Dane-Elec Z-PEN : Pegasus son. From 96,64 €.

About the product:

Have a look on the pictures. Sounds familiar to you?

Yes, it is a Pegasus pen !

The zPen Digital Pen is an input device that captures your handwriting without the need for special paper or a direct connection to a computer.

Write, draw, sketch, compose or diagram anywhere and anytime without carrying a laptop. Later, with USB plug-and-play ease, upload your work to your computer where you can save it, edit it, search it and send it.

The zPen is remarkably easy to use. Pull out your familiar pad of paper and your zPen receiver. Clip it to your pad and turn it on. Start to write with your zPen. That’s it. The Pen automatically turns itself on and off. It may be the most unobtrusive technology available. You’re at your creative best with all your attention on the task at hand. It will run all day and store thousands of pages.Attention, as allways, if you want to convert your handwriting into Word-compatible text, you will have to use MyScriptNotes Optical Character Recognition Software (Windows only) or NoteSearch software (Windows only).

What you get:

• Digital pen
• USB Receiver
• USB cable
• Software and user manual are stored in the receiver's memory.

1. Pen&Ink Viewer : View easily and quickly, your handwritten notes on your computer.
2. Note Search:Find easily keywords in your handwritten notes with this revolutionnary software by Dane-Elec.Software to download
3. MyScriptNotes

Purchase:

Pixmania.

Web page.

Anoto penDocuments Pro: The origin.

About the product:

Swedish company, Anoto, proposes its star product, Anoto device.

Unfortunately, it is focused to professional purposes rather than personal use.

Features:

Anoto penDocuments Pro uses Digital Pen and Paper technology to capture more information, get better quality with faster, less costly, results, and it s easier to use than a scanner. As easy as a pen... Yeah folks, but tell me at which price !

Anoto penDocuments Pro also allows you to easily connect Digital Pen and Paper technology to virtually any type of work environment or back-end system, throught a Solution Provider partner. This means that you can hire a company to adapt Anoto tecnology to your business.

Buying this product, you will be able to collaborate and share instantly with your project team or central office. If you know how to use a pen, you already know how to use Anoto Pen Documents Pro. No scanning equipment, no overnight delivery services, no large format scanning services. 100% accurate document capture, better than any scanner.

Maxell, Nokia, and Logitech and some other companies in quite different industries have licensed Anoto's technology and offers a Anoto product adapted to their customers.

As usual, you must OCR your handwriting to transform it into text.

What you get:

It depends on the licensed company.

Check their web page.

Purchase:

Of course at Amazon.

You can get same products with other brand names.

Pegasus NoteTaker. Nice digital pen for 90€.

About the product:

Mobile NoteTaker is a portable handwriting capture device based on natural handwriting as an input.

Features:

User can attach a plain paper of any kind and use the Pegasus electronic pen to capture, store and share handwritten drawings, sketches, notes, and memos at meetings, lectures, and conferences.

Mobile NoteTaker has a built-in LCD to confirm input. The on-board flash memory can store up to 50 pages (size A4).

What pubicity doesen't says is that this device stores your handwritten text as an image and you must have a software installed on your PC (not Mac) for converting this digital ink into editable text. And be careful because it only stores up to 50 pages.

What you get:

This is a grat mistery. It is not said anywere... I assume it is out of stock...

Purchase:

Of course, at Amazon.

Available in Europe at Ebay or here.

Pulse Smartpen rules the market. From 189€.

About the product:

Pulse (2GB or 4 GB) is the star product of an american multinational company called Livesribe.

This digital pen records audio and handwriting, maching every written word with the captured sound. User can plug the smartpen into it's craddle and retrive all written text to Livesribe Desktop sotware and transform it into a editable text.

The livescribe system is based in a paper-based computing platform witch includes a smartpen, dot paper and software applications that let the user to capture, use and share audio.

It makes easy to take notes without lugging your laptop around. With the ability to record everything you hear, say, and write, this handy tool links your audio recordings to your notes to help you retain and organize important information.
And it's easy to use-to replay the recorded audio, simply tap directly on your notes.

Features:

The Pulse smartpen records audio and links it to what you write.
Missed something? Tap on your notes or drawings with the tip of your Pulse smartpen to hear what was said while you were writing.
The Pulse smartpen automatically captures everything as you write or draw.
Transfer your notes to your computer, organize them, and even search for words within your notes. Find what you want in just seconds. Share your notes.
Transform your notes and audio into interactive movies.
Upload your creations online for everyone to see, hear, and play.

What you get:

• The Pulse smartpen (1.3 ounces, anodized aluminum housing)
• 4 GB of memory (actual user available memory will be less)
• Livescribe Desktop software (download)
• 3-D Recording Headset
• 50 sheet dot paper lined notebook
• USB mobile charging cradle
• Smartpen case
• 2 black fine point ink cartridges
• Interactive Getting Started Guide
• Tips & Tricks Guide

Purchase:

Buy it At Amazon

Directly from their store

Or in spain: Tencoadictos

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