Paper slows us down; it gives us room to think like humans: reMarkables R&D team on protecting the human advantage in the workplace and why now is the right time for its affordable Paper Pure tablet

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Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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We speak to reMarkables R&D team about its new affordable tablet, the reMarkable Paper Pure, and its place in the increasingly AI-driven workplace.

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The topsy-turvy discourse surrounding the doomed/promising future of the workplace (delete as appropriate) is enough to make your head implode, but reMarkable is among the few technology companies taking a more measured approach to the changing nature of productivity. The Norwegian brands minimalist writing tablets are an antidote to traditional laptops. These stripped-back, distraction-free slates have gained popularity among professionals in recent years you may have seen one or two floating around your office but their high price tags have so far limited their wider appeal (the reMarkable Paper Pro , for instance, starts at $579 / 559 / AU$929).
Now, reMarkable is releasing its first truly affordable tablet, the
reMarkable Paper Pure and it bridges the gap between the analog and the digital in exciting new ways. Article continues below You may like I cannot stop doodling on the reMarkable Paper Pure The best ereader for 2026 Onyx
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We never intended to make products for only a few, Jon Dalvang, VP, Head of Paper Tablet Product Management at reMarkable, tells me in an interview. [Our existing tablets] are quite expensive products, and we have to acknowledge that. So that's why were now really happy to finally introduce the second
half of our product family. Well have a Pro line moving forward, and a Pure line.

Innovation [these days] just seems to be about slapping on more and more features [to existing products], but with the Paper Pure, we've looked back
to the original idea [of reMarkable tablets] and tried to make a paper tablet in its most essential form. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Future) (Image
credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) Starting at $399 / 359 (AU$TBC), the Paper Pure is much like the reMarkable 2 in that it uses a 10.3-inch black-and-white display and doesnt feature a front light. Its a
back-to-basics alternative to the pricier (and color-compatible) Paper Pro line. But this is not an identical product to reMarkables 2020 offering.

We always put a lot of effort into making our displays feel as close to paper as possible. And weve taken that one step further with the Paper Pure,
Dalvang explains. Its display is whiter than ever before, and it's got 20% better contrast than the reMarkable 2. Navigation, opening and closing documents, and swiping pages is also up to twice as fast. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Beyond its display, the Paper Pure is a full 43g lighter than the reMarkable 2, it's 50% faster, and its battery lasts 30% longer, too. @techradar

original sound - TechRadar It's not a direct replacement of the reMarkable 2, Dalvang clarifies, but it's an intentional take on trying to reach an
entry point for a broader mass market. Notably, the reMarkable 2 is no longer available to buy on reMarkables website . The cognitive benefits of paper The reMarkable Paper Pure (Image credit: reMarkable) Even if youre not sold on
the idea of using a pen and paper in the workplace, youll know that writing
by hand forces you to slow down and think about the content youre actually producing. It can even lead to moments of unexpected inspiration (in his hands-on reMarkable Paper Pure review , my colleague, Lance, notes that minutes pass before I realize I've derailed from work to mind-soothing creativity). reMarkable believes this analog approach to productivity has never been more important. What to read next I took the iPad Air and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft drawing in the park and there's only one I want to use in direct sunlight The best tablet 2026 The best drawing tablet 2025

Since the Industrial Revolution, speed has very much been the name of the game, William Chaumeton, Head of Concept and Product Design at reMarkable, tells me. Hundreds of years of focus on output, efficiency, doing more with less quantity with acceptable degrees of quality. Over the last 75 years, we've added on top of that the information revolution and the digital age,
and [as a consequence] a lot more cognitive load to the modern workday.

We don't necessarily think that faster thinking means better thinking.
William Chaumeton, reMarkable Throw in the hypercatalyst that is AI, and things are getting even faster. A recent study showed that people who are actively engaging with AI in their workload are reporting that theyre more productive than ever, but also that they're more exhausted than ever [...]
The expectations [of work] are growing in line with these new tools. If AI makes you 10 times faster, people don't say, Take the afternoon off,' they say, 'Why are you not doing 10 times more?

We don't necessarily think that faster thinking means better thinking. Slop
is a term that's used a lot these days, and for good reason. We're seeing a gap emerging in the workplace the thinking gap. We refer to it as the cognitive disconnect: the disparity between the output and the input. People are reaching for the solution without a thorough understanding of the
problem. The things were producing in much greater quantities are shallower. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) Better thinking for us is about depth of thought, Chaumeton continues. It's about clarity of thought. It's about the communicability of thought. The power of human cognition is being able to slow down, think about things differently, and mix new ideas. That's the human advantage in the workplace. And thats the advantage that we're trying to protect at reMarkable.

And just to be clear, we're not anti-AI, quite the opposite in fact. But we think that the power of human thought is really simplified by pen and paper. Paper slows us down; it gives us room to think like humans. We don't want to force people to think like machines. We want to make space with the machines, for human thinking.

Its clear, then, that reMarkable isnt kidding itself about the need to merge the analog and digital effectively. If you cant move your written work into a digital workspace, you may as well be scribbling it onto the walls of a cave.

And good news! The Paper Pure launches alongside several new software tools that make collaboration with non-reMarkable users easier than ever though youll need to shell out for the brands Connect subscription service to access some of them (its currently priced at $3.99 / 3.99 per month). reMarkable's screen share feature in action (Image credit: reMarkable) Among the most useful new features is screen share, which lets you beam your reMarkable screen into your web browser for annotating content in real-time for an online or in-person audience. Theres also a new Convert and share feature, which uses AI to turn your handwriting into editable, shareable web
documents.

AI is likewise called upon for reMarkables new Send to Slack and Send to Miro features, which again automatically convert handwriting and sketches into sendable text.

In other words, there is plenty of useful software hidden beneath the reMarkable Paper Pures analog exterior. And all of these new features will be made available on the full suite of existing reMarkable tablets, too even
the 2017 original model .

The reMarkable Paper Pure starts at $399 / 359 (AU$TBC) for the device and Marker, with that price rising to $449 / 399 (AU$TBC) for the device, Marker Plus (which features a digital eraser), and Sleeve Folio. Its available to order now, with shipping set to begin in early June.

For our early impressions of the device, check out our hands-on reMarkable Paper Pure review , and stay tuned to TechRadar for our full review. Today's best reMarkable deals reMarkable Paper Pro 599 View See all prices reMarkable Tablet 2 365.97 View See all prices reMarkable Paper Pro Move 439 View See
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