Moleskine just introduced another digital/analog combo: the Smart Writing Set. For $199, you get a special “Paper Tablet,” a “Pen+,” and a companion app. When you write in the tablet with the special pen, your notes and drawings are immediately digitized into the app.
The thing that has me scratching my head is the way they designed the Paper Tablet:
“The Paper Tablet feels like a notebook but is purposely designed with extended rounded edges to look like a tablet.” Huh? In my opinion, it looks completely ridiculous to have those rounded page edges bulging out on the open sides of the cover. There is just no good reason to make it that way, for design or for function.
The concept is similar to Livescribe– I haven’t used Livescribe, or the Evernote Moleskines, so I don’t have much to say about the practical uses of these digital tools, but I’d love to hear from others who have tried them! What do you think of this new product?
I like this idea a lot, but I wonder how well it works. I’d be worried about losing the pen since that seems to be the technology you’re paying for. I usually write by hand when I’m out & about and commuting on the train which can be bumpy. Also I like lined paper so I wonder if it would work with any notebook or only their super special notebook which you’d need to buy over & over?
Weirdly unexpected Products in search of customers?
I stopped trying to understand the molie marketing machine many years ago.