Does it count as digital writing if I take a pen to paper, then take a photo of whatever it is and upload it to a website?
There’s a new Moleskine notebook that allows you to do just that, apparently.
“Take a photo of any page in this book wit the Evernote Page Camera and it instantly becomes digital so that you can save it, search it and share it with the world.”
The paper in the notebook is apparently special; it allows the app to recognise whatever’s been written on the page. The lines are different to the regular lines (on the right).
I do like the embossed cover of the Evernote Moleskine.
In terms of Moleskines, I’ve been using these for ages. My daily diary is a Moleskine, and I use the small black notebooks as journals and as a commonplace book. I’ve got a fair few of these black books around the place.
You might say I’m a fan; the paper is pleasant to write on, and if I use a fountain pen there’s usually no feathering effect – a very important quality indeed. Hopefully the paper in the Evernote Moleskine is the same. (I’m not sure if it’s my imagination but it does feel thicker.)
I can’t really explain why I love fountain pens as much as I do. They’re the reason I still care about paper notebooks – if I’m going to write with a nib and ink, I’m going to have to have nice paper and notebooks that feel good to hold – even if it’s not as convenient to have to refer to a physical object for some things, and it’s annoying if I forget the notebook or something.
This is not really a review of the Evernote Moleskine as I haven’t actually used it yet. I’m still using the regular Moleskine on the right in the picture above. I’ll have to let you know how it goes.