People who are serious about software should make their own hardware. When that famous declaration by Alan Kay gets quoted, it’s usually in reference to ambitious computing devices such as Apple’s ...

If you want to sample a color that you encounter in the real world and then reproduce it on your computer, you might already be interested in devices like the SwatchMate Cube or the NODE Chroma module ...

Sometimes it feels like the minimalist app design movement can go a bit far. I was so torn over super-simplified iOS writing app Pop last year, that I interviewed its designer about whether he was ...

Adobe has long dominated the business of providing software tools for creative professionals -- but it has always shied away from hardware. Today that changes with the roll-out of two new accessories ...

E Ink — a name synonymous with e-reader screens — just debuted a new writing display technology called JustWrite. The tech offers the company’s familiar monochrome aesthetic — albeit in negative this ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? If you want a screen that looks like honest-to-god pencil or pen on paper, a ...

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