Remarkable (styled as reMarkable) is an E Ink writing tablet for reading documents and textbooks, sketching and note-taking that attempts to fully replicate paper writing.Hands on with the reMarkable, the closest thing to paper since paper
/ref> Developed by a Norwegian startup company of the same name, the device is geared towards students and academics.reMarkable paper tablet for sketching, writing: PHOTOS - Business Insider
/ref> The reMarkable uses electronic paper reading display and tablet computer writing system, and operates on a Linux operating system.ReMarkable E-ink Tablet review , Trusted Reviews
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History

The company was founded by Magnus Wanberg and started product development in Oslo in early 2014. It has collaborated with Taiwanese company E Ink. Development was started in 2013The ReMarkable is a Tablet That Feels Like Paper , Digital Trends
/ref> and a crowdfunding campaign launched in late 2016.ReMarkable Hands-On: The First E-Ink Drawing Tablet Is a Wonder to Behold
/ref> Pre-orders began in 2017.Remarkable Raises $12 Million in Pre-Orders, Gets Positive Early Buzz in the Press , The Digital Reader
/ref> Second generation reMarkable 2 was announced on March 17, 2020. It was marketed as the 'World's Thinnest Tablet' (measuring 187 x 246 x 4.7 mm) and sold in batches since mid-2020 for 458 €/US$ including the pen.

Operating system

ReMarkable uses its own operating system, named Codex. Codex is based on Linux and optimized for electronic paper display technology.

Community support

As Codex is based on Linux and an

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ecosystem, it has gained community projects and 3rd party software for it. The device is accessible through SSH, allowing the installation of 3rd party software. Many packages are accessible through Toltec, a community-maintained free software repository. The Cloud system has been reverse engineered and an

alternative has been created.

Alternative operating systems

An alternative

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operating system, Parabola-rM, has been made to replace Codex. Parabola-rM aims to turn the device into a full-fledged computer, allowing typical desktop Linux applications to be run.

Subscription

As of October 2021, Connect required a monthly subscription of $5 for its Connect Lite plan or $8 for the Connect plan with unlimited cloud storage. As of September 2022, some features of the Connect plan were made available to all ReMarkable owners, the Connect plan price was reduced to $2.99 per month, and the Connect Lite plan discontinued with previous subscribers being upgraded to the Connect plan.

Reception

ReMarkable RM100, launched in late 2017, has been criticized due to the sluggishness when loading and unloading files. According to Wired, reMarkable 2 "excels at taking your handwritten notes, but it doesn't do much else well." According to the podcast

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, the lack of integrations with other software limits the device's usefulness for taking notes for some users, and there is no official third-party app ecosystem, but the ability to add software via unofficial hacks offers interesting possibilities.{{cite web , title=remarkable-hacks , url=https://github.com/ddvk/remarkable-hacks , website=rM Hacks on Github , access-date=2 August 2021 ReMarkable tablet with pen.jpg, A PDF file on the reMarkable annotated with the passive pen ReMarkable tablet A4 A5 paper.jpg, Size of the reMarkable tablet compared to A4 and A5 sheets of paper Remarkable 2 with standard marker.jpg, Second generation reMarkable 2

Technology

Like many other e-readers, reMarkable tablet uses electronic paper technology for the display. The pen uses EMR technology.

References

External links

Official webpage of reMarkable , The paper tablet

reMarkableWiki
- Everything about the reMarkable Paper Tablet (Community Wiki)
A curated list of projects related to the reMarkable tablet
Dedicated ebook devices Electronic paper technology Linux-based devices Electronics companies established in 2016 Crowdfunded consumer goods