Notebooks

Moleskine 2015 new collection event report and product review

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Earlier this month, Moleskine sent an invite over to the gadgeteer crew to check out a showroom event for their Moleskine 2015 collection, located at the NYU store in New York City.  I was lucky enough to be able to attend the event and check out their new line of bags, notebooks, and other accessories. They were […]

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Write the story of your life with Moleskine’s new Chapters journals collection

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These new new journals from Moleskine have 96 – 128 pages and five to seven chapters depending on the notebook’s size. Chapters notebooks are available in a slim pocket size that is 3 x 5.5 inches, slim medium which is 3.75 x 7 inches and the largest size which is 4.5 x 8.25 inches. They

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You won’t have to worry about the covers ripping on these notesbooks

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Notebook fanatics will want to add a Mazzotti Books Veneer Notebook to their collection because the covers are made of plywood with or without gorgeous veneers. The notebooks feature 96 acid free pages, an inside paper pocket and an elastic band to hold the cover closed. The non veneered versions are available in A5 (5.8

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You’ll look sophisticated with this notebook in your jacket pocket

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Carrying this little notebook will add a bit of style to your look, if you carry it in your jacket’s breast pocket.  The Hankie Pocketbook looks like a folded pocket square, but it’s a notebook with 60 ruled pages of acid-free paper.  It’s 3.5″ X 5.3″ and comes in your choice of red, cream, or

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Gift ideas for writers and Moleskine Fans

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Moleskine and similarly sized notebooks make great gifts for writers, doodlers and people who like to journal. A new notebook is one idea, but here are three Moleskine accessories that any writer would be happy to see under the tree this year. First up is is one of Moleskine’s line of bag organizers. Available in six colors, these

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Document your journey there and back again in this Hobbit Moleskine

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The Hobbit Limited Edition Clothbound Notebook from Moleskine is the perfect gift for any Middle Earth aficionado.  This is a large-sized Moleskine, measuring 5″ X 8.25″.  It’s covered in a nutmeg fabric, and the front is decorated with a graphic that looks like a page from Bilbo’s own diary.  Inside are 336 ruled pages, seven reproductions of

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Quo Vadis ME Journals pair paper with QR codes

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The ME Journals from Quo Vadis are a different take on analog meets digital.  The ME stands for Multimedia Enhanced. Unlike LiveScribe and Moleskine Evernote journals which require special writing instruments and dotted paper, the ME Journals feature a unique QR code at the bottom of each page. The codes can be scanned with the free ME Journal

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iSketchnote digitizes your drawings and notes in real time

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Digitizing notes and drawings can be done a few different ways. You can snap a picture with your phone and upload the picture to Evernote, you can scan pages with a flatbed scanner, and you can also use special pen/paper combos like those from Livescribe. All of these methods work, but each have their own

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Here’s a Writer’s Block that you won’t mind having

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If flinging your 3×5 inch pocket notebook on your desk is no longer an option for you, I have a solution to keep your workspace more organized. It’s called the Writer’s Block and it’s a new Kickstarter project from the makers of Word. notebooks. The Writer’s Block is made of a solid piece of brass,

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Two alternatives to Field Notes and Moleskine Cahier notebooks

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If you like carrying pocket sized notebooks (3.5 x 5 in) but are a little bored with the current crop of Field Notes and Moleskine Cahier notebooks that are on the market, here are two alternatives that might tickle your fancy. First up are the new Polygon Word. Notebooks. I’m a fan of these notebooks

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Sidekick 3D printed journal pen holder review

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The Sidekick is a journal pen holder that is made in the USA eight at a time from starch based plastic using a homemade 3D printer. The Sidekick sticks on to most any hard covered notebook or journal from popular companies like Moleskine, Rhodia, Leuchturm and many more. It adds a convenient holder for your favorite writing instrument

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Outdoor writing products for outdoor writing people

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Rite in the Rain notebooks were invented almost 100 years ago by Jerry Darling to address the problem of soggy and illegible paperwork that plagued the Pacific Northwest logging industry.  Although Mr. Darling passed away long ago, his company continues in the hands of Scott and Todd Silver, who have continued to work to improve their

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Pad & Quill adds accompanying journal app for their book style cases

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Pad & Quill makes cases for iPhones and iPads that give these mobile devices the look and feel of gorgeous leather hardbound journals. Now they’ve gone one step further and are releasing an update to their Pad & Quill Notes app to give it a nice iOS 7 clean design and some great new features.

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Moleskine notebook + tiny mirror = Split-screen video studio for your iPhone

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Are you an iPhoneographer who has wanted to record a video or a snapshot that captures action from both the main and front facing cameras at the exact same time in a cool split-screen layout? AbracadabrApp does just that, but it’s not actually an app that you install on your iPhone. It’s an analog “app” that

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