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I bought a Mobiscribe recently, for the same reasons. It's an eReader with an eink display, but it's an Android tablet. I installed F-Droid, and then NextCloud (to access my ebooks) and Librera Reader. I also use it for listening to podcasts (via Bluetooth, since it's an Android tablet) and taking notes with the stylus.
This little thing looks very interesting. What is the battery life like? Is the handwriting-to-text stuff only viable in specific apps, or can it be used in place of keyboard input?
I would probably use it just like my Kindle, keeping it in airplane mode until I actually need to download something (or in this case, upload notes).
Battery life is good, I use it with the wifi off and only had to charge it once, and I read a full book on it.
I haven't played with the handwriting recognition yet, let me take a look and I'll report back.
Awesome, thanks!
Ok, I played with it and it seems like the recognition only works in the "Notes" app. It doesn't work as a general text input for applications.
It works pretty well, though. You select the text with the pen by circling it, and then you can copy it to the clipboard or replace the drawing with the actual text.
Interesting. Thanks for the extra effort to help out an internet stranger!
I'll dig some more into these little buggers!