Quick look at the Pomera DM-30

Just a few quick minutes opening up and typing in the Pomera DM-30.

[@arepas]

Outline Mode: pretty much the best thing about it. Scrivener on the Go anyone? To move between the two colums, press alt and tab. To make the titles (tags) press # followed by the text. Ex: #Chapter 1 and ## for the 2nd sub chapter and ### for third subchapter. Very easy and very seamless. QR coding short messages or poems are also a lot of fun.

[@Xingqiwu387]

Agreed on all counts! The device is absolutely brilliant. If only someone could reproduce the DM30 and equip it with a US standard mechanical keyboard. THAT would be unbeatable.

[@dclough8203]

It's a great little machine but you do have to spend some time mastering its quirks. The only annoying thing I've found is when importing text docs from programs like Word it will substitute Japanese characters for apostrophes in words like 'can't, won't' etc. It also has no wifi link capability - like the Freewriter - so you can save and backup only to the machine itself or an SD card. However, it's still what you wish the Freewriter was as a writing tool.

[@crowriver]

Thanks for this overview of the device. How do you find the keyboard for longer typing sessions?

[@arepas]

longtime owner. it takes about a week to get used to. the actuation point is much better than the DM100 and there is a small tactile bump like a brown switch. Key travel is pretty short though. I can write for longer sessions (best for editing as outline mode) is the closest thing you can get to Scrivener on the go. True longform writing, i'd go with the Freewrite Traveler or the DM250

[@victornoagbodji]

😊 😊 🙏 thanks for doing this review. there is so little information available in non-japanese about this product. is that the latest version? when i search for it on ebay there are tons of many different versions...

[@anthonymccarthy4164]

Using a simple text editing program on a computer without internet would do the same thing. You could use a Raspberry Pi Zero (US$10 these days) and an e-ink screen with a regular American keyboard at a fraction of the cost.

[@California_Creators]

Also - it appears the price has jumped from 200 to 450...

[@CaptainCreate]

Lovely review. What pen is that at the 3 minute mark?

[@MrJonahWhaler]

Hi, I seem to have pressed some key combination occasionally and it types in Latin with underlining and converts to Japanese as if O switched to some Jspanese transliteration setup. I cannot find how to switch it to normal Latin. The language is set to English. Thank you

[@MrJonahWhaler]

Hi and thank you! Do you have any idea if other fonts and keyboards could be installed like French accents German umlaut, or Cyrillic? Is the architecture open? Thank you

[@stkbailey]

I have not come across anything like that unfortunately.

[@lisaharris6944]

Thanks Stephen great video! So are you still happy with it? Does look like a great alternative to the FreeWrite. Do you usually get your files out via QR code or connected it via a usb or ?

[@arepas]

longtime DM30 user: QR code is pretty short per code but really good for creating a tag for a poem or a short letter. Best way to move files is via the SD card. quick and easy.

[@SempiternamentePisa]

Oh wow! Thank you for this magnificient close look to this great piece of hardware... Could you tell something about the typing experience? Is it confortable? Should be easy for non english writers, typing accented letters? I thinkthat the edit mode permits to reach different sections of text just clicking on those in the right screen side. Can you carry it easly with you? Is it password protected? Thanks in advance and greeting from Italy! ciao ciao

[@stkbailey]

I find it very comfortable to type on - the only thing is that it’s a little smaller than other keyboards I have used, but that doesn’t end up bothering me much. The keys have a nice solid feel and sound to them. (But I am not a picky typist at all!) As far as the accenting goes, I am not sure how it compares to other keyboards as I don’t have much need for accents, but I expect it is fully featured. It’s very easy to carry and lightweight - the only thing to watch is that it doesn’t feel like the most durable device, so it might be best to get a case if you plan on toting it around. Also, you might want something to place it on if you are going to type on anything other than a flat surface, such as your lap. I typically grab a large book or tray to place it on for stability.

[@SempiternamentePisa]

@@stkbailey Thank you for this reply... unfortunately the only languages supported are english and japanese. Even no unicode input is supported. This is very disappointing... another thing that bothers me is batteries life.. too short... Kim Jim is rising perfection... but they need to make a little jump to reach the perfect product... DM30 in my humble opinion, deserve a rechargeable battery but surely they found difficulties finding room to place them. For an English writer i strongly believe that this machine is an awesome ally for lots of prolific sessions, but for an european writer can be frustrating building a text with no accents expecially for French and Spanish people that have so many accented words not only at the end of them like in Italian language... Kim Jim, if you are reading this, please hack the dm30 firmware and give us an at least an unicode solution... Bye Stephen and have fun with you pomera! Ciao.

[@tech29X]

@@SempiternamentePisa You can use rechargeable AA batteries. And that's the best part; You can either use standard disposable AA batteries, or use rechargeable AA batteries.

[@reptilejesus829]

Where did you buy yours?

[@California_Creators]

Do you know when this will be back in stock? Any alternatives? Thanks!

[@stardust8948]

Hi, and thank you for your review---wondering how to print document/file/work from this cute device which I really am wanting to purchase. Any input would be appreciated!

[@arepas]

SD card is the best to move a doc to print.

[@dbutterfly6583]

Thank you for the video. I would love to get one from this, but I'm writing in hungarian. Do I can change the keyboard to be able to write hungarian characters?

[@lourencoabx]

doesn't support any special character.

[@dbutterfly6583]

@@lourencoabx Thank you for answering

[@aseuvella6102]

Hi Stephen, is there a size limit for files? Do you know, would.like to write a full.book on one file, I own a Pomera DM200 and can not do that using the internal memory/yes with the SDcard. Thanx for your answer

[@sneeuwwolf1176]

Stephen what is the battery life like. Will it last a week? Let's say 7 hours of continuous use? Or is it like the good old Neo 2? And lasts months😁?

[@stkbailey]

It's in between -- definitely no Neo 2, but the screen battery lasts a good 15+ hours I'd guess.

[@BradBirzer]

Thanks for this. When I’m typing, my English suddenly switches to Japanese. Any idea how to prevent this? Thanks.

[@lisaharris6944]

Do you accidentally hit Tab?

[@Jordan-yp2rp]

Is there an option (in the soft) to change the keyboard to azerty ?

[@C-lo1980]

Thanks for the video. Is there the ability to email entries like the Pomera DM200?

[@stkbailey]

No, there’s no internet connectivity, so no email as far as I know. Closest thing is that you can create a QR code from your document (or several, depending on the size) and scan it.

[@aseuvella6102]

@Carlos I own a DM200 never managed to do that

[@joanhallhovey]

Can you tell me how to undo the underlining that seems to occur when typing? A few people have mentioned it and I'm waiting for my Pomera DM30 to come in the mail.

[@stkbailey]

This may be because it is in ATOK mode where text can be converted. There is a button above the tab key that some symbols, but also a slash (/). Clicking that button should change to just alphanumeric text and get rid of the highlighting. (Possibly)

[@Qwerty-xu1kd]

does it have backlight ？

[@lordrandal90]

no

[@lordrandal90]

can you plug an external keyboard? I would love to use it with my microsoft sculpt keyboard with a usb plug

[@arepas]

no, unfortunately. and unlike the DM100, you can't connect it to your phone.

[@MrJonahWhaler]

I switched it on. It showed somethin Jspanese with" !" and went off. Anyone has an idea what's that?

[@stkbailey]

Might be that the system is out of batteries?

[@MrJonahWhaler]

@@stkbailey thank you! I fonally found out it was the locker on the battery slot. if it is released it does not work. My friend said it was common for some laptops too but l never saw that yet

[@joanhallhovey]

John Monk says to simply press the Cap key and that will take it back to English. If I've messed that up, it's not john's fault. :

[@MrJonahWhaler]

@@joanhallhovey thanks all... it was battery slot locker

[@caleb4thand10]

Does it keep a word count?

[@arepas]

no, sadly

[@allenl9214]

Hi, where did you buy this?

[@stkbailey]

Amazon

[@allenl9214]

@@stkbailey thank you.. is the DM30 the latest model you recommend? or is there another updated/better Pomera version?

[@stkbailey]

@@allenl9214 All I can say, unfortunately, is that I have and like the DM30 -- not sure about other products / updates.