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$99 iPad rival NoteSlate: Not quite real, not quite fake
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Posted on 02/25/2011 8:25:15 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: ShadowAce
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:28:06 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Google your own name. Want to have fun? Google your friend's names.....)
To: Red Badger
The NoteSlate tablet that’s been designed to replace paper as a note-taking device now has a proper webpage that describes the tablet in complete detail. Its specs, how it works and more. The tablet packs a 13″ (760 x 1080) display that is similar to E-ink. It can be used for writing, drawing, and even as an eBook reader. It also has a mini USB port, SD card reader, a 3.5mm audio jack WiFi and will run on a Linux-based operating system. Judging from the photos and details provided on the site, this looks like it could be an artist’s dream sketchbook. No more having to deal with the hassles of paper, smudged drawings (although an accident involving water would probably be more drastic with this tablet) or even pencil sharpening. The NoteSlate is expected to ship in June for $99. Head here to check out the official NoteSlate website.
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:31:30 PM PST
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Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
I’m an artist. I don’t get it. A pencil and paper can be had for a lot less than $99.
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:34:18 PM PST
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Inyo-Mono
(Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:35:23 PM PST
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C210N
(0bama, Making the US safe for Global Marxism)
To: Inyo-Mono
But a pencil and paper wont get you the ‘cool’ look of a techno-geek.......
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:41:09 PM PST
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Red Badger
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To: Inyo-Mono
It may be cheaper, per use, to use the NoteSlate. You can only use a piece of paper once, but you can use the NoteSlate over and over.
How useful it will prove to be is something to be watched.
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:42:45 PM PST
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Jonty30
To: C210N
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:43:31 PM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: Inyo-Mono
I'm with you. I just don't get it. And not only with this device, but with a lot of this new technology. It' like WOOSH, right over my head. Thank God we're not alone:
To: Jonty30
And it saves trees........;^)
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:45:05 PM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: LibWhacker
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:51:00 PM PST
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Inyo-Mono
(Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
To: C210N
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:51:51 PM PST
by
Magnum44
(Terrorism is a disease, precise application of superior firepower is the cure)
To: Jonty30
I’m FReeping right now on a Pandigital Novel eBook. It looks very similar to that device. Its in color, has a 9” screen, SD card slot, wi-fi, USB, works with a stylus, and is rechargeable. The battery will run for about 6 hours and comes with an AC charger adapter, $199....
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posted on
02/25/2011 8:56:53 PM PST
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Red Badger
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To: Red Badger; Inyo-Mono
I'm an engineer, and I often make sketches of things - on paper. But I have a problem - what to do with all that paper? Ideally I need to scan it and attach to the project, so that later on I can find my notes. I do that now, but it takes time, and some notes may be hard to find among other notes.
Such a tablet would be handy if it can store notes in files; then I simply save those files; nothing will be ever lost. The $99 cost is very small compared to the cost of an engineering notebook, pens, and a scanner, and scanning software, and time.
But it remains to be seen if this tablet is adequate for my purpose. The resolution of the screen and the quality of the digitizer must be pretty good for it to replace pen and paper.
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posted on
02/25/2011 9:00:15 PM PST
by
Greysard
To: Inyo-Mono
As someone that spends time with a pencil and paper, and a geek, I would buy it for the linux appliance part, but the tactile sensations of pencil and paper can't be reproduced by it.
Besides, smudging with a tortillion is part of what makes pencil drawing great.
/johnny
To: C210N
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posted on
02/25/2011 9:05:48 PM PST
by
Gator113
(I'm voting for Sarah Palin, Liberty, our Constitution and American Exceptionalism.)
To: Red Badger
My sister just gave one of those to my mom, (she upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy)and asked me to wipe it for her. I found a firmware upgrade for an android phone that’s really cool. I can even watch youtube flash vids on it now.
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posted on
02/25/2011 9:11:40 PM PST
by
WSGilcrest
(Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus ad erit.)
To: WSGilcrest
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posted on
02/25/2011 9:13:07 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Google your own name. Want to have fun? Google your friend's names.....)
To: Jonty30
This could actually be useful walking around in class, helping individual students.
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posted on
02/25/2011 9:15:58 PM PST
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Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: Red Badger
It sounds neat but an “I Pad rival”? Can it play angry birds?
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posted on
02/25/2011 9:25:24 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Healthcare adds 16,000 new IRS agents and zero new doctors???)
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