No more school books? No more notepads? Finally! $1,000??

[MRoss]

Given our tech this should have come out years ago. It's a shame the demand for such a device is so low.

 

[Keith Tan]

i hate it when the screen flickers every time i flip a page. cannot read finance journals without going into a headache.

 

[MRoss]

Well, if this would get a lot of support obviously the next version would be much smoother. This is an amazing step in the right direction though.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Well, if this would get a lot of support obviously the next version would be much smoother. This is an amazing step in the right direction though.

Only one question .. what to do with all the empty bookcases

 

[pacman]

Exactly how is this better than other tablets and ereaders on the market right now?

 

[MRoss]

Exactly how is this better than other tablets and ereaders on the market right now?

It DESTROYS them.

1. Tablets are not even relevant. They are unpleasant and stressful on the eye and given that we stare at monitors 50% of our lives it is nice to escape to ink.

2. There has never yet been an ereader with writing capabilities that wasn't downright awful (with the possible exception of the EA800 which I reviewed on QN) . This looks like it is actually smooth - and saves to .pdf to boot!

3. Screen size. All ereaders have awful resolution and tiny screens. Viewing PDFs has always been a nightmare since they are all optimized for computer screens. With this 13.3" size you can view PDFs in their native res. What does this mean? It means you can now read Shreve on this ereader EASIER that then real book (the screen dimensions are much larger than Shreves book) and you can take notes on it!

4. Weight. This thing is super thin and weighs close to nothing. Imagine a single slice of paper replacing all of your books.

...

Have I convinced you yet?

Only one question .. what to do with all the empty bookcases

Donate for firewood.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Have I convinced you yet?

Nope.

There is no one size fits all.

 

[ExSan]

Stylus Labs Write Demo

I am still waiting for a laptop ULTRABOOK that would allow me to take notes, I do not want a Tablet
will it be soon? Nvidia card would be a plus

 

[MRoss]

I am still waiting for a laptop ULTRABOOK that would allow me to take notes, I do not want a Tablet
will it be soon? Nvidia card would be a plus

Is Stylus Labs software? I've been doing all of this for years. Here: This is a snapshot of notes I took in Probability 101 in undergrad 5 years ago:

on my old HP flip tablet.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Is it a fad or is it really useful?

Mathematicians prefer to use pencil and paper. And the really important maths books were all written before 1970. It's pointless putting them into a tablet.

C++ is nice on tablet.

 

[MRoss]

Is it a fad or is it really useful?

Fad? When I started doing this 8 years ago I didn't know a single other person doing it. I have thousands of pages of notes saved from college. I think its awesome.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Fad? When I started doing this 8 years ago I didn't know a single other person doing it. I have thousands of pages of notes saved from college. I think its awesome.

I also have all my notes from college 1971. Hence bookshelves!

 

[bigbadwolf]

I also have all my notes from college 1971. Hence bookshelves!

The more primitive the technology, the more resilient it is. A century from now, if humans are still around, books will be there. I doubt any of this new-fangled technology will survive.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

The more primitive the technology, the more resilient it is. A century from now, if humans are still around, books will be there. I doubt any of this new-fangled technology will survive.

Indeed.
Anyone remember 3 1/2 inch floppies (and that's not so long ago)?

 

[bigbadwolf]

Indeed.
Anyone remember 3 1/2 inch floppies (and that's not so long ago)?

And before them 5 1/4 inch floppies. None of this modern recording technology lasts. On the other hand, the school algebra book by Hall and Knight, which I used to teach my son (and which I grew up on myself) was published in 1899.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Yes, there is an important cultural element.

I usually work with at least 4 books on a given subject simultaneously. They lie open on my desk or on the ground within easy reach. I reckon I have approximately [600,900] maths books.

 

[MRoss]

Sorry, but I disagree with both of you; and heavily.

I have no doubt that you both would have said the same exact thing about newspapers 10 years; and look at it today. DEAD. In 10 more years? You won't be able to buy a paper outside of Penn Station. Books will meet the same fate.

When there is a paper sized device that uses true eInk, lasts for 3 months on a single charge, and weights 1/8 lb; yeah books will not be worth it to print.

Ya'll need to wake up a bit. Do this video seem insane to you? I watched it and I thought: "Oh god, this is what my grand-kids are going to live like". You both probably think it will never happen.

 

[bigbadwolf]

Sorry, but I disagree with both of you; and heavily.

I have no doubt that you both would have said the same exact thing about newspapers 10 years; and look at it today. DEAD. In 10 more years? You won't be able to buy a paper outside of Penn Station. Books will meet the same fate.

Bad analogy. Newspapers are ephemeral. If you ever get on the London Tube, the carriages are awash with copies of the Sun and Daily Mail. The same charge of ephemerality can be leveled against the garbage written by Tom Friedman and Dan Brown. Good books are forever, or at least for decades and centuries. I want them in printed book form and am willing to pay for them. So are some other people. I will not trust them in electronic form. Now granted, if you are one of the legions who take courses in linear algebra and diff eqs and then throw away the books (usually of indifferent quality), it will not be a concern.

Ya'll need to wake up a bit. Do this video seem insane to you? I watched it and I thought: "Oh god, this is what my grand-kids are going to live like". You both probably think it will never happen.

I doubt it. You need to stop swallowing this corporate hogwash. The energy inputs for our tech base are dwindling. Electronics, computers and the internet require massive resources to sustain. They will last for years, maybe decades, then they will give out. Those of us who have printed books will still have something to fall back on. The rest of you will be staring at your dead screens, wondering what went awry.

 

[MRoss]

So at what point do you think Intel, Apple, Sony, etc. will say "yeah, we're advanced enough". At what point are consumers going to say "nah, I don't need higher res, a lighter phone, a super thin TV, a self driving electric car, ...

Tech will keep on moving. The world will look so different, and soon. The first thing anyone learns in college computing 101 is the exponential advancement of memory.

No, your vision will not come to fruition. People will not say, meh forget this computer/internet stuff. I'm going back to my wash-house in the backyard. Not happening.

You sound like Asimov.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Sorry, but I disagree with both of you; and heavily.

I have no doubt that you both would have said the same exact thing about newspapers 10 years; and look at it today. DEAD. In 10 more years? You won't be able to buy a paper outside of Penn Station. Books will meet the same fate.

When there is a paper sized device that uses true eInk, lasts for 3 months on a single charge, and weights 1/8 lb; yeah books will not be worth it to print.

Ya'll need to wake up a bit. Do this video seem insane to you? I watched it and I thought: "Oh god, this is what my grand-kids are going to live like". You both probably think it will never happen.

Fine to disagree. I respect your opinion. But why do you get all worked up?


I have no doubt that you both would have said the same exact thing about newspapers 10 years
Don't assume. Ask. Will you ask me?

Ya'll need to wake up a bit. Do this video seem insane to you?
Cute.

Stop this hogwash that you are regurgitating.