This piece of clay contains some of the earliest writing in the world. It's called 'cuneiform,' which means wedge-shaped. This tablet is a record of the daily beer rations for workers. Beer here ...

The XPPen Magic Note Pad is an all-in-one writing tablet from a company that, so far, has only made drawing tablets – this first attempt is near perfect, with three color modes for the screen to suit ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

and it's writing like the writing on this little tablet that changes the nature of state control and state power - bureaucratic and economic. Only later does writing move from rations to emotions ...

Obviously, the two tablets aren't comparable in any other ... then write on it) and straight-up writing/drawing. E-ink is monochrome by its very nature. The iPad and its ilk are all about the ...