![]() ![]() ![]() The Scribe, confusingly, only allows you to use sticky notes. Take notes, doodle, or highlight text to your heart's desire right on any ebook's pages (there's a button on the side of the stylus to highlight quickly). The advantage of the Elipsa over the Kindle Scribe is its ability to write directly on ebooks. The refresh rate on the Elipsa 2E is also more noticeable, as it flashes more often, especially when you switch tools. The Kobo's results looked more obviously like a digital rendition of my handwriting. It also has a finer tip, and I generally preferred note-taking with Amazon's hardware, as it looked just like my handwriting. I also find the lack of info frustrating and I often wonder if it’s to 1) not confuse or overwhelm non-techie customers, 2) to not commit themselves to anything if possible or 3) to hide information which might convince some customers to go with an alternative.Speaking of, it's worth noting that the Scribe's stylus doesn't require charging at all. If they used a Mobius AND a plastic front it would make for a very durable device. I would like to know if it’s a mobius screen and if the front is plastic or glass. If it were or if you could split screen (half for a book, half for notes) then it would matter more. The RAM I don’t care about as much on this type of device since it is not meant for multi-tasking. They say it to both not be liable if you try to use it with similar but competing similar technology (Lenovo, ipad and surface pro all use different and incompatible types of AES for example) or if you try to use a different pen with it, and to encourage you to buy replacements from them and not a cheaper but valid alternative). I have seen cases where they say that and it actually is. I just took a quick jaunt to the page and they say the pen is not compatible with other devices but that doesn’t actually mean much. ![]() ![]() Of course, none of this means it IS Wacom and not some alternative solution (n-trig for example, which now belongs to MS) I say this in part because at least on old Galaxy notes you could set the screen’s pen digitizer to turn off if the pen was in the silo in order to save power.Īnd as you mentioned it’s normally cheaper than EMR. I’m also GUESSING that since the screen isn’t providing power for the pen, AES might make for longer battery life on low power devices. AES has some potential benefits (less probability of cursor drift, jitter, and greater precision near the edges) but good EMR usually doesn’t have those problems any nowadays.ĪES 2.0 also supports 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity and tilt detection. AES is often found in laptops (2-in-1s), some tablets (if you include non-wacom AES the surface pro and the ipad) and even some phones (LG V60, LG Velvet and LG Wing). Wacom uses two technologies, EMR (the one using pens without batteries) and AES (which normally uses AAAA or built-in rechargeables). Endless ideas.Īctually the pen could still be Wacom. Check back next month for a full review! Kobo Elipsa – One eReader. It doesn’t have as much going for it as the Onyx Note Air, but it’s a better deal than the Remarkable 2 considering it comes with Kobo’s superior ebook software, a sleepcover, and it adds a frontlight. The sleepcover doubles as a stand to get a better angle when reading and writing, and it has a slot to hold the stylus on top.ĭark Mode setting (white text, black background)Īll in all the Kobo Elipsa looks like a pretty nice device for the price. It also has replaceable tips and it supports pressure sensitivity. The stylus has two buttons, one for erasing and one for highlighting. Kobo doesn’t give any specifics but the stylus has a AAAA battery so it’s not a Wacom stylus because they don’t require batteries. One interesting detail is it appears it does not use a Wacom touchscreen like most other e-notes, so that’s probably how they managed to keep the price down. ![]()
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