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http://hemingwrite.com/

The Hemingwrite

Basically its a keyboard with 300ppi 6inch e-ink display that can be hooked up to google docs or Evernote via wifi. Enough on-board memory to store over a million pages of text and a estimated 6+ weeks of battery life.

Seems a bit gimmicky but I can see where writers with serious "A.D.D. ohhh shiny!!" issues could find this helpful.

It's not for sale yet, apparently, though you can sign up for email alerts.

This looks like a fancier version of those electronic word processing machines that had a brief presence in our lives before computers were more mainstream. My best friend growing up had one made by Brother but I seem to think it used a dedicated monitor.

We had a Commodore 64 (with tape drive!) and then this: Panasonic Senior Partner. It was what I wrote many homework assignments on (and printed on thermal paper, built into the top!!!). I also had my first online gaming experiences on it (Prodigy, baby!) and at one point, my dad replaced one of the 5.25" floppy drives with a hard drive.

Looks like a dolled-up Alphasmart.

It reminds me of a Casio typewriter I had in the 80's.
I like it. If I ever get serious about writing, I'd need that. Sitting in front of a computer is too distracting. Email, internet, games etc. I'd need something simpler to focus.

But only if the price was right. Would I pay $500 for this when I have a computer already? No. Under $250, probably, but I can't see it being that low.

I think it's a smart invention for the times right now. However, judging from the picture, I think the keyboard will be too tight for use. It just seems small.

Thank you for pointing this out. I think the price tag will need to be less-than $100 for my interest.

I know the laptop is distracting, but I also know that having the ability to review supporting material while writing (thesaurus, translators, image edits, previous books...etc) are critical. I can see it being a "rough draft creator" situation for those peeps who can literally sit down and just pound out the story without an outline to refer to.

Wish I knew the price range and whether it's usable on a lap. I recently replaced the hard drive on an ancient laptop because sitting at a computer is killing my back. This could be great if it's lap- and wallet-friendly.

Was looking at this yesterday:) Looks cool to me. I get easily distracted.

looks like an early 1980's era TRS 80 Model 100. See:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zFwk...