TechThe Moleskine Smart Writing System is a stylish way of getting your thoughts into the cloudMoleskine’s SWS 2.0 adds digital functionality to the company’s classic notebooks, allowing drawings, notes, and random doodles to be instantly committed to the partner appWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechThe Moleskine Smart Writing System is a stylish way of getting your thoughts into the cloudMoleskine’s SWS 2.0 adds digital functionality to the company’s classic notebooks, allowing drawings, notes, and random doodles to be instantly committed to the partner appWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Moleskine’s SWS 2.0 adds digital functionality to the company’s classic notebooks, allowing drawings, notes, and random doodles to be instantly committed to the partner app
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Moleskine)
(Image credit: Moleskine)
Although pen and paper will always retain its lustre, there are ways of getting ideas down that preserve our analogue actions in digital form. Using anApplePencil orMicrosoftPen, for example, has become a ubiquitous way of taking notes and annotating files. While these elegant gadgets benefit those with precise penmanship, those of us who are more familiar with the jot and the scrawl aren’t quite so lucky.
The fleeting sense of transient thought is one of the driving forces behind the new Moleskine Smart Writing System, version 2.0 of a pen and notebook combo that was first launched in 2016. Whereas other iterations of ‘digital ink’ involve screens that mimic paper yet can be wiped and re-used, the Italian stationery company has developed a technology that retains its iconic product at its core.
(Image credit: Moleskine)
(Image credit: Moleskine)
(Image credit: Moleskine)
(Image credit: Moleskine)
(Image credit: Moleskine)
(Image credit: Moleskine)
The supplied refill writes in black, but you can change the digital ink colour as you go along. Cloud sync is standard, and the ability to upload a notebook once it’s finished, then search its contents for keywords, etc., is a surprisingly useful feature for a disorganised journalist.
(Image credit: Moleskine)
(Image credit: Moleskine)
This time around we didn’t try Moleskine Journey, a subscription service that uses the pen input to correlate with a number of different features, including calendars and reminders, as well as ‘personal development’ tools like keeping track of feelings and habits. There’s also theSmart Planner digital/analogue diary system, which presumably still works with the new pen.
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There’s an undeniable sense of magic about seeing your handwriting being replayed back to you, especially when you’re looking at notes from months or even years before. The beauty of a well-made notebook like a Moleskine is that you’re unlikely to jettison it once full; quality of materials seems to encourage quality of thought. The added layer of digital function might not to be everyone’s taste but use it wisely and it could become a powerful creative tool.
The Moleskine Smart Writing Set costs £229 and you can buy it atMoleskine.com.
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This article is part ofThe T3 Edit, a collaboration between T3 and Wallpaper* which explores the very best blends of design, craft, and technology. Wallpaper* magazine is the world’s leading authority on contemporary design and The T3 Edit is your essential guide to what’s new and what’s next.
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