, I also had a hard time telling if they capitalized Pencil and Paper just to parody apps and products overriding common words, or if there really was something behind. I am on a phone so I skipped the video, and it would have really helped to have a big 'this is a bluetooth accessory for your phone/tablet/computer'. Because I am genuinly intersted in the product, it's really something I've been waiting for a long time, but the 'parody' feeling hasn't quite faded yet.
- RankingMember 13y ago
  The music also gave me that feeling. Apple-style advert to the Nth degree. You'd think we were watching a time lapse of a baby gestating or the universe expanding.
smrtinsert 13y ago
Most products on iOS seem to be self parodies.
marincounty 13y ago
Yea--me too. As a former Carpenter, I always found Carpenter pencils awkward. They were inprecise. Yes, finish Carpenters are required, on many jobs to be within 1/16 th on an inch. I know this pen is for cpmputer art-- which I still have a hard time accepting. And I know Boris Whatever is pretty impressive, but for myself it's still 2H pencils, with soft and hard erasers, and never drawing-- just shadowing.
kylereeve 13y ago
Didn't help that most of the features they describe are found on a real pencil.
midgetjones 13y ago
Amazing what a difference capitalising two words can make..
lowkeykiwi 13y ago
Me too. The whole thing reads like a joke.

gonzo 13y ago

you are not alone in this.

mherdeg 13y ago

Yeah, I thought this was a Web page advertising an actual pencil.

VintageCool 13y ago
I thought that the whole HN userbase was going along with the joke.
sliverstorm 13y ago
Good 'ol Poe's Law (the other way around this time)

Grue3 13y ago

It took me until they started describing USB port when I realized that this is not a page making fun of shitty iPad accessories, but an actual shitty iPad accessory.

applecore 13y ago

Genius, in my opinion. Naming their products on such a broad term effectively establishes them as the "category killer" -- a competitor will never be able to find a name that's more effective[1]. [1]: http://www.igorinternational.com/process/silk-naming-consumer-products.php http://www.igorinternational.com/process/silk-naming-consume...

davexunit 13y ago

I thought this was making fun of all of the useless products that are marketed with these flashy web pages. Then I realized that they were actually serious.

hrktb 13y ago
I might have hit the wrong arrow, not sure but sorry if I did. And yes, I also had a hard time telling if they capitalized Pencil and Paper just to parody apps and products overriding common words, or if there really was something behind. I am on a phone so I skipped the video, and it would have really helped to have a big 'this is a bluetooth accessory for your phone/tablet/computer'. Because I am genuinly intersted in the product, it's really something I've been waiting for a long time, but the 'parody' feeling hasn't quite faded yet.
RankingMember 13y ago
The music also gave me that feeling. Apple-style advert to the Nth degree. You'd think we were watching a time lapse of a baby gestating or the universe expanding.

smrtinsert 13y ago

Most products on iOS seem to be self parodies.

marincounty 13y ago

Yea--me too. As a former Carpenter, I always found Carpenter pencils awkward. They were inprecise. Yes, finish Carpenters are required, on many jobs to be within 1/16 th on an inch. I know this pen is for cpmputer art-- which I still have a hard time accepting. And I know Boris Whatever is pretty impressive, but for myself it's still 2H pencils, with soft and hard erasers, and never drawing-- just shadowing.

kylereeve 13y ago

Didn't help that most of the features they describe are found on a real pencil.

midgetjones 13y ago

Amazing what a difference capitalising two words can make..

lowkeykiwi 13y ago

Me too. The whole thing reads like a joke.