IOGEAR's Digital Scribe lets you ink up any PC

We've seen quite a few digital pens come and go -- and just like several other models relegated to history's dustbin, IOGEAR's Digital Scribe is a two-part affair consisting of an "ordinary" pen that tracks your movements and sends data to a USB receiver. Unlike those others, however, the Digital Scribe doesn't require any special tracking paper to do its thing, and it's got one huge ace up its sleeve: it's cheap. At $99, those of you brave enough to take the Vista plunge can unlock all those tablet features without breaking the bank, and the three of you who write faster than you type can doodle away at meetings. We still lose too many pens to drop a Benny on one of these things, but at least the tech is getting more accessible. Available now, according to IOGEAR.

[Tedco @ Aug 21st 2007 8:49AM]

any WINDOWS pc.

[jonthedog @ Aug 21st 2007 8:53AM]

These were $69 CAD yesterday on the Dell site (1 day deal). I was very tempted, but decided against it. Anybody hear any reviews??

[FrankTheCrank @ Aug 21st 2007 9:14AM]

Can you use this to draw on the screen? Or is a USB tablet better suited for drawing on the screen?

[CyrusTheVirus @ Aug 21st 2007 9:27AM]

Hmmm, it is a rebranded to the pegasus pen i bought 4 years ago from Pegatech!!!! www.pegatech.com

[Tony @ Aug 21st 2007 9:38AM]

>Hmmm, it is a rebranded to the pegasus pen i bought 4 years ago from Pegatech!!!! www.pegatech.com

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, it's identical! I brought one of those years ago from Pegatech, works a treat actually, tracks ya pen very well.

Only problem is that the batteries go flat if you're using it or not, so if you only use it once in a while, when you go to use ya pen one day it won't work!

[Vooodu @ Aug 21st 2007 9:42AM]

It's not Wacom (and not likely intended for drawing), but I'm sure many will find it convenient for Vista and other Pentool applications!

[DrNik @ Aug 21st 2007 9:57AM]

I remember being excited about this after CES, however it was the wireless/portable GPEN200, not 100, version that was interesting. This one looks like it has no internal memory and tethers you to a PC - am I right?

[taylor @ Aug 21st 2007 4:46PM]

make that chunky looking receiver a little more backpack friendly and i'm in.

[Kye Lewis @ Aug 22nd 2007 6:12AM]

These things are incredibly far from being new- I remember owning one in 2004. However, they are good.