WEBVTT 00:00:02.240 --> 00:00:10.639 Welcome back to the latest episode in products that want you to do less as a 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:14.320 way to maybe do more. This is the 00:00:10.639 --> 00:00:15.920 remarkable paper pro move and a little 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:22.320 bookfolio to go along with it cuz it felt lonely. It didn't want to come in here by itself. And it appears to be a 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:28.320 smaller version of the remarkable paper pro nonmove 00:00:24.400 --> 00:00:30.000 which is larger so it's harder to move. 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:33.200 This one's called the Move because it's smaller. You can take this thing 00:00:31.599 --> 00:00:37.680 anywhere and no one will stop you. So, in case you didn't see our other videos 00:00:34.800 --> 00:00:43.200 on the other remarkable products, this company is basically all about getting 00:00:40.239 --> 00:00:46.879 you and all your friends and family to disconnect from social media. It's 00:00:45.040 --> 00:00:50.239 rotting your brain. So, they've made these products that kind of like, you 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:55.760 know, they want to center you back in a more a more tactile human experience. We 00:00:52.960 --> 00:01:00.399 want to write on things that seem like, you know, more like uh we're writing on 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:05.519 paper. And this time around, instead of the kind of larger, you know, iPad Pro 00:01:03.440 --> 00:01:11.040 size large tablet, they're going for a more handheld situation here with a 7.3 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:15.520 in display. But we'll look more at that in a second. What else is in the box 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:20.799 here? We got some real paper. Welcome to our bettering community. Oh, better 00:01:18.479 --> 00:01:24.320 better thinking community. I thought I read it as better thinking community 00:01:22.479 --> 00:01:28.159 first, like we think better than you. But it's a it's a thinking community 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:34.000 that's better. Quick start guide. Turn on by pressing the power button. 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:39.360 Okay. Now, our unit was bundled with a marker plus which you can buy alongside 00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:43.680 it or you can buy separately. And the marker plus is a little bit upgraded 00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:47.280 from the regular marker from Remarkable in that it's got some grip and the 00:01:45.600 --> 00:01:50.560 eraser on the back. But here's where we get into, you know, this company's 00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:56.320 approach to this whole thing because this is the only stylus that you can use 00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:59.439 with the Remarkable Paper Pro Move. And that's going to be a bit of a theme as 00:01:57.520 --> 00:02:04.159 we see. These guys want you to disconnect from all those other services 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:08.399 and only use theirs instead. Bit of a trade-off, but we'll look at that a bit 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:14.800 more closely uh in a second. What else is in here? A nice flat USBC cable. I 00:02:12.640 --> 00:02:19.280 like the [music] packaging. and additional marker tips. Does this like 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:24.480 pop out or something? Oh, it just slides out. Ooh, that is smooth. 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:28.080 Even when there are things about a company that would make you a little bit 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:32.640 mad at them for, it's like, ah, why didn't you let people do this thing the 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:36.239 way that they want to do it, like some of that goes away when you open up just 00:02:34.640 --> 00:02:40.879 like a little thing like this with for with extra marker tips and it's just so 00:02:38.480 --> 00:02:45.200 smooth. Like, they clearly just are paying attention. I love being taken 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:48.800 care of. I love people showing me a good time. All right, that's what's in the 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:51.599 box. You know, as long as we're unboxing stuff, I'm just going to unbox this 00:02:50.080 --> 00:02:56.400 bookfolio, too, because that's going to go on. This is like, you know, just a 00:02:54.480 --> 00:03:00.319 kind of a pro protective little thing around it that will make you feel a 00:02:58.640 --> 00:03:05.560 little bit more like you're not using a digital device. It's all about deceiving 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:05.560 yourself. 00:03:05.760 --> 00:03:12.480 Ooh. Oo, that's nice, though. 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:16.319 Okay, but before we put that on for good forever, let's look at the outside of 00:03:14.879 --> 00:03:22.319 this thing. So, on the front here, we have the 7.3 in canvas color display. 00:03:19.760 --> 00:03:28.000 That's actually the display is 7.3 in, but the device itself is 9 in across. 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:33.360 And the display is color. It's based on the e- in gallery 3 display, if that 00:03:31.519 --> 00:03:37.120 means anything to you. Is there kind of like a quick setting like for like a 00:03:35.519 --> 00:03:42.080 screen brightness or something? Oh, I just found something. Dragging down on 00:03:39.440 --> 00:03:46.400 the top right gets you kind of a quick setting thing like in Android. You got 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:50.159 airplane mode. What is this? Oh, that's a screen share. This is orientation 00:03:48.640 --> 00:03:53.519 lock. I've been wanting that because every time I'm moving it around it, it 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:58.319 flips. So, now it won't do that. That's great. And we got the brightness. Are we at max brightness right now? I mean, 00:03:56.159 --> 00:04:03.200 it's an e- in screen, but it does have a slight backlight. Uh, you know, if you 00:04:01.040 --> 00:04:07.040 want that and I believe it's a fairly soft one. On some other tablets that 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:10.480 we've seen, there are various there are kind of like different backlight 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:14.720 settings for like a cool backlight or a warm backlight or like mixed. This is 00:04:12.799 --> 00:04:19.759 just got the one setting. Can we turn the lights off for a second? I will say 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:22.800 like if I'm in a pitch black room, if 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:25.360 I'm like right here, it's okay, you 00:04:22.800 --> 00:04:28.080 know, like it's it's it's enough. >> I think you're probably right, Bel, that 00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:34.400 it is more of a front light than a backlight. On the top we have the power 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:36.720 button and we can glimpse this anodized 00:04:34.400 --> 00:04:40.880 aluminum frame that they have around the entire device giving it a pretty premium 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:45.600 look with these ridges. Uh that's about the same the same sort of design they 00:04:42.960 --> 00:04:50.240 had on the nonmove paper pro. On this side we have I believe what is the 00:04:47.840 --> 00:04:55.199 magnetic attachment point for the pen. Yes. Oh, not a pen, a marker. Do not 00:04:53.280 --> 00:04:59.199 mess this up. [laughter] Wow, that's strong. And just like Yeah, I remember 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:03.360 that about the last time. They like their strong magnets. 00:05:02.613 --> 00:05:10.479 [laughter] Does it charge it? Yes, that charges. 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:13.520 FYI. On the bottom, we have nothing 00:05:10.479 --> 00:05:15.440 except the USBC port that will be used 00:05:13.520 --> 00:05:20.479 to [music] charge the battery inside, which will last for 2 weeks. They say 00:05:17.840 --> 00:05:24.800 that's better than less than that. It's a 2334 00:05:22.560 --> 00:05:29.840 milliamp hour battery and Remarkable says that it'll charge to 90% in less 00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:33.360 than 45 minutes. So like you're and you're only doing that every Fortnite. 00:05:31.520 --> 00:05:38.639 Interestingly, not a game you can play on this. Oh, the back. The back is not 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:43.360 the same as the anodized aluminum frame. This is some sort of like poly composite 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:47.680 of some kind, but it's got this like cool texture to it that's sort of 00:05:45.440 --> 00:05:52.000 teasing you. these feet still, even though it's a lot more uh of a portable 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:56.080 device, they still have these nice features that allow you to kind of put 00:05:53.840 --> 00:06:00.080 it on a surface and have it just stay there while you draw. I hate it every 00:05:58.320 --> 00:06:03.840 time I draw and then when the paper moves cuz I'm so strong cuz my muscles, 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:07.919 I can't help it. So, as I said, you cannot play Fortnite on this thing. I'm 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:10.720 sorry everyone, but you can do a lot of other stuff. And we're going to find out 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:15.199 what that is after this word from our sponsor, Massa. Looking to put a bit 00:06:12.960 --> 00:06:20.319 more crunch in your lunch? Massa makes chips with just three ingredients. 00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:22.400 Niximalized corn, sea salt, and 100% 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:26.800 grass-fed beef tallow, which they say contributes to a more satisfying and 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:31.440 flavorful chip. They've got flavors like lime, churro, or original, so you really 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:34.240 can't go wrong. So, why not say goodbye to soggy chips in your salsa and give 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:39.600 Massa a try? Go to massachips.com/shortcircuit 00:06:36.639 --> 00:06:44.160 and use code shortcircuit for 25% off your first order. Now, once more though, 00:06:41.840 --> 00:06:50.800 I'm going to fit it into the bookfolio. But there's something pleasurable about 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:52.560 taking a fabric covered something and 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:57.199 opening it like that. And this is really what Remarkable is all about. They're 00:06:54.479 --> 00:07:01.599 like, let's get back to basics. Let's, you know, feel as if we're using 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:06.400 paper again. Pretend you didn't know that Android and iOS can do all of these 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:11.599 millions of things. So, we're into the interface here. It's called Remarkable 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:16.639 OS. it's their own Linux-based uh operating system. And that can be a plus 00:07:14.160 --> 00:07:20.800 and a minus. They can shape things in their own image, but you're also lacking 00:07:19.199 --> 00:07:24.720 some of the interoperability that's already baked in if you use something 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:29.759 like an Android operating system. I've talked about this before, but like other 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:34.160 e- in tablet makers will have a distribution of Android. They'll have a 00:07:32.560 --> 00:07:38.479 Android based operating system and that isn't like exactly stock Android but you 00:07:36.960 --> 00:07:42.080 can [music] do a lot of things that Android can do. You can you expect the 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:45.520 settings to be there that you want and in this one it's a custom thing. You 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:50.560 have to kind of learn how everything works from scratch. I found my way into 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:54.400 settings which is nice. You know there's some things to learn that like there's 00:07:52.080 --> 00:07:59.120 not really a home screen per se. I mean like this is sort of the home screen. my 00:07:56.400 --> 00:08:04.080 files. The experience here is less about using an app that is like maybe calling 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:07.680 to a cloud somewhere and more about you're doing stuff on your device. When 00:08:05.840 --> 00:08:10.400 we first covered these guys, uh I remember thinking like, okay, I'm 00:08:09.039 --> 00:08:15.680 looking at the list of things you can do with the connect cloud services and it 00:08:12.960 --> 00:08:19.280 is pretty it's pretty limited. Like, okay, what if I just want to text 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:25.599 something to somebody? I just drew this amazing picture. sun in the sky, grass, 00:08:23.700 --> 00:08:28.479 [laughter] and [snorts] I'm like, "Wow, this is so 00:08:26.960 --> 00:08:35.599 good. I want to send this to my 5-year-old." Even though you're connected to Wi-Fi and you can sign in 00:08:32.560 --> 00:08:37.440 to various services, you cannot just 00:08:35.599 --> 00:08:42.080 text something to somebody, you know, you can't just attach it. You can send 00:08:39.599 --> 00:08:45.920 it to their cloud service that can sync with your desktop and stuff. So, you can 00:08:44.159 --> 00:08:49.360 there there is back and forth there, but they are limiting the pipeline. They're 00:08:47.839 --> 00:08:53.680 limiting the pipe. I did mention that there's an eraser on the other end of 00:08:51.200 --> 00:08:58.480 this marker plus that you can use to just I guess erase a chunk of what you 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:02.320 drew. Oh, look. I made Alfred Hitchcock. One of the things that Remarkable uh 00:09:00.560 --> 00:09:07.360 makes a big deal about is saying that this is going to feel like paper. And I 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:11.360 got to say that it very much, you know, does a lot more so than, you know, 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:18.360 another tablet. I don't know if you know, you kind of you can kind of feel 00:09:12.880 --> 00:09:18.360 that texture. You feel the uh roughness. 00:09:23.680 --> 00:09:30.640 I I thought I tapped that circle before, but I must have like just slightly 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:32.320 missed it. So, you add you can you can 00:09:30.640 --> 00:09:36.880 do colors by tapping that little circle up in the corner. And you can make your 00:09:34.240 --> 00:09:42.959 stroke thicker or thinner. Choose different. Ooh, magenta paintbrush. That 00:09:41.040 --> 00:09:50.160 That's a That's the thickest paint brush we got, guys. Really? Can I press go 00:09:47.040 --> 00:09:52.399 thin and press to go thicker? They do 00:09:50.160 --> 00:09:55.839 have some pressure sensitivity. Okay. So, there there it is. You got you got 00:09:54.160 --> 00:09:58.880 color if you really want it. So, their note-taking interface here is going to 00:09:57.440 --> 00:10:03.200 be somewhat familiar to people who have seen tablets like this before. But if 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:07.360 you haven't, you know, it's not trying to be a Photoshop replacement. It's just 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:10.959 trying to give you some basic tools that you can use to take notes or sketch 00:10:09.040 --> 00:10:16.362 things or just get something out of your head and onto this thing instead. You 00:10:13.120 --> 00:10:17.279 have three fonts to choose from. 00:10:16.362 --> 00:10:22.560 [laughter] It's like when you use an Apple device and you come across something and you're 00:10:20.800 --> 00:10:26.320 just like that's so Apple. Like there are various things in this thing where 00:10:24.079 --> 00:10:29.680 it's like that is so remarkable. You know, in terms of I one thing I haven't 00:10:27.920 --> 00:10:34.240 really talked about yet is the refresh rate and the general sort of like 00:10:31.440 --> 00:10:38.079 usability of like a touch screen. That's something that e in screens struggle 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:41.519 with. But as you can see, it's if you give it a second to refresh after you 00:10:39.839 --> 00:10:46.000 use it, it's fairly usable and responsive. You know, I can zoom in, 00:10:43.680 --> 00:10:49.600 zoom out, kind of see where I'm at, and then let go, and it'll kind of be like, 00:10:47.920 --> 00:10:54.079 "All right, that's where we are." It's annoying if you're not used to eing 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:57.360 screens. This is pretty good. Uh, compared to some of the eing tablets 00:10:55.839 --> 00:11:00.640 that I've looked at, like, you know, at least I'm not like, "Ah, I'm just trying 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:04.800 to do this." Like, I know what's happening here. Oh, this is this is my 00:11:02.320 --> 00:11:09.760 note that I made. Uh-oh. Cloud limit reached. Without connect, documents stop 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:13.120 syncing after 50 days of inactivity. Reactivate cloud storage and sync 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:18.399 documents across all devices. It's been longer than 50 days since we drew this 00:11:15.519 --> 00:11:22.959 thing. Oh, it'll still be there in your cloud, but you can't like modify it. 00:11:21.279 --> 00:11:28.000 Despite those limitations, you can go into this integrations section and it 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:32.160 says integrate with you can use setup. You can use your own cloud storage. So 00:11:29.920 --> 00:11:38.480 you can connect your one drive, your Google drive or your Dropbox and access 00:11:35.440 --> 00:11:41.600 it on your tablet. If you want to send 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:43.478 anything that's where kind of connect is 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:47.279 uh that's that's where you need connect. [music] I mean you can present with 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:52.320 screen share. I guess it's like you that's put it on another display. You 00:11:50.160 --> 00:11:56.000 can send it by email and those are the only two options here without connect. 00:11:54.079 --> 00:12:00.000 If if you're all about just using this as like a receiving device, [laughter] 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:04.480 then then you probably don't need Connect. Otherwise, they want you to use 00:12:02.640 --> 00:12:10.720 it their way. But what if you just want to use it as an e-reader? Is this how we 00:12:06.880 --> 00:12:12.880 I'm swiping. I'm tapping. How do we go 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:17.600 to the next page, people? Oh. Oh. Oh, swipe on the bottom. You got to swipe on 00:12:14.880 --> 00:12:22.560 the bottom. So, I have gotten back into reading uh in the past year or two, and 00:12:20.079 --> 00:12:26.240 I'm reading almost entirely ebooks on my phone. So, I'm used to kind of just 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:31.839 tapping on the right side of the of the screen, and that is not what everyone's 00:12:29.680 --> 00:12:36.880 so surprised. It's fine. I use dark mode. Companies like Remarkable and the 00:12:35.279 --> 00:12:41.040 Minimal Phone and stuff are saying that it is a hardware and software problem. 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:45.120 And I think that's definitely part of it, but I think that like, you know, 00:12:43.440 --> 00:12:48.959 it's going to be up to each individual person to take a look at these devices 00:12:47.519 --> 00:12:54.160 and listen to people like me who are actually using them and kind of like trying to get across to you what it's 00:12:51.839 --> 00:12:58.480 like to be like, [music] is getting a new device going to solve 00:12:56.240 --> 00:13:03.839 this issue? Or do I just kind of need to maybe have a time limiter app? I love 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:08.800 reading ebooks on my phone. I'm sorry. Okay, I mean, I'm not sorry. I won't 00:13:06.079 --> 00:13:13.440 apologize now for all of that kind of friendly criticism that I'm giving 00:13:10.800 --> 00:13:18.480 towards Remarkable for this like very pipeline walled garden approach that 00:13:15.760 --> 00:13:24.480 they have to, you know, like making you use the tablet the way they want to. Uh, 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:27.120 their connect service isn't that bad. 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:32.480 It's three bucks a month or $30 a year. You get a 50-day free trial, but it is 00:13:30.079 --> 00:13:36.880 just hard to justify. If I knew someone who's paying for that, I would I would 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:42.079 have some questions for them. I don't know. Boos, right? We all know BS. They 00:13:40.639 --> 00:13:48.240 use Android and you can I don't think they have any restrictions on that kind of stuff, do they? We're going to fact 00:13:45.920 --> 00:13:53.120 check that. The device itself, the Remarkable Paper [music] Pro Move starts 00:13:51.040 --> 00:14:00.000 at $450. The Marker Plus is another $50 if you 00:13:56.320 --> 00:14:03.120 want that. The folio here is anywhere 00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:05.920 from $70 to $140 depending on the 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:10.639 material that you get it in. This is I mean that's adding up compared 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:16.079 to the remarkable paper pro nonmove which is $630 bucks starts [music] at. 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:19.760 So you know it's I feel like this the one particularly is not quite at that 00:14:18.240 --> 00:14:24.320 point where it's like obviously overpriced. Like you could make an 00:14:21.519 --> 00:14:27.440 argument for spending 450 bucks, 500 bucks with the thing on something that 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:31.199 you think is going to like if you're a writer or you're an artist and you're 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:34.959 like, I really I could really use a device like this that is like a 00:14:32.560 --> 00:14:38.639 sketchbook [music] but also allows me to kind of stay connected to a certain 00:14:36.320 --> 00:14:43.760 degree. It has extra tools. I can do color. I can annotate documents. [music] 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:49.040 You know, the the the use case is there for a certain type of person. I think 00:14:46.079 --> 00:14:53.760 I'm just continually asking, do we need separate devices for that or can we have 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:59.519 devices that are still smart and just, you know, uninstall Tik Tok or 00:14:56.480 --> 00:15:01.120 something? And the answer is no. Thanks 00:14:59.519 --> 00:15:06.079 for watching. Uh, subscribe to ShortCircuit. Watch the previous video uh of 00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:09.519 of this series. Watch the remarkable paper pro if you really want to, or any 00:15:08.160 --> 00:15:12.959 other video from the channel. They're all pretty good.