"I received my pen" I began using my pen and I like how it works. People need to understand how the special paper works it is not only a grid of dots. Far too much info to put here. What is inexcusable is the large cradle and the separate power supply. if you want to take your pen, you also have to lug the cradle and the power supply. WHY not power it through the usb port? I need to find a USB plug that I can wire myself and throw away the separate power supply
From J Navarro, December 20, 2002
"Great opportunites for the openminded" Obviously, many people will rack down on this product because of the need for 'special' paper.
However, if you think of it in a larger perspective, this is preferrable to all other techniques I can imagine! It is possible to imagine 100eds of applications where you can use pen and paper, and Logitech has made a promising start, offering mail, fax, to-do entries, calendar entries and post-it applications. I am convinced that this is the most foolproof way of offering a wide range of functionalities, and the user may access any of them, just by choosing the correct paper to write on. Imagine the complex menu trees you would need, and the support calls needed to understand the system, if you would implement this on a PDA! This certainly moves computing into a far more userfriendly domain than ever seen previously!
The other benefit from using special paper is that it is foolproof! There is nothing you must attatch to your paper, no calibration to be made, and if you accidentaly fold the paper, the pen will not be affected.
These are the pros, of course there are cons as well: The pricing of the paper is far too high to attract students, as is the price of the pen. Moreover, the PC software is not mature yet. Example: How can you possibly come up with the idea to only offer export of images into jpg format? This format is extremely bad choice for line art, and it makes your emails unneccessary large!
To conclude, being the first product of its kind, it is remarkably well engineered! My meeting notes are always safely stored, and emailed in a second to the other attendants. I will watch this segment with great interest! From John Edgars, December 12, 2002
"Crucial Shortcomings..." A move in the "write" direction but this product falls short with two crucially absent functionalities... it does not have innate handwriting recognition capabilities and you can only use special paper to take your notes. The former is just shortsightedness (regardless of the manufacturer's claims) that might be correctable with third party desktop applications, but the later is simply inexcusable, pushing its profile and flexibility beyond the convenienced of a traditional pda. Almost, but not quite Logitech. Keep trying though! From Mystech, November 09, 2002
We're currently upgrading our user review system; so we won't be accepting new reviews for now. io Personal Digital Pen Specs
Interface(s)
Original USB
Released date
December 1969
Platforms
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
