{"id":32425,"date":"2020-10-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=cfdd64e3a2601bd515101715761212c3"},"modified":"2020-10-27T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T13:00:00","slug":"the-freewrite-traveler-is-a-retro-word-processor-thats-fatally-ahead-of-its-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=32425","title":{"rendered":"The Freewrite Traveler is a retro word processor that\u2019s fatally ahead of its time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21527247\/astrohaus-freewrite-traveler-word-processor-review\">The Verge -  All Posts<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color : #fff7d5;\n\t\t\tborder-width : 1px; padding : 5px; border-style : dashed; border-color : #e7d796;margin-bottom : 1em; color : #9a8c59;\">Article note: Man, I'd really like a little obscene-battery-life 8\" class machine like this (for writing and probably also as a terminal) that was well executed and cheap enough not to be precious about, but the E-ink never quite makes it, and bespoke small-market devices are always prohibitively expensive.\r\n\r\nI've seen it done with hacked-up kindles a couple times and _those_ seem better than this.<\/div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/Ugy0maio5HChExqD6eKhyIkahlU=\/0x0:2040x1360\/1310x873\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/67694561\/arobertson_201018_4257_0003.0.0.jpg\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\/><p>Gadget crowdfunding is great for fulfilling niche demands. Most people, for instance, would never buy a $599 Wi-Fi-enabled typewriter. But in 2016, a Detroit-based startup called Astrohaus proved that not only could such a thing exist, but it could be a delightful and strangely satisfying device. Now, Astrohaus is trying to capture the same experience in a smaller and more convenient package &mdash; but unfortunately, its hardware can&rsquo;t back that promise up.<\/p>\n<p>Astrohaus is the creator of the Freewrite, a chunky word processor with a modern mechanical keyboard, wireless syncing options, and an E Ink screen. Today, the company starts shipping the Freewrite Traveler, a lighter laptop-like alternative. The Traveler is temporarily discounted to $429,...<\/p>\n  <p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21527247\/astrohaus-freewrite-traveler-word-processor-review\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&hellip;<\/a>\n  <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gadget crowdfunding is great for fulfilling niche demands. Most people, for instance, would never b&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=32425\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32425\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}