Writer: An Open Digital Typewriter (2018)
This seems more like a word processor than a typewriter. The author seems to concede that this isn't a typewriter at all:> However, using a typewriter comes with two major shortcomings: 1) You cannot delete a typo. I know you do a lot of those, no need to expose this nasty behaviour to everybody’s face. 2) You cannot share the text you wrote online, be it on your website or on any other social platform.Also, I am not a fan of the bulky wooden case, but I get that some people would be.
I think that this would be a great opportunity to take inspiration from devices like the iPad (Pro) and Nintendo switch:
perhaps the meat of the device (display, electronics, connectors) could be in a single unit, with a detachable keyboard of some kind.
Then, people would be free to create their own "docks" out of wood, old model M keyboards, pipe organs or whatever which could connect to this device using a single connector.That aside, I really like the concept: hacker-friendly open design, a "more pure" writing experience, and a "real" operating system underneath it all which can be modified by the user.