reMarkable – The Tablet with the Paper Feel.

The reMarkable tablet is set to offer new exciting options for fans of digital drawing. Whilst iPods, Kindles and other tablets have given people options, the reMarkable intends to take this to a whole new level to release the inner ‘doodler’ in you.

What is the reMarkable tablet?

The reMarkable is set to offer a very specifically designed tablet for drawing. With a touch-sensitive paper style screen, the concept is that it that they intend it to feel as realistic as drawing with a pencil and paper. While this can be viewed as over-engineering, others would find this an excellent tool for their art needs.

The reMarkable tablet is reputed to have a screen which can replicate the texture of pencil on paper and be able to detect 200 different levels of pressure. Put simply, you will feel some friction from the surface and it will react to your input.

With a 10.3-inch screen size as well, while not massive, it’s a nice comfortable size to hold.

This isn’t new technology!

Strictly speaking, no, it isn’t. The ability to draw on tablets has existed for quite some time and the Kindle already has a textured screen feel. The major issue with this technology though has generally been lag input. Most tablets operate on a 100 ms input lag, which for 99.9% of things is perfectly fine. Drawing, however, is quite a fluid process, to constantly feel that the page is behind you would (and is) off-putting. While the reMarkable tablet could easily be made to compensate for this, the creators are looking to take this a step further. They are not looking to use current technology, they are looking to improve it.

The reMarkable tablet is very clearly not trying to be anything above and beyond its remit. You will not find a web browser, you will not find an array of apps. It is very clearly trying to do, what it does, exceptionally well. It is simply drawings, pdfs, books, uploaded to a cloud and accessible.

When is it out? Is it worth buying?

The tablet will be shipped to early backers around August 2017. With a full retail expected for November, just in time for Christmas.

Before you get your card out in anticipation for a great Christmas present, you might want to brace yourself.

Full retail is expected to be £716.00 with an ‘early bird’ discount offering you a discount to the tune of $479.00

Cheap, this is not! For that price, they are well on the grounds of good quality Wacom tablets. Yes, a Wacom tablet isn’t portable, but for something that is essentially a portable doodler, $500 isn’t just steep, it’s vertical!

I was genuinely considering purchasing one of these for my partner, but since my first name isn’t ‘Sheik’, she may need to settle for something a little less extravagant. Which is a genuine shame, as I know she would love this. You can, however, buy a lot of pencils, pens, and paper for $500.

For $500 (early bird discount remember) I can not help but feel that they are missing the fact that this is nothing more than a nice toy to play with.

The website for the reMarkable can be viewed by clicking here.

What do you think? impressive and value? or an over-priced doodle pad?