The Smart Tablet That Finally Feels Like Putting Pen to Paper

Forget the sword. The question these days is whether the pen is mightier than the keyboard. Study after study has shown that taking notes by hand is better than typing when you’re trying to retain information, and doodles in the margins are often where breakthroughs occur. But as anyone who’s lost track of ideas in an ink-stained notebook knows, going totally analog has its drawbacks. Enter the $650 Boox Tab Ultra C Pro, an Android-based e-paper tablet made for handwriting, but with the functionality and searchability of a computer. Its Pen2 Pro stylus has 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity, so writing and sketching render naturally. And the 10.3-inch screen offers something few of its competitors can: color.

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