On Friday I went out with my friends. We were talking about random subjects, when one of them said to me, “I was surfing the net and I found this amazing pen. I know you will like it, it records audio and when you write it will save it in the pen and then you can move it to your computer.”
I was like hmmm and started looking for it. actually it is not so bad to have one it saves a lot of time. Then I looked in amazon and searched even further about it. First I looked at is the Logitech IO and Logitech IO2 they are Ok, and the price range are fine but you need to buy a digital book with it. These are found in amazon
Logitech IO Personal Digital Pen Technical Details
- Ball-point pen that digitally captures everything you write or draw
- USB cradle lets you download your notes in handwritten form to your PC
- Files notes and drawings in Word 97 or later
- Enters appointments and “to do” items into e-mail programs
- Compatible with Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP
- Price is around 95 $
Logitech IO2 Personal Digital Pen Technical Details
- Convert handwriting to text — your handwritten notes will look as if they typed on a keyboard
- Easy editing — Change color and width of your ink strokes, select portions to remove, combine handwritten documents
- Search for words and phrases in your handwritten notes, by date, type of document or file name
- While in a meeting, add To Do items or schedule new meetings by simply writing them down
- Post-It notes and Franklin Covey’s iScribe software and digital planning pages keep your new ideas and comments organized
- Price is around 130 $
Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smartpen Technical Details
- Captures over 200 hours of recorded audio or 32,000 pages of notes. (Actual available recording time varies by audio quality setting)
- Instantly play back your recorded audio by tapping on your notes to listen to the information you captured
- Share your recordings and notes with anyone privately or publicly with 500MB of free online storage for your recorded audio or notes
- USB connector to transfer notes and audio to your Mac or PC
- Audio jack and 3-D Recording Headset for far-field recording
The Next Generation in Flash Memory Devices
The EPOS-enabled Digital Pen & USB Flash Drive provides all the benefits of a digital pen with the addition of full Flash memory capabilities. Completely portable, users can write, sketch and draw freely anywhere, using regular paper, while the device simultaneously captures and stores all handwritten text and drawings in real-time to the Flash memory.
Write it, Store it, Send it
A multi-functional tool, stored data can be later uploaded to a PC via a standard USB port. Once uploaded, handwritten information can be transformed to text using standard handwriting recognition software, and notes and drawings can be edited and shared via email and messaging applications.
Providing all the benefits of a regular Flash drive, the Digital Pen & USB Flash Drive stores hundreds of pages of handwritten text and drawings as well as image, music, and video files, etc.
The Office in Your Pocket
Small, compact and completely wireless, the Digital Pen & USB Flash Drive can be used at home, school and at work. The perfect alternative to carrying a heavy laptop, it is ideal for taking notes and jotting down diagrams in both the meeting room and the classroom. It can also be used for assisting sales force, technicians and delivery persons in the field for a variety of form filling and enterprise applications.
Price I emailed them for it.