The Pen is a real pen with real ink, but contains a camera that will record what you write. The notebook contains special paper with small codes in it. This is a special Moleskine notebook and pen. In December of last year I picked up the Moleskine Smart Writing Set. The beauty of a pen and paper is that there is nothing to do really but pay attention and take notes. First there is the fact that you are writing on sometime heavy, usually awkward, with a screen that can get hot, and of course apps that are pinging you with notifications. iPad: 329 (The base price is 329, but if you want more storage along with Wi-Fi and cellular you end up paying 559.) 1st generation Apple Pencil: 100. I wanted the iPad, the Apple Pencil and I downloaded GoodNotes. One of the biggest challenges I've found with "digital writing" is all the stuff that gets in the way. I asked my mom for the iPad because I had one dollar in my bank account. None of them really come close to that feeling of writing on real paper, with a real pen. I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with its excellent Pen, as well as an iPad Pro 9.7 with the Apple Pencil. Today there are many devices that allow you to do this. I was a proud owner of an Apple Newton, and since then an original Windows Tablet PC where I would use OneNote to take notes with a pen. I've always been intrigued by "digital ink" or the process of digitizing what I've written.
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