The World’s Thinnest Paper Tablet

Unbox Therapy| 00:09:36|Mar 24, 2026
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Introduces the AI Note 2 and AI Note Air 2, comparing sizes and form factors and noting the included accessories.

iFly Tech’s AI Note Air 2 and AI Note 2 redefine thin, ink-on-paper feel with built-in AI for notes, transcription, and meetings on a compact e-ink/tablet duo.

Summary

Unbox Therapy’s tour of iFly Tech’s AI Note Air 2 and AI Note 2 spotlights two distinct form factors—the ultra-portable Air 2 and the very thin AI Note 2. Kenan from the channel highlights the e-ink display’s eye-friendly qualities and claims long battery life, thanks to the pen’s Wacom-style tech that doesn’t require charging. The Air 2 emphasizes a paper-like writing experience with a dedicated document scanner and a compact package, while the AI Note 2 leans into extreme thinness and a pencil designed to align with the tablet’s edge. The reviewer explicates software features like AI-powered meeting minutes, real-time transcription, and an in-device AI assistant accessible via a hardware button. We see the device handling reading with a bookshelf-style library, annotation tools, and OCR-to-calendar integration, plus GPT-5 support for summaries and task generation. The Folio keyboard adds a travel-friendly case with magnetic pen storage and a slightly cramped backspace and arrow keys, indicating a need to adapt to tight form factors. Throughout, Kenan tests quick AI queries, voice input, and the quick notes feature, underscoring how the ecosystem aims to blend reading, note-taking, and AI productivity in a single light, glare-free package.

Key Takeaways

  • AI Note Air 2 presents a lighter, more portable option with a paper-like writing feel and a built-in document scanner.
  • AI Note 2 claims Guinness World Record status for thinnest tablet, featuring a larger, textured pen designed to align with the device’s edge.
  • Pen technology on both models uses Wacom-style input that doesn’t require charging, boosting battery life and reducing maintenance.
  • The devices offer AI-powered meeting minutes, real-time transcription, and GPT-5-based summaries to turn spoken content into structured notes and calendar entries.
  • The Folio keyboard adds quick AI access via a dedicated button, but its compact layout slightly compromises key sizing, especially backspace and nav arrows.
  • The reading mode emphasizes eye-friendly, reflective display rather than emissive screens, reducing eye fatigue during long sessions.
  • Users can annotate, highlight, translate, define terms, and search within transcriptions, notes, and ebooks, all within the same ecosystem.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for students and professionals who want a thin, paper-like note-taking tablet with integrated AI for transcription, summaries, and meeting minutes—especially if you’re weighing portability against a full keyboard setup.

Notable Quotes

"Very thin. And obviously because we've got an e-ink display here, we have much better battery life and it's going to be better for eye fatigue and strain."
Intro highlights the eye-friendly, long-battery promise of the e-ink device.
"The 8.2 inch display is 1440 by 1920 for a PPI of 293."
Spec sheet for the Air 2’s display quality.
"The AI button on the keyboard is dedicated to get your GPTs going."
Shows the hardware-accelerated AI access on the Folio keyboard.
"Meetings minutes will summarize the content from a meeting by using GPT-5 point form."
Demonstrates the AI-powered summarization feature.
"You can highlight every single time that the word gut was mentioned in the Andrew Huberman podcast that I recorded."
Real-world use of search-and-highlight across transcripts.

Questions This Video Answers

  • how does the AI Note Air 2 compare to other e-ink tablets for reading
  • what is the thinnest tablet ever and is it real
  • can the AI Note 2 actually replace a laptop for note-taking
  • how does the meeting minutes feature work on AI Note devices
  • what are the differences between the AI Note Air 2 and AI Note 2 from iFly Tech
iFly TechAI Note Air 2AI Note 2e-ink tabletWacom-style pendocument scannerFolio keyboardGPT-5transcriptionmeeting minutes
Full Transcript
So, I got a couple cool gadgets from a company called iFly Tech. This one is the AI Note 2. This one is the AI Note Air 2. Different sizes. Air obviously more portable. You can see based on the box that we're going to have [music] pen input and apparently it feels a lot like paper. We're of course going to try it out. We've also got a bunch of accessories including the TypeFolio keyboard. To start, I'm going to do the little one. Ooh. Okay. Very thin. And obviously because we've got an e- in display here, we have much better battery life and it's going to be better for eye fatigue and strain. And now of course, as the name implies, you have AI built in which kind of pairs well with these e- in devices because now we can record with them. We can transcribe, we can take notes on top of transcriptions. And so I think students I think there's there's a target there for students. This one actually has a document scanner on it as well. Type-C connection, power switch in the top right corner. So also in the package here our paperwork and a cable and the pen. So the pen is using whackom technology which means it doesn't need its own battery. It doesn't need to be charged [music] which is beautiful for a device like this especially something that has an extended battery life. The wobble at the pen's tail is [music] for eraser pressure. See that? So now we're in and check out the [music] contrast. The e in contrast gentle on the eyes. you're not distracted. You're not having the whole abundance of games and things that could take you away from your reading or your work. We have this notes section, a schedule section with a calendar. We've got reading, of course, where we can load [music] this up with our variety of ebooks. Look at this. Just writing [music] right on top of the user manual. Now, this displays 8.2 in 1440 by 1920 for a PPI of 293. It's got Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5, quad speakers, and a microphone. There's 32 gigs of local storage and 4 gigs of RAM. So, let's move over now to the AI Note 2. So, this is a more typical tablet size. This one is light given the footprint. Wo. Actually, speaking of thinness, apparently the AI Note 2 is the thinnest in the world. Like, they got a Guinness World Record or something. Very, very light and very, very thin. And I didn't even realize this, [music] but if you look at the unique shape of this pencil, it's so that it aligns better [music] with the side of the tablet. Now, that's actually the pen from the Air model. Let me see if it's exactly the same. Oh, no, it's not. It's [music] different. The pen for the AI Note 2 is bigger. It has more texture to it, [music] and I might prefer it, honestly. Same thing. Stronger hold. Holy. [music] Stronger hold. Can I use this one with this one? Yeah, do that, too. Couple of extra tips for the pencil, a USB cable as well. Now, let's move over to the Folio keyboard. So, this case is going to give you a keyboard. It's also going to give you a place for your pen to go beyond the magnetic connection if you want to keep it more secure. Oh, nice. [music] So, it detects the keyboard immediately. Our pen we can still just stick if we want to or we can slide it in. It slides in and out very nicely. Can I just go? Oh, yeah. I can go down like this. Close the whole thing up. And that's your travel scenario right there. Very small, lightweight. Now, some other interesting things I'm noticing about the keyboard here. We have a dedicated AI button on there to get your GPTs going. Typing [music] experience. Let's try a new note. Surprisingly decent, like for something that small. The only thing that would require some adjustment for me is this smaller backspace [music] button up top. And I can also see that the direction buttons up and down are a little smaller. I mean, you got to squeeze everything in because the form factor is so tight. Anyway, not bad. If you want something more basic, you can also pair it with the original protective case. And it's way thinner. Obviously, doesn't need to have the keyboard. Look how thin that thing is. So, you can either fold this part out and keep the pen [music] external, or you can just leave it attached magnetically. That's pretty clean. Look at that little guy. Even with the cover on, it feels impossibly thin. Okay, so we have the device booted up [music] now, and it's going to be capable of reading books. Like, you can use it as a reader, and it's one of the most comfortable places to [music] read because of the fact that there's no eye strain or less eye strain because it's not emitting light, but instead it's reflecting it. Once I have a book, it shows up on my bookshelf over here. Within a particular book, of course, we can also go ahead and circle things and take notes. If we want to select a big area, we can highlight it. We can also inquire. Inquire will end up looking for a definition, translation. You can also utilize the AI search, which may provide more context than the initial definition that's provided. We can take notes. And there's a variety of different shapes and tools to choose from. So, maybe we want to use our brush here. in order to select something and we can pull these little tabs if it doesn't completely get the section that we're looking for. So that's inside of the reader portion, but these tools kind of apply to whichever document you might be looking at. So here we have a transcription from a [music] podcast in audio form. And if I hit play here, you can see it moving through the podcast which has now been transcribed and is now available in text. Jump into text editing and see the entire document in text form. So it's not just podcast. Obviously, [music] you can use this for lectures, not have to worry if you're going to have everything down and not have to only have the audio recording, but instead have the transcription in [music] the same device that recorded it. So, the other option you have here because of that built-in AI, this feature called meeting minutes, which will summarize the content from a meeting. Now, this is a podcast cuz we just we didn't actually have a meeting, but we wanted to have a bunch of text. And if I continue from here, it will actually take all of this text, this huge wall of text, and attempt to create a summary on the back end. You can see here that the thinking is GPT5 point form which might be a little bit easier to digest [music] and maybe it's not the most compelling topic and you really just want to condense it down to the key points. So if I create a new note, there are many ways that I can [music] start that note. I can either begin to draw or I could hit this microphone and now I could begin to input my [music] new note and say, "By the way, I need to remember to do five different things today, including pick up the dog from the grooming, shoveling the pathway. I have to stop by Home Depot in order to pick up a I can't forget that I have a dinner party and I'm supposed to bring potatoes. Stop. We have our real time transcription and then I want to go ahead make this into a summary. So, we'll dial in the GPT5 here. Look at that. Isn't that prettier? It's just a lot cleaner, obviously. And bring the potatoes to the dinner party. How could I forget? Now, if Tuesday the 9th, I need to remember to bring the potatoes, it'll convert my writing into OCR, so into actual text, and then that becomes part [music] of the schedule on the 9th. So, now that's another item on the calendar. Another cool choice is the ability to change between optimal [music] display quality or speed. And it does, and I may choose the speed version. Not sure, but it does feel a little bit faster. Well, anyway, you have the option if you go for image quality or speed. Very smartphone like. Pull down from the top and you have quick toggles for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth security. So, it does actually have a fingerprint reader built into it. Let's go ahead and register a fingerprint. Try to unlock it with a different finger. No good. Let's do it with the right one. Unlocked. And actually pretty quick. So, that's kind of a nice thing to have. You may see this little dot floating around. This is sort of like a quick menu button which is going to allow me to either go back home, multitask or bring up the drop- down menu. There's also a dedicated hardware button on the top for AI functionality. So, if I click that and my AI aid is now active. So, I can go ahead and ask questions like what is the capital city of Cambodia? You want to take a crack at the pronunciation here? Phenom pen. Nom. Maybe it's all silent at the front. Is that even right? It got it right. Okay, sweet. Just fact checked. Capital of Cambodia. Now, what if we want to get more specific? Can you please highlight every single time that the word gut was mentioned in the Andrew Huberman podcast that I recorded? So, the word gut, I guess, showed up four times. It looks like if you eat a large volume of anything, it diverts blood to your gut. You will feel lethargic and have less blood going to your brain during sleep. The AI, even though I'm not even in the document or the transcription, is capable of looking through this one. So, if you prefer to simply open a chat with chat GPT, have like a Q&A type scenario, you can use the quick bar here by sliding over and check it out. Explain black holes in a simple and understandable language. Sure. And then GPT goes to work. I can stop the generation at any point and it keeps a history of our variety of conversations. And then it will also let you open quick notes for instant handwriting input. That's if I pull from the bottom right corner and just take a [music] note and it'll go to your quick notes uh section. The texture here is that kind of matte finish with a little bit of grit. So you can feel the resistance of the display when you draw on it.

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