any writers here? https://www.crowdsupply.com/zerowriter/zerowriter-ink
>shitty small screen>tilted text>case made of low quality 3D printed shit>nothing on keyboard keys cause i'm so cool and quirky>completely useless redundant product that isn't any more comfortable than a laptop or notebookand this shit costs like $300 doesn't it?why are hipsters like this?
>>101574898so its like a computer (everyone already has a computer btw) but extremely shit and less usefulrip neckhow much is it? like 30$ right?
>>101574898holy shit what a fucking terrible design...why the fuck is the display flat with the surface of the keyboard?Why is the display canted 5 degrees to the right? Why is there a microscopic cup of coffee in this picture????
>>101574898What's the use case for this over a laptop?
>>101575217Wasting a trust fund on something other than a MFA.
>>101575217people with too little willpower to concentrate on what they want to write in the presence of distractions, notifications, the internet, etc. Why they don't just turn those things off when they want to write for a while idk, but they won't, they'd rather consoom a product.
>>101574898Me. I went to the website but it doesn't describe the project or the device in good detail, what exactly is it?
>>101574972>>101575043>>101575217>>101575226>>101575317It might have some use. Let's dig deeper.
>>101574898How many versions of this piece of shit are people going to make and why do morons keep buying it? https://getfreewrite.com/products/freewrite-smart-typewriter-3rd-genpaying $650 to get instant neck pain
>>101574898my neck is fucked up already no thx
>>101574898Better things to write with than this piece of shit:>a physical writing utensil and a sheet of paper>any typewriter>a desktop computer running your favorite word processor>a laptop computer running your favorite word processor>any older computer that isn't being used for much else anyway>a TV typewriter built by some boomer in his garage during the summer of 1976>reed stylus and clay tablet
>>101576210where are my diptych niggaz @???
so you're supposed to just lean over this thing and write your novel while destroying your spine?
>>101574898products like this should be criminalized
>>101575332https://hackaday.com/blog/?s=Zerowriter
>why the small screen?more portable than a laptopuses an e ink screen to save on batteryreal keyboard unlike a laptop
>>101574898What the fuck is that!? Who in their right mind would decide I want to type out anything on that shit!
I bet any amount it costs more than the Freewrite Alpha
Why cant we have fun gadgets anymore? Because people bitch about it
>>101574898If you're easily distracted, no special gimmicky device is going help you. Even if you clear out your room completely, your mind would still wander. It's a non-solution to an internal problem.
>>101576682It's a typewriter where you can barely see what you typed. It's not even a paragraph.
>>101574898lol, let me just edit my novel on this post-it note.
>>101575217He bought a raspberry pi and an lcd screen but I didnt know what to do with it.
>>101576936Its big enough come on
If you type in 55378008 and hold it upside-down, it spells "BOOBLESS"
>>101576682I know right?
>>101576682They're so quick to judge, I keep encouraging them to dig deeper but they just call it terrible and leave.
>>101575350Fuck off Adam, you absolute sperg. Go advertise somewhere else
I'm an illiterate smoothbrain but wouldn't dedicated arrow keys be pretty useful for something like this?
>>101576682Obviously, if people don't like your product, it's not going to sell. Insulting potential customers isn't to get you anywhere.
>>101574898I actually was going to come in here and shit on you op, but instead I will offer some advice.Open source the entire project including the ESP32 code, the 3D print files and parts list and create a tutorial on how to make your own. I don't know what kind of power source you have but if thats the limiting factor on screen size then it needs to be larger. If you attempt to crowd source this, you will just wind up pissing people off. Partner with some Chinese manufacturing company and sell those, give the plans away for free. Or don't, I don't give a shit.
>>101576682Oh, we can have fun gadgets.This isn't a fun gadget, however. It's a shit gadget.
>>101577260>here is a picture of shit>>wtf i don't want to look at that>huh? dig deeper, you'll find something interesting, i swear!>>no thanks>why does no one like my picture of shit? it must be because people have become jaded!this is you
>>101577362>Has dedicated Windows/Cmd and even Alt keys, but no means to navigate across sentencesThis is either investment bait or /g/ bait
>>101574898Doesn't seem ergonomic to have the screen parallel to the keyboard desu
>>101574898looks like a great way to get neck cramps and an rsi if you use this for any real writing. i know typewriters were cool but they were also big and elevated, with s piece of paper that pointed up.i bet editing sucks on that thing.i also bet trying to get whatever you write onto your computer either sucks or relies on a cloud service
>>101574898Wow I can get an iPad and that retarded Magic Keyboard for what one of these costs.
>>101578155they haven't even announced a pricepicrel, however, from another brand, is highway robbery. Hope they don't try to go this route and make it some kind of 'lifestyle' product.
>>101578274Why are all those e-ink screens so small, are they expensive? Why not 12 inch low end laptop with all budget for screen?
>>101578274>Hope they don't try to go this route and make it some kind of 'lifestyle' product.There's literally no other way to market it.The product is functionally shit, so you can only promote it as a hipster thing.
>>101577724It's already open souced and not crowd sourced
>>101575217Tax evasion and money laundering. Ever wondered why so many famous actors have wineries?
>>101579326Anon, rich people almost never start businesses for money laundering.They're 99.9% of the time purely for legal tax evasion.Can't get taxed for money you already invested in things that make you more money, which can't get taxed because you already invested those returns on things that make you more money, which can't get taxed because you already invested those returns on things that make you more money, which can't get taxed because you already invested those returns on things that make you more money, which can't get taxed because you already invested those returns on
it absolutely isn't. i wouldn't be able to even see one whole paragraph without scrolling.
>>101579627meant for>>101577015
Just buy an Alphasmart Dana off ebay. At least it's made of polycarbonate and you don't have to baby it.Distraction-free writing is bullshit. Get yourself some brain helpies if you really can't pay attention.
>>101576334>so you're supposed to just lean over this thingif you must, but if you're an autist writer it would be preferable look into nothingness with your back straight and visualize.could cause some embarrasing moments at public though if a woman is hiding behind your projection.
>>101580153nobody is stopping you from not looking at a laptop screen, so depending on your use case this is either the same or worse. there is no advantage for anybody.
people really just take pictures of anything and think adding coffee will make it look better
>>101576682this thing looks pretty gay, why wouldn't you just use a typewriter?
>>101574898I'd prefer a good big e-ink screen. E-ink is underrated.
>>101574898Did none of the retards at this “company” think to put that little screen on a panel that can hinge up?>lmao let them just do their best impression of the hunchback of notre dame to use it, it’s fine!
>>101581198If I ever get fuck you money, I’m buying an eink monitor. I’ll need it because I’ll still be working, would be a godsend for reading specifications>just print them!One of them is over 10k pages. Even if I did have the time and resources, I need hyperlinks and Ctrl-F lmao.
Literally the only use case of a device like this is some roastie/trannie taking an instagram photo of xirself with it.I mean even if you wanted to "reduce distractions" so you could write your "great novel" that still looks like shit. What is that lmao, a 40x16 screen? Back to the slop factory, melt it down for some new chink gameboys clones.
>>101575317If you can’t write without getting distracted I suggest getting on Adderall like everyone else. It’s great.
>>101578385e-ink is more expensive than LCD. But you an get a 10" Remarkable2+Type Folio or Boox Tab Ultra C Pro+Keyboard cover for that price point. Or you just get a cheaper 10" like the Boox Go 10.3 and hook up a normal keyboard via USB or bluetooth for half as much.
>>101574898real writers use macbooks
>>101582104>real writersno such thingall writers are fake and gay, NO EXCEPTIONS
>>101575441>>101578274you can get a fucking 13 inch dasung paperlike for that price lmaohttps://shop.dasung.com/products/dasung-e-ink-paperlike-hd-front-light-and-touch-13-3-monitor
>>101574898>400+ $ Shitware>Mogged by literally any laptop so hard that it's not even funny.>And I mean literally - a fucking refurbished Samsung Netbook bought for 20$ is slaughtering this shit along with it's onions-faced user. A damn Toshiba Libretto can rape his family.
>>101576682Because this isn't a fun gadget.So you can type text on it, one of the most basic things "gadgets" have been able to do since the 19th century, and that's it. And it's somehow WORSE at typing text than 19th century gadgets, with that tiny, flat, crooked display and a horrible font.In fact, it's probably one of the most unfun gadgets I've ever seen. The only thing that can make it even less fun is if you somehow hook it up to SAP.
>a 300 dollar version of an Alphasmart>offers far fewer featuresIt's funny that it has a 5000mAh battery and can't manage a week's worth of usage thanks to bloat.Meanwhile the old Neo would run for about 700 hours on a couple of AAs.
>>101575317That's me. Concentration is difficult. If typewriters were still cheap bricks no one wanted I'd honestly pick one up but they're all hipster darlings now. I've got an old electronic typewriter someplace in the closet but at that point it's just an in between compromise and impossible to find ink for.
>>101577032nice
>>101582682>concentration is difficult>but I can totally write something cohesive and coherent longer than a paragraph guysdelusional
Ah, finally perfect posture.
>>101582864kek
>>101582682just use an old computer. that’s what tons of authors do. keep it disconnected from the internet and only install whatever you use to write.
>>101579684>Get yourself some brain helpies if you really can't pay attention.>>101581709>AdderallI don't want those. I might be a distracted retard but I don't want to be a drooling double-retard to boot.
>>101582760it takes a while to finish but it's possible
>>101582932You think amphetamines make you into a drooling retard?
>>101575317>they'd rather consoom a product.It's a lot less effort to just waste some money than it is to actually build a habit. Plus, you have the excuse that the reason wasn't that you were lazy, you just didn't have the right worthless gadget gimmick.
>>101583246I don't know, I'm a retard.
>>101574898hipster goyslop
>>101575217If that types ink over paper and it's not just a screen that looks like paper, then Not carrying your printer and laptop when you find yourself stranded in a deserted island after a plane crash and your boss needs you to print or fax him some documents real quick.
>>101574898buy an ad you canadian faggot
>>101577032This man fucks
>>101574898why would anyone want this?what about formatting
>>101582864best poast
Just get an expired Chromebook, install linux on it, remove the desktop environment and just use Nano....or keep the DE and just remove the browser.
>>101584190Write first, format second.
>>101584231How long does the battery last? On this it has two days and my eyes dont hurt.
Maybe it's the right use of free space on this writer.Or stickers... who knows.These wasted space left me a mysterious impression.
Its a cheap standardized e ink screen. if you want something custom wide or bigger it will being up the cost of this thing.
you can attack a family member or a roommate with this in a fit of impotent rage and be sent to a mental hospital
>>101574898what's stopping me from plugging a keyboard to a bigger e-reader?
They reinvented the TRS-80 Model 100 from 1983?
>>101574898I admire the strategic cup of coffee, marketing master stroke. I can already picture the millions of ''I HECKIN LOVE COFFEE'' hipsters salivating over this thing
>>101582864
>>101585544lmao
>>101576287He already said>reed stylus and clay tabletA wax tablet is just a less shitty version of that.
>>101578385There's like one company that makes e-ink screens. They're squatting on all the relevant patents. They're small and expensive because the manufacturer has no competition.
>No gimmicksfucking lmaomore like no features
>>101585232Except it's not a computer and probably doesn't even have any typesetting feature
>>101585544There are other devices with a screen on a flat surface. You got bitch neck
>>101585641not true. The generic brand ones are called electronic paper screens
this looks so fucking bad
>>101574898This is dog shit. Just use a computer of some kind.Personally I use a pen and paper
>>101585232unironically would prefer that
Ahaha
>>101575317You don't even have the willpower to buy a device that enhances concentration.
>>101589521How did "Learn" work?
>>101588028Handwriting is worthless for writers, these days. They need to write, then upload it to their editors.
>>101574898sweet, a mechanical keyboard, now i can be extremely annoying in every coffee shop i sit in.
>>101574898put emacs on it and I'll buy it.
>>101574898Oh great, another raspi inside a crappy case with a horrendous form factor.
>>101574898Ask on >>>/lit/They’ll probably shit on it in new and interesting ways
