If you happen to’ve dreamt of getting an E Ink laptop computer that permits you to write in peace away from the noise of the web fairground, the ReMarkable 2 pill and its new keyboard may very well be for you.

We have lengthy been followers of the ReMarkable 2, calling it “the very best digital handwriting and sketching expertise you will get this facet of a paper pad and pencil”. Nevertheless it’s surprisingly lacked an official keyboard accent to spice up its enchantment for writers – till now.

The brand new Kind Folio ($199 / £179 / AU$299) is a super-slim keyboard that snaps onto the ReMarkable 2 with magnets, and apparently wants no extra pairing or charging. 

Meaning you possibly can kind your notes or debut novel onto the pill’s 10.3-inch E Ink show, with out worrying about eye pressure or being bombarded with the web’s more and more tenacious notifications and adverts.

Regardless of its slim profile, ReMarkable says the Kind Folio’s keys have 1.3mm of journey – nonetheless a approach off the world’s greatest keyboards, however loads higher than stubbing your fingers on a touchscreen. A number of current software program tweaks additionally promise to ensure the typing expertise melds properly with ReMarkable’s conventional note-taking and sketching strengths.

For instance, any handwritten textual content will intelligently connect with your typed textual content, so your scribbled and typed notes keep linked as you edit. You may as well convert handwritten notes into textual content, then edit them utilizing the Kind Folio keyboard.

With ReMarkable promising that future software program updates will convey extra options to the Kind Folio’s integration with its newest pill, it might nicely turn into a necessary accent – notably in the event you discover it onerous to pay attention when writing within the likes of Google Docs and Microsoft Phrase. We do not blame you, when ChatGPT is at all times only a few clicks away.

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For writers, the web has turn into the last word take a look at of self-discipline – and whereas the ReMarkable 2 pill and its new Kind Folio keyboard aren’t the one technique to block out its many distractions, they’re shaping as much as be among the best concentration-boosting combos round.

The mix definitely is not an affordable one – get the ReMarkable 2 pill with its new keyboard and a Marker pen and also you’re taking a look at an funding of $577 / £517 / AU$917. That is greater than an iPad 10.9 (2022) and it is price making an allowance for that the ReMarkable would not have residence comforts like an online browser or spell verify, or perhaps a lit display screen. 

If you happen to want extra connectivity out of your E Ink typewriter, combining one thing like a Boox Nova Air or a Meebook P10 Professional with a Bluetooth keyboard may very well be a less expensive and extra highly effective setup, as each run Android and provide you with entry to the Google Play Retailer. In fact, our Onyx Boox Tab Extremely evaluation discovered that pill had a tough time maintaining with keyboard enter. 

We really feel that these extra highly effective choices may defeat the item of a pure, distraction-free writing machine. If you happen to’re seeking to mix the texture of actual paper, an unimaginable writing expertise and the comfort of digital connectivity, the ReMarkable 2 pill stays a singular choice – and its new Kind Folio keyboard turns it right into a super-minimalist laptop computer that would nicely be price its premium.