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Posted by Dr Andus
Mar 8, 2018 at 03:08 PM
Paul Korm wrote:
There seems to be noticeable latency and flickering in the Ars Technica
>reviewer’s video.
>
>Does anyone have an idea if the eInk technology can be upgraded or
>improved by software, or only by hardware updates? It’s an
>interesting product—though for me it’s more of a cliff-jump CRIMP
>than a prudent-exploration CRIMP.
Latency has been the issue that kept me from adopting handwriting more widely with a digital device (other than the Boogie Board Sync, which however has its own limitations).
But recently there have been more reports that this has been fixed now on the newest generation of Chromebooks that come with integrated styluses (only the Samsung Chromebook Plus and Pro and the Google Pixelbook so far), in conjunction with Android apps such as Squid, LectureNotes, and Painter. Here is some proof:
https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/82u9u6/4_months_of_using_the_pixelbook/
It sounds like Samsung is at the forefront of this. I haven’t looked into how iPad Pro performs in this respect. One day I would like to be able to use handwriting on the same machine that I use for everything else. As for the Surface, my impression is that it’s a bit clunky (at least from people who had switched to Chromebooks instead).
Posted by Pierre Paul Landry
Mar 8, 2018 at 03:41 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>It sounds like Samsung is at the forefront of this. I haven’t looked into how iPad Pro performs in this respect. One day I would like to be able to use handwriting on the same machine that I use for everything else. As for the Surface, my impression is that it’s a bit clunky (at least from people who had switched to Chromebooks instead).
Yes Samsung has had a number of decent devices supporting active pens (palm rejection, pressure sensitive, etc) I have a Note 8.0 LTE tablet and love it.
If your Chromebook can run Android apps, do try StylusLabs Write. It is the best app I know of for handwriting.
Demo here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWyxTKa2tZ0
App here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.styluslabs.write
There is also a Windows version, which can synch with Android (through Dropbox et al), so you have your info everywhere
Pierre
Posted by washere
Mar 8, 2018 at 08:01 PM
I found hand writing on digital devices and their conversion not worth the time in my experience. There are better ways.
Posted by Hugh
Mar 8, 2018 at 08:20 PM
washere wrote:
I found hand writing on digital devices and their conversion not worth
>the time in my experience. There are better ways.
I like handwriting with the Apple Pencil on the iPad Pro. That isn’t to say that I think handwriting-to-text technology is adequately satisfactory yet. It isn’t. But for the use of handwriting as a pure recording medium as handwriting, it’s pretty good. It’s not as perfect in actual use as pen or pencil and paper - it’s hard to see how plastic and glass ever will be - but the latency and imprecision I’ve found in earlier digital systems isn’t evident. And for me, the most advantageous aspect is that all my notes can be accessed swiftly in a single place.
Posted by washere
Mar 8, 2018 at 08:40 PM
Hugh wrote:
>
>washere wrote:
>I found hand writing on digital devices and their conversion not worth
>>the time in my experience. There are better ways.
>
>I like handwriting with the Apple Pencil on the iPad Pro. That isn’t to
>say that I think handwriting-to-text technology is adequately
>satisfactory yet. It isn’t. But for the use of handwriting as a pure
>recording medium as handwriting, it’s pretty good. It’s not as perfect
>in actual use as pen or pencil and paper - it’s hard to see how plastic
>and glass ever will be - but the latency and imprecision I’ve found in
>earlier digital systems isn’t evident. And for me, the most advantageous
>aspect is that all my notes can be accessed swiftly in a single place.
I know what you mean. I have numerous handwritten notes pics saved from many various devices to this day. I know about AI coding for OCR too. Maybe one day with the right device I might go back, but don’t feel the need right now. Drawing diagrams is another thing though.