The AiPaper just got the first firmware update (R2.7.3) since my test and I noticed Viwoods added things I suggested in my review: - You can now add your own custom prompts to the AI context menu and they also added the general chat-window with the context-screenshot. With both options you can now do very specific prompts tailored to your content, which is honestly much better than just having the pre-defined options from before. - You can export all pages from within a notebook (instead from just outside in the overview) - They added a highlighter pen option (didn't suggest that, but still welcome 🙃) Surprisingly quick turnaround on added new features. Let's hope they keep at it 🤞
It's like a reMarkable designer left the company, went to the competition, and took his patents with em'. I feel a Rant coming! Great review, as always my guy!
I love Chalid's reviews! He gets straight to the point, gives really honest assessments of all the most important features, and does not waste your time with waffle. Excellent! Keep up the great work, Chalid Ralami.
Thanks for the review. I hope Remarkable wakes up and delivers a device with Android and support for multiple book formats. That would be an instant buy for me.
Thank you for an excellent review. It is really interesting how much they got right in the first go, which makes me really wonder who's actually behind this company. But as you mentioned, I'm more curious to see if they ship and if they will maintain the software after they ship at all. I'm not even going to go into the "AI" concerns I have personally, but thanks for covering that very throughly especially the long term concerns. This is just begging to have a non-optional subscription be introduced.
Thanks! :) In these past few days, Viwoods has maintained good communication with me, thanked me for the feedback, and promised to include improvements based on my suggestions. Let's wait and see, but for now, I'm cautiously optimistic. They've already released at least two updates before the device even shipped, so it seems they are indeed actively working on it.
@@ChalidRaqami I'm glad to hear that their updates are flowing. My long term concern is will they update after it ships. I understand this is a new player in the space, but historically lots of e-ink device makers disappear, assuming they ship at all. If they release a second device will this one get any updates at all, even as small as bug fixes or security updates. Or will it be "abandoned" as soon as it ships. For all of Boox's faults, weird software and update decisions, they DO update their software for years on older devices. I was able to get a Lumi 2 for an amazing price and great condition and can actually update to the latest firmware. (I shouldn't because it's so buggy on the Lumi per Reddit, but it's there and one assumes they will fix the bugs.) Impossible to tell now, but here's hoping... but with caution.
Yes ... if they can't change it (maybe already too far in the production process?), I would also recommend not using it. I sent Viwoods an email mentioning this issue specifically. Let's see if something comes of it.
Thanks for the lovely review but Is the calculator floating function or you need to open a new page to calculate and then come back to your numbers on the note page ? Thanks a lot !
I don't care about thin. But I do care about how light it is. Very nice. Update: I made a comment that it is not WACOM capable. But it is. It is a WACOM screen, but the shipped pen is not a WACOM. See comment.
Sorry if that was unclear - it does have a WACOM touchscreen, but the pen nibs are just differently built than on most other devices. So you can use other WACOM pens if you like.
So text conversion for note searching does not happen on the device? Not sure if that is for me. One question: How fast is the global note search? Does the device create a searchable index that allows for quick keyword searches? And if so, is this index stored on the device or does it always require online connection?
Loved this tab but My only question is me with scribe and remarkable I use my phone to transfer my pdf from the phone to the tab . How can i do that here ? Any viviood app will be available?
No news on that - but Viwoods acknowledged a couple of other things I mentioned in the video, like the PDF annotation issues, the pen design and notetaking in ebooks.They promised to fix some of those in the next update. So they are listening to feedback - but let's see what comes of it.
I see AI, youtube, and apps, painfully interacted with through e-ink, and I'm convinced RM2 made the right choice. This is too much in the middle, where everything ranges from average to annoying. If you want to stack apps, connections, interactions, windows on top of windows, then get a real pad (edit: or use your phone), those examples are embarrassing.
The AiPaper just got the first firmware update (R2.7.3) since my test and I noticed Viwoods added things I suggested in my review:
- You can now add your own custom prompts to the AI context menu and they also added the general chat-window with the context-screenshot. With both options you can now do very specific prompts tailored to your content, which is honestly much better than just having the pre-defined options from before.
- You can export all pages from within a notebook (instead from just outside in the overview)
- They added a highlighter pen option (didn't suggest that, but still welcome 🙃)
Surprisingly quick turnaround on added new features. Let's hope they keep at it 🤞
It's like a reMarkable designer left the company, went to the competition, and took his patents with em'. I feel a Rant coming!
Great review, as always my guy!
I love Chalid's reviews! He gets straight to the point, gives really honest assessments of all the most important features, and does not waste your time with waffle. Excellent! Keep up the great work, Chalid Ralami.
Thanks for the review. I hope Remarkable wakes up and delivers a device with Android and support for multiple book formats. That would be an instant buy for me.
Wow, a General Relativity formula at 0:25! This is what I need my e-ink tablet too!
Best review for this product so far!
Thank you for an excellent review. It is really interesting how much they got right in the first go, which makes me really wonder who's actually behind this company.
But as you mentioned, I'm more curious to see if they ship and if they will maintain the software after they ship at all. I'm not even going to go into the "AI" concerns I have personally, but thanks for covering that very throughly especially the long term concerns. This is just begging to have a non-optional subscription be introduced.
Thanks! :)
In these past few days, Viwoods has maintained good communication with me, thanked me for the feedback, and promised to include improvements based on my suggestions.
Let's wait and see, but for now, I'm cautiously optimistic. They've already released at least two updates before the device even shipped, so it seems they are indeed actively working on it.
@@ChalidRaqami I'm glad to hear that their updates are flowing.
My long term concern is will they update after it ships. I understand this is a new player in the space, but historically lots of e-ink device makers disappear, assuming they ship at all. If they release a second device will this one get any updates at all, even as small as bug fixes or security updates. Or will it be "abandoned" as soon as it ships.
For all of Boox's faults, weird software and update decisions, they DO update their software for years on older devices. I was able to get a Lumi 2 for an amazing price and great condition and can actually update to the latest firmware.
(I shouldn't because it's so buggy on the Lumi per Reddit, but it's there and one assumes they will fix the bugs.)
Impossible to tell now, but here's hoping... but with caution.
Great review as always. Any chance you're looking at the Pocketbook Eo anytime soon? Would love your take on it!
Thanks - yes, I should have it ready within the next 2 weeks.
The pen nib seems like a serious design flaw. The first thing I would do is throw the pen out!
Yes ... if they can't change it (maybe already too far in the production process?), I would also recommend not using it. I sent Viwoods an email mentioning this issue specifically. Let's see if something comes of it.
Thanks for the lovely review but Is the calculator floating function or you need to open a new page to calculate and then come back to your numbers on the note page ? Thanks a lot !
I don't care about thin. But I do care about how light it is. Very nice.
Update: I made a comment that it is not WACOM capable. But it is. It is a WACOM screen, but the shipped pen is not a WACOM. See comment.
Sorry if that was unclear - it does have a WACOM touchscreen, but the pen nibs are just differently built than on most other devices. So you can use other WACOM pens if you like.
@@ChalidRaqami Oh! That's great. Interesting choice by them.
You just saved me money, I will stick with my boox go and wait for what remarkable and ratta bring next
So text conversion for note searching does not happen on the device? Not sure if that is for me.
One question: How fast is the global note search? Does the device create a searchable index that allows for quick keyword searches? And if so, is this index stored on the device or does it always require online connection?
Loved this tab but My only question is me with scribe and remarkable I use my phone to transfer my pdf from the phone to the tab . How can i do that here ? Any viviood app will be available?
I love devices without any light
Thankss for a great review. I backed this project but now I’m doubting mainly because of the privacy part. Do you have any news on that part?
No news on that - but Viwoods acknowledged a couple of other things I mentioned in the video, like the PDF annotation issues, the pen design and notetaking in ebooks.They promised to fix some of those in the next update. So they are listening to feedback - but let's see what comes of it.
I see AI, youtube, and apps, painfully interacted with through e-ink, and I'm convinced RM2 made the right choice. This is too much in the middle, where everything ranges from average to annoying. If you want to stack apps, connections, interactions, windows on top of windows, then get a real pad (edit: or use your phone), those examples are embarrassing.
I so wish I had a need for one of these E-ink note takers. They are so cool....but I have a boring life with nothing to take notes on....
whatever + AI = gimmick
No backlighting, as usual… no thank you.
So you don't read paper books either?
@@porvoonosho if I want a paper book I buy a paper book.
I care more about that for a reader, not a writer. In that case, it is just a nicety.
Great to know, I was very nervous if you would buy it or not. Now I can sleep soundly again 😂