Comments on: I-Pen Electronic Pen and Pen&Internet\’s Complete Note Taking Solution Review

By: Rapidshare

Rapidshare — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:02:44 +0000

Can i get it working…or where can i buy this one??

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:32:18 +0000

This should do very well in calculus class with Windows 7′s Math Input Panel

By: James Carl

James Carl — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:26:51 +0000

I am 74 and computer illeterate because I never had anyone show me how to use one. I was never given the opportunity to learn to type so, I have to us one finger which takes forever to accopmplish anything.
I am looking for something to convert my handwriting to typed documents on the computer , both, in Microsoft Word and E-Mail.
Can anyone suggest the proper equipment, where to purchase it, and it’s cost? Note: It would be hard to write on my monitor’s screen as it is directly in front of me and it would be at an extremely awkward angle.

By: James Ravazzolo

James Ravazzolo — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:48:01 +0000

can the pen be used to communicate in Windows Messenger, without doing any recognition? simply display what one person writes (draws)
on the other person’s computer in real time? This could be useful for tutoring purposes.

By: freaky108

freaky108 — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:45:59 +0000

I am extremely interested in buying an i-pen so that tablets are bulky and inconvenient. I’d like to use the i-pen, but i have some concerns.

If I use the pen in photoshop, is the pen pressure sensitive so it draws a thicker line when I apply more pressure to the tip?

Other than that, I think its fantastic, and will snap one up if it is indeed pressure sensitive. I want to be able to have it as cheaper alternative to stupid tablets.

But do you reccomend using it for drawing and such? Or am I actually better off with a tablet?

Thank you.

By: kgb-xaiver

kgb-xaiver — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:56:11 +0000

Did you get it to work with Ink? or just as a cursor?

By: eichin

eichin — Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:02:11 +0000

It works on Mac OS X I plugged it in, waved it around, and the mouse pointer moved, so it’s probably a fairly normal HID. [This is encouraging for use with Linux as well, but I haven't tried it there yet.]

It also works fine on lots of surfaces that aren’t the pad (which is fairly thin, but not stiff enough to roll.) My “wood” desk does nothing, the metal of the PowerBook works great, a white piece of printer paper doesn’t work, if it has text on it it works a little, if it has a stipple-pattern on it it works as well as the supplied pad

The safety warning messages in the package are amazing, too…

By: eichin

eichin — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:55:43 +0000

http://www.freep.com/money/tech/newman8_20030708.htm

has some more details (800dpi; will work on a normal surface, but not glass.) Now to see if anywhere else sells it…

By: eichin

eichin — Thu, 10 Jul 2003 06:14:36 +0000

handwriting can be a win if you want to keep one hand free for other things (such as jotting notes while taking pictures, or measuring with one hand and sketching into a cad program with the other.)

my interest is for drawing, though: I simply can’t draw with a mouse. The mechanics are just wrong, for me. The graphire works well for that, and works fine on my desk at home – but is too much to lug around to coffee shops.

and sketching into the clie’ and uploading is at best tedious…

By: ToolkiT

ToolkiT — Thu, 10 Jul 2003 04:57:53 +0000

Originally posted by b-spline
I don’t get the point of this..

Me neither, But then again I prefer a keyboard over handwriting…
I can type a lot faster then I can write and assumed that that would be the same for most people…

The only advantage I can see in these kind of input is when you want to draw…

Am I missing something or is it just my button oriented mind?

By: eichin

eichin — Thu, 10 Jul 2003 04:40:59 +0000

If I read the articles correctly, the “pad” it needs is very thin and should pack much more easily than a graphire (I can’t tell though: (1) is it flexible? (2) is it optional? ie. does the pen work on a piece of paper too, or does it need the pad?) (I used to carry a graphire with my laptop, but I didn’t end up using it enough to justify. This is small enough (without compromising on writing space) that I think I could. If it doesn’t need the pad, or if the pad rolls up, I *definitely* could…)

thanks for the answers and links.

By: b-spline

b-spline — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 14:03:50 +0000

I don’t get the point of this.
Even if a tablet (NOT a Tablet-PC, I mean a peripheral such as Wacom, Summagraphics, etc.) has a base it is still less awkward than that “solution”. The Graphire 2 line from Wacom is one of the best low-priced tablets around, and they have several advantages over the i-pen, such as pressure levels, the ability to use both a stylus AND a mouse…

By: Judie

Judie — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 14:00:11 +0000

Mark,

I apologize – I should have mentioned that in the review!

It is a USB plug – so yes, the i-pen should work on a MAC. I suppose the accompanying software wouldn’t – but if MAC already has handwriting software – then you would be in business.

Here is a live retail link I found:

http://www.shopnbc.com/product/?familyid=E5458&collections=01COMPUTERS&googlecrawl=true&track=-20201

If you get one and you use a MAC, let us know how it goes.

Judie :0)

By: eichin

eichin — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 06:30:25 +0000

what connector does it have? if it’s USB, has anyone tried it on a mac (which already has handwriting recognition software, and if it really looks like a mouse (HID), it would just work.) also, who’s actually selling it? fingersystems looks more like a technology/oem site…

By: Judie

Judie — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 21:16:56 +0000

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