NoteSlate is just a notepad and nothing more. For $ 99
Some guys decided to give the world a miracle:
This is an ePapper notebook with an A4 touch screen for just $ 99.
Details and pictures inside.
This is an A4 electronic notebook. With it, you can take notes, draw diagrams, write lectures. All this is saved in the built-in memory or on an SD-flash drive. In the future, these records can be viewed on the device itself or dropped onto a computer, and in models with a wireless module, you can immediately publish records to the Internet. The device will clearly interest students: now he writes one lecture, and then gives it to the others, leaving the institute's copy office without profit! It will also be interesting to those who need to quickly share drafts, diagrams, and the like. Well, the very possibility of having an electronic copy of hand-made notes attracts me very much.
Of course, a paper notebook is unlikely to replace the device; I personally will find the required entry many times faster in a regular notebook, but as a convenient addition for drafts and quick notes, it’s ideal.
The developers themselves position it as “just a notepad,” emphasizing separately the lack of Internet browsing features in it.
Here is a comparative diagram reflecting the positioning of the device by the developers:
Features that are listed on the site:
- Monochrome display
- Pen input
- Dimensions 210x310x6 mm
- 13-inch monochrome eINK display
- Screen size 190x270 mm
- Screen resolution 750x1080 pixels
- Battery life - 180 hours (approximately three weeks of daily working use)
- Weight 280 grams
- Basic: Pen with eraser, USB mini, support SD Card, Jack 3.5 mm audio jack, charger
- Price: 99 dollars
- Start of sales - June 2011!
Initially (from June this year) the following modifications will be available:
Black.
White.
Standard.
In December, they promise to release other color schemes. Namely:
Blue.
Red.
Green.
In an even more distant future, there will be a color model:
They promise models with wifi on board, but they will cost more.
The firmware will be made open-source. The approximate plan published on the site is as follows:
- NS Firmware 0.7 (basic drawing functions)
- NS Firmware 1.0 (+ notes and mp3 playback)
- NS Firmware 1.5 (+ PDF text viewer)
- NS Firmware 2.0 (+ Manual input recognition)
Developers promise an interesting accessory to their brainchild: solar-powered charging for the back cover.
Initially I learned about the subject here .
The project site is here .
Once again, I remind you about the price. For all this splendor they ask for $ 99. By the way, it will be sold in their own online store.
You will be in line for me))
UPD: the manufacturers website has been updated.
This is an ePapper notebook with an A4 touch screen for just $ 99.
Details and pictures inside.
This is an A4 electronic notebook. With it, you can take notes, draw diagrams, write lectures. All this is saved in the built-in memory or on an SD-flash drive. In the future, these records can be viewed on the device itself or dropped onto a computer, and in models with a wireless module, you can immediately publish records to the Internet. The device will clearly interest students: now he writes one lecture, and then gives it to the others, leaving the institute's copy office without profit! It will also be interesting to those who need to quickly share drafts, diagrams, and the like. Well, the very possibility of having an electronic copy of hand-made notes attracts me very much.
Of course, a paper notebook is unlikely to replace the device; I personally will find the required entry many times faster in a regular notebook, but as a convenient addition for drafts and quick notes, it’s ideal.
The developers themselves position it as “just a notepad,” emphasizing separately the lack of Internet browsing features in it.
Here is a comparative diagram reflecting the positioning of the device by the developers:
Features that are listed on the site:
- Monochrome display
- Pen input
- Dimensions 210x310x6 mm
- 13-inch monochrome eINK display
- Screen size 190x270 mm
- Screen resolution 750x1080 pixels
- Battery life - 180 hours (approximately three weeks of daily working use)
- Weight 280 grams
- Basic: Pen with eraser, USB mini, support SD Card, Jack 3.5 mm audio jack, charger
- Price: 99 dollars
- Start of sales - June 2011!
Initially (from June this year) the following modifications will be available:
Black.
White.
Standard.
In December, they promise to release other color schemes. Namely:
Blue.
Red.
Green.
In an even more distant future, there will be a color model:
They promise models with wifi on board, but they will cost more.
The firmware will be made open-source. The approximate plan published on the site is as follows:
- NS Firmware 0.7 (basic drawing functions)
- NS Firmware 1.0 (+ notes and mp3 playback)
- NS Firmware 1.5 (+ PDF text viewer)
- NS Firmware 2.0 (+ Manual input recognition)
Developers promise an interesting accessory to their brainchild: solar-powered charging for the back cover.
Initially I learned about the subject here .
The project site is here .
Once again, I remind you about the price. For all this splendor they ask for $ 99. By the way, it will be sold in their own online store.
You will be in line for me))
UPD: the manufacturers website has been updated.
