Putting pen to paper with Rocketbook
The world may have turned digital but if you’re anything like me you still love pen and paper. Well, the Rocketbook Everlast is a notepad with a difference as tradition meets technology.
The concept is simple: Write. Scan. Erase. It sounds interesting right? Well, this is what I thought when I took a closer look.
ROCKETBOOK EVERLAST
The Rocketbook is for people like me who enjoy writing with pen and paper, but who see the benefits of technology. The pages are beautifully smooth and come in either dotted or lined page options.
Step one is simple. Put pen to paper – in this instance erasable pens from the Pilot Frixion line – and record your thoughts, take meeting notes, write the next bestseller or maybe just plan. With 36 pages there is plenty of room to write and then write some more.
Next – when you are ready – you scan your pages. Yep you read that right. Release your words from your Rocketbook and release them into the cloud by scanning the pages with the Rocketbook mobile app (free to download on Andriod and iOS). That’s not even the best part though, as the OCR (Handwriting Recognition) functionality will actually transcribe your notes for you.
No more typing up notes, no more needing to wait to get on a laptop before working on something and no more taking images of your pages so you have them on you. One quick scan and you can get a copy – photograph or transcription – delivered to the location of your choice. Options currently include Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, OneNote, OneDrive, Trello, slack, box, photos and emails.
I am so impressed with this functionality as it even recognised my scruffy cursive writing. To be fair not perfectly – to ensure that you need to go back to basics and avoid joined up writing – but more than adequately for what I needed it to do. Cut and paste then a quick read through to make any corrections, and my team meeting minutes were ready to send out.
Then – when you are ready – simply erase with a drop of water and start again. What this does is provide you with an endlessly reusable notebook that will last for years.
For me this has made blogging on the go a breeze. Drafting posts on a phone is hard and I hate doing it in a notebook as I’ll only have to type it up when I get home. Well, not anymore!!
THE THINK BOARD X
Think Boards take the write, scan erase concept of the Rocketbook to the next level. As opposed to a notebook, the Think Board X works operates as a traditional whiteboard. It allows you to take ideas out of your head and out onto a blank page.
There’s no need to lose your ideas once you’re finished though. The Rocketbook mobile app allows you to take those ideas and transfer them to your destination of choice. I honestly can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat up late in hotel rooms transferring notes from flip charts or a photo of a white board into presentations ready for the second day of a conference. With an upload to an app, all that work would be gone. It would allow you to import scans as images or transcribe into notes.
So far, for us it’s been used as a picture frame, a message board and of course a shopping list. One lives on our fridge while a second lives in my office at home. As for what it’s being used for right now though….let’s just say that Christmas is on its way!
THE GIVEAWAY
The team from Rocketbook are very kindly giving away a Rocketbook Everlast to not one but TWO lucky Tippytupps readers. All you have to do is enter via Rafflecopter using the link below and follow the usual social media accounts. You can take a closer look at the Rocketbook Everlast here.
This giveaway is open to UK residents only. It is powered by Rafflecopter and will close on Sunday 15th December 2019 at midnight. The winner will then be chosen at random using the tool. Please note this competition is hosted by the Tippytupps blog but the prize is being provided by Atlantic Access. They will be responsible for posting your prize out to you. For full terms and conditions for the giveaway, please visit the Tippytupps terms and conditions page.
Good luck!
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DISCLOSURE: we received these items for the purposes of this review. However – as always – all thoughts and opinions remain our own.
This would be fantastic for my husband. He would use it for the notes he makes for his coursework
for lists,letters lots i could use this for
I would use it for taking notes, writing poetry/stories and for creating shopping lists x
Notes and shopping lists
I keep notebooks by the phone, in my handbag and in the car as I forget everything. This one is nice so I’d keep this indoors by the phone.
craft ideas and things to do!
If I won one I would pass it on to my grandson to use for his college work.
shopping lists and bills that i need to remember
for all my to do lists x
My memory is shocking these days so I would be making notes every time I remembered what I needed to do
For random thoughts, for lists and for sites and blogs to explore later.
My husband would love this for all of his notes and lists
I have a lot of travel stories and memories I want to compile into a book, that I’d like to get published next year. This would be lovely motivation.
I would use this for work
For helping my son with school work
This would be great for my notes I take while out n about for short stories I write! xx
Organisation – id take everywhere to jot my thoughts down – im always loosing bits of paper that i normally use
I would use it for writing lists and important reminders
Shopping lists and important dates to remember
I’d use it for taking notes when I’m playing games, I waste a lot of paper on that!
I would gift it to My partner she has just started working as parenting governor at the school this would be perfect for her to make her notes and right her reports or even keep track of everything in one place would be loads easier for her fingers crossed
all my to do lists
I would use it to help me stay organised in everyday life, lists, notes, ideas, that sort of stuff
I’d give it to my Daughter 19, she would use it for to-do lists, mindfulness, and studying
I’d use it for the scrap paper notes I’m always losing!
For lists
For taking notes and making lists
A brilliant idea. I would use it to write some ghost stories etc for my new blog that I am planning
This would be perfect for my many liststhat I make to keep organised!
I would use it for all those lists I make and then lose amongst the piles of paper!
My goal for 2020 is to write my autobiography. My grandchildren love hearing about my past so I thought it would be good for then to have something to remember me by.
This would be really useful as a new mum, I’d use it to help stay organised and to capture memories.
For doing lists and notes so I don’t forget to do stuff
I’m studying dog behaviour so I’d use it for all my notes!
I’d use for my diet plan in the new year
For all my notes x
WOW!I’m at college and due to start university next! This would be amazing!!!
Noting down errands to do, hilarious moments from the day, and committing memories to paper so they remain timeless and everlasting! 🙂
Shopping and to-do lists!
This is like my dreams have become reality! How did I not know this existed! I would use this for my endless to do lists, planning birthdays, Christmas and everything else.