I've had the original Freewrite (https://fullsteamahead365.com/?s=freewrite), Freewrite Traveler, and now only own the Freewrite Hemingway Signature Edition ( https://twitter.com/billloguidice/status/1418279464748859392/photo/1). These are very expensive, single-purpose devices. There's really no practical way to hack them. They're meant for stream-of-consciousness writing with very few editing options (the latest model does make it a little easier, but again, not really meant for edits). Think of these as digital distraction-free typewriters that output to their built-in screen instead of paper and can send documents (text or PDF, basically) over its wifi connection to various cloud services like email, Dropbox, and Evernote. That's it.
They're cool, but very much a niche device. I suppose you could say it's in the same basic family design-wise as the M100 series, but not anywhere near, nor meant to be, as capable. If you like writing fiction, it's an interesting tool to force yourself to just write, but beyond that, not really good for anything else. The mechanical keyboard on the standard Freewrites is superb, especially with the device's heavy weighted base. The smaller Freewrites have good keyboards considering their size, but they're nothing like on the full-size models. ================================================== Bill Loguidice | About me and other ways to get in touch <http://about.me/billloguidice> | Portfolio <https://armchaircreativeservices.com/bill-loguidice-bio-and-recent-portfolio/> ================================================== On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 12:19 PM Montana Quiring <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting... looks like there is a new model that is cheaper and very > M100 looking: > > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/freewrite-alpha-distraction-free-writing-anywhere#/ > > Regards, > -Montana > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:59 AM Ray Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Apologies if this has already been shared, but I thought it was >> interesting... >> >> The "Freewrite", a "distraction-free" tool for doing one thing: Writing. >> >> https://boingboing.net/2016/02/23/449518.html >> >> Don't know if it would be hackable, but I do like the description of the >> keyboard. $500 seems steep, but it is described as solidly made. >> >> RL >> >
