Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#TIL about a hardware company called #reMarkable;

"Our scientific advisors help us understand how technology affects attention — and guide us in creating products that protect focus and support more deliberate ways of working. This work is designed to spur innovation, test ideas through rigorous research, and champion focused thinking."

https://remarkable.com/scientific-advisory-board

Not sure if their software is Free Code. But You might find this relevant to your work on SX design @smallcircles.

#hardware
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago
@DanielRThomas
> The os is Linux and you can SSH in

Nice one. Which distro?

> not entirely free software

Which bits are nonfree? Is it the usual firmware/ drivers/ kernel blobs required to make off-the-shelf hardware components work?

> you can interact with it using entirely free software tools without any issues or touching any cloud services

Good to know.

@smallcircles
small circle 🕊 in calmness
@smallcircles@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
@strypey thank you! Wonderful product. And their approach to calm tech and thoughtful design really shines through.

I really like how they phrased what their product 'feels like' poetically (which unfortunately is an image without alt-text, or I would've share below). That comes close to Social experience design #SX in how it starts with envisioning the solution and elaborating individual needs.

https://remarkable.com/using-remarkable/inspiration/why-deep-thought-matters-defending-focus-in-a-distracted-world