Tom Hanks launches Hanx Writer

the8thark

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• Aug 15, 2014

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Tom Hanks launches Hanx Writer, an iPad app that mimics the feel of typing on an old typewriter
http://www.news.com.au/technology/g...n-old-typewriter/story-fn81y8rt-1227024633900

(can't post the entire article here as I don't want the topic edited on me).

 

Jessica Lares

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• Aug 16, 2014

• #2

I sorta like it. I turned off the animations and went back to the regular delete though for now. I don't care for the paid add-on either, but I tried them out.

 

matrix07

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• Aug 16, 2014

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English only, I suppose?

 

baypharm

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• Aug 18, 2014

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I also tried it and while it was faithful to the look, feel, and sound of a manual typewriter, I quickly grew tired of it. Pretty cool concept though and my hat's off to the developers who brought it to life.

 

verithingeoff

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• Aug 18, 2014

• #5

I just downloaded this app, cute, but don't get any sound. The volume is full up and other sounds work fine. Sound is on in the tools on the app.....Any ideas?