You really do not want to lose Logitech's io2 digital pen
posted Sep 13th 2004 11:53AM
Logitech's first io digital pen hardly revolutionized that whole writing thing the way it was supposed to (might have had something to do with regular pens and paper working just fine), but they've just unveiled a second version of their Digital Writing System called the io2. Like the first one, the io2 automatically captures and digitizes whatever it is you're writing (as long as all that jotting and sketching is done on special paper), where it can imported via a USB cradle onto your PC. The main improvements of the io2 are better handwriting recognition and a wider selection of compatible paper. It'll probably be the most expensive pen you ever own (absolutely do not lose this one), but on the other hand it's still way cheaper than investing in a Tablet PC.
It looks like the Nokia Bluetooth pen which looks like the Covelus Legal 1.0 Bluetooth pen so id say sombody is licencing their hardware out to anybody that wants it.
That would be Anoto, holders of all the IP with regards to this type of digital pen.
I have one of the Nokia ones and it si a really cool solution looking for a problem and a more accessible SDK for developers.
Why won't this stupid product go away? No one wants to buy the stupid specialized paper just to digitize written pages.
Scanners - cheaper than this junk.
Wacom atblets - cheaper than this junk.
Now we can have incompatibility issues with one of the most basic of our human devices. When they get this thing up to a more sensitive optical sensor, then they might have a product.