The sensation of writing on paper has been historically difficult to replicate on a device. The most recent generation of e-ink tablets (reMarkable, Onyx Boox, Sony DPT & Kindle Scribe) have made this one of their primary areas of focus.

Studies demonstrate that handwritten notes have a higher likelihood of being retained. E-ink and e-paper devices allow for a marriage of this benefit along with utility of a connected device.

Popularized by psychologists Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne Nakamura, flow state describes a feeling where, under the right conditions, one becomes fully immersed in whatever they are doing.