Readers with freehand notation capabilities

emai7s2 · 07-29-2010, 04:22 AM

As much as I am impressed by the new Amazon Kindle 3, it does not meet one of my main requirements - freehand notation on documents. I know there are others on Mobileread who share the same interest, so I want to start a thread which focuses on readers offering freehand notation capabilities.

Here's a start - others are invited to flesh out the info:

Sony-PRS 600 (6")
Sony-PRS 900 (7.1")
Freehand notation possible on all formats which can be viewed (PDF, txt, RTF, etc). When in zoom mode, notations are not possible.
Expansion: MMC/SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
Text-to-speech: no

Onyx Boox 60 (6")
Bebook Neo (6")
Freehand notation only possible on PDFs.
Expansion: SD/SDHC
Text-to-speech: yes?

Hanvon n518 (5")
Freehand notation possible (formats?)
Expansion: SD card
Text-to-speech: yes

I'm sure there are other machines out there as well that offer freehand notation capabilities, I am just not aware of them at the moment.

vxf · 07-29-2010, 09:39 AM

I think the various IRex readers support free-hand annotations. But I have never used one.

HarryT · 07-29-2010, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vxf

I think the various IRex readers support free-hand annotations. But I have never used one.

The DR1000 and iLiad do - but only for PDF files. The DR800 doesn't support annotation.

MrReader · 07-29-2010, 11:29 AM

Hanvon Ereaders (as far as I know) only have notation for TXT files, but have nice option for immediate export of notations and hand writings in RTF format.

emai7s2 · 08-06-2010, 10:29 AM

Here are a couple more readers with freehand notation:

Hanvon WISEreader N526
http://www.hanvon-deutschland.de/htm...ader_n526.html

Hanvon WISEreader N610
http://www.hanvon-deutschland.de/htm...ader_n610.html

Dulin's Books · 08-06-2010, 05:04 PM

Onyx has a separate note/scribble feature as well. so you can use it as a notepad ,even adding more "pages" to existing notes. these are exportable.

HarryT · 08-06-2010, 07:29 PM

The Sony and iRex devices also have a "notepad" facility.

901hw · 08-13-2010, 07:01 AM

With the latest updates the Hanvons (n518 and n526 and the new ones) also support notations in pdfs which can even be saved in the pdf itself as far as I understood from several reviews.

emai7s2 · 09-14-2010, 05:11 AM

The new iRiver Cover Story has annotation capabilities:

iRiver Cover Story
http://www.iriver.com/product/view.asp?pCode=002&pNo=80

07-29-2010, 04:22 AM	#1
emai7s2 Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 128170 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Palm & PPC	Readers with freehand notation capabilities As much as I am impressed by the new Amazon Kindle 3, it does not meet one of my main requirements - freehand notation on documents. I know there are others on Mobileread who share the same interest, so I want to start a thread which focuses on readers offering freehand notation capabilities. Here's a start - others are invited to flesh out the info: Sony-PRS 600 (6") Sony-PRS 900 (7.1") Freehand notation possible on all formats which can be viewed (PDF, txt, RTF, etc). When in zoom mode, notations are not possible. Expansion: MMC/SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo Text-to-speech: no Onyx Boox 60 (6") Bebook Neo (6") Freehand notation only possible on PDFs. Expansion: SD/SDHC Text-to-speech: yes? Hanvon n518 (5") Freehand notation possible (formats?) Expansion: SD card Text-to-speech: yes I'm sure there are other machines out there as well that offer freehand notation capabilities, I am just not aware of them at the moment.

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07-29-2010, 09:39 AM	#2
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I think the various IRex readers support free-hand annotations. But I have never used one.

07-29-2010, 11:29 AM	#4
MrReader Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	Hanvon Ereaders (as far as I know) only have notation for TXT files, but have nice option for immediate export of notations and hand writings in RTF format.

08-06-2010, 10:29 AM	#5
emai7s2 Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 128170 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Palm & PPC	Here are a couple more readers with freehand notation: Hanvon WISEreader N526 http://www.hanvon-deutschland.de/htm...ader_n526.html Hanvon WISEreader N610 http://www.hanvon-deutschland.de/htm...ader_n610.html

08-06-2010, 05:04 PM	#6
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	Onyx has a separate note/scribble feature as well. so you can use it as a notepad ,even adding more "pages" to existing notes. these are exportable.

08-06-2010, 07:29 PM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Sony and iRex devices also have a "notepad" facility.

08-13-2010, 07:01 AM	#8
901hw Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 2178 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: germany Device: Trekstor Pyrus Mini, PB Touch Lux 2, Onxy Boox C67ML (maybe))	With the latest updates the Hanvons (n518 and n526 and the new ones) also support notations in pdfs which can even be saved in the pdf itself as far as I understood from several reviews.

09-14-2010, 05:11 AM	#9
emai7s2 Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 128170 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Palm & PPC	The new iRiver Cover Story has annotation capabilities: iRiver Cover Story http://www.iriver.com/product/view.asp?pCode=002&pNo=80

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