"The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium." -- Norbet Platt
I've written about how important it is to me (or how important it has been in the past) to have a perfect environment and set of tools in order to sit down and write. I've read a lot over the years about how electronic paper is going to revolutionize how human beings write by fans of the new form over traditional pulp. I am on record as being absolutely not a fan of ebook, despite having taken part of the initial launch and production of eBooks in the publishing industry. No, not even Amazon's Kindle has enough behind it to win me over. I couldn't even finish my blog post about it a few months ago, that's how non-plussed I was.
I am, however, intrigued (more so for David Pogue having found some joy in it) by the Pulse Smartpen. I'm a gadget geek, I admit. Reading Pogue's review in the Times left me curious and wanting to play a little. While not the elegantly understated design of an S. T. Dupont rollerball, it is still quite lovely and more in closely keeping with the general look and feel of a classic writing instrument. It records and it writes. It maintains the new and the old. In sporting terms, it knows the basics before it tries to do more. This, I like.
I am, however, intrigued (more so for David Pogue having found some joy in it) by the Pulse Smartpen. I'm a gadget geek, I admit. Reading Pogue's review in the Times left me curious and wanting to play a little. While not the elegantly understated design of an S. T. Dupont rollerball, it is still quite lovely and more in closely keeping with the general look and feel of a classic writing instrument. It records and it writes. It maintains the new and the old. In sporting terms, it knows the basics before it tries to do more. This, I like.
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