ReMarkable


reMarkable is an E Ink writer tablet for reading documents and textbooks, sketching and note-taking with the goal of a paper-like writing experience. Developed by a Norwegian startup company of the same name, the device is geared towards students, academics, and professionals. Development was started in 2013 and a crowdfunding campaign launched in late 2016. Pre-orders began in 2017.
The reMarkable tries to blend the reading experience of an electronic paper display with the writing experience of a high end tablet computer through its low lag Linux operating system, and is claimed to be solidly built.

History

The company was founded by Magnus Wanberg and started product development in Oslo in early 2014. It has collaborated with Taiwanese company E Ink.

Operating system

ReMarkable uses its own operating system, named Codex. Codex is based on Linux, but optimized for electronic paper display technology.

Reception

Remarkable RM100, launched in late 2017, has been criticized because of sluggishness when loading and unloading files. In March 2019 Vesa Linja-aho, a columnist for Finnish computer magazine Skrolli, dubbed the product overpriced, cleverly marketed toy, which no one would ever buy if they had a chance to try it in electronics outlet store, and compared it to nonsense stuff sold in the 90's mail order catalogues.