My initial dismissal of the Kindle Scribe is fading away with every passing day of use.
Yes, it’s still mostly a (excellent) reader with some note-taking (far better than expected) capabilities, but it is very convenient and it serves the purpose I wanted from it - focus on learning in a distraction-free way.
I’m still testing it, but it looks like I may keep it.
New review (Video and Text) as I get to grips with Amazon's biggest Kindle, the Kindle Scribe. Being able to annotate books is a neat feature... when it's available to you.
My hand written not taking device arrived 5 days early. It's a #Supernote Nomad #S6X2. Time for unboxing. Here's to hoping once it's configured that I can simple turn it on, immediately write as if it were a notepad, then later send OCR'd notes to my #Mac.
"I'll check back in a few weeks with more thoughts about the [#Supernote#S6X2
I used the device for three weeks.
The Supernote Nomad is very well made. Stylish with the "crystal" clear back. Sturdy, both in structure and in software design. The screen is like writing on paper, with realistic texture. With fluid ease, I can send image note data through Dropbox with folders, as well as OCR. I have a doctor's scrawl, but when I print, it OCRs my writing well. Transfer to and from the Mac is very good and simple. The interface is easy to use (when you figure it out), and desirable to use in a no-nonsense fashion.
My biggest nitpick has to do with that there are two writing modes, Notes and Word. Each presents a different method for editing and writing text. Bottom line, erasing mistakes is radically different between the modes. With Word, you use proofreading gestures. With Notes, you use a Paint paradigm. Notes manipulates pixels. You use a lasso tool, like in Photoshop, to erase and move pixels. The tool is intelligent, but still it requires acuity and dexterity. Since I must use the Notes interface (I'll elaborate if you ask why), erasing mistakes is not something I can do in very low light. Additionally, using the Notes interface, I am forced to click on a button less than a centimeter wide, again in very low light.
The problem here, and this is 100% due to my application, is that I need to see to click between the pen tool and the lasso tool when writing. Again, this is because I need to write in a dark room. Were there enough light, it wouldn't be a more than a mildly finicky interface.
So... I am returning the device during the 1 month trial period. I still highly recommend the device. It just won't work for my needs.
Why?
No backlight. I need a very dim backlight to use the device in the dark.
The solution:
The Kindle Scribe. I have already bought one and am using it. It has a fully adjustable, read dimmable, backlight. I can dim it to nearly 0%. I have already written a number of notes with it, and use the email notes interface to get my data to my Mac. The OCR works... completely sufficient for my task of writing in a dark room without waking my spouse in bed.
The writing interface has low latency, but the screen surface is nowhere as nice to write on as the Supernote is. The Supernote feels like a paper pad. The Kindle isn't as slippery as the iPad glass, but it certainly doesn't feel like paper. If I had a need to use the Supernote with plenty of light, I'd be loath to give it up, but alas, I don't.
Received my Kindle Scribe today and just gave it a little run-through. Here are my notes on the Scribe taken on the Scribe. My apologies in advance. Perhaps take these images to your local pharmacist? #kindlescribe#kindle#eink