The first device ever to capture natural handwriting from any surface, and store it in the receiver for future use.
No special digital notepad or ink is required.
If the Mobile Digital Scribe is connected to a computer, handwritten text and drawings are displayed directly on the computer screen.
The Mobile Digital Scribe works directly in Windows Vista and Office 2007, allowing you to use the combo as a mouse, a writing device or a selection device.
Product DescriptionMobile Digital Scribe is the first device ever to capture natural handwriting from any surface, and store it in the receiver for future use. Based on a revolutionary electronic pen that uses ordinary ink refill to write on any paper, the Mobile Digital Scribe stores handwritten notes, memos or drawings for easy upload to any computer at your convenience. No special digital notepad is required.Additionally, if the Mobile Digital Scribe is connected to a computer, handwritten text and drawings are displayed directly on the computer screen.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Surprisingly good with some caveats
I was quite surprised at the handwriting recognition capabilities. Contrary to my prior beliefs, this device does not simply capture an image of one's writing and then run OCR on it. The device actually captures data about how the strokes were made in order to improve recognition. One problem that I am experiencing is that if the receiver isn't positioned correctly, the captured text may slope up or down. This causes problems with the recognition software such that it may break lines of text ... Read More
Rating: - Not worth the money
I went through two of these and none of the worked properly. If you are thinking about purchasing this item I would urge you to rethink this matter. Go with any other product but this one.
Rating: - Does work on Mac
This product does work on a Mac, if you upgrade the firmware (using a PC!):
http://www.pegatech.com/_Uploads/Downloads/Software/M210_MAC.zip
It lets you download the text and drawings as Tiff files (i.e. images). The quality of the Tiffs is very good and the text was captured rather well. Handwriting recognition does not work, but that is partly because there is no software like My Script Notes which runs on a Mac. If you want, you can also enable Ink in the MacOS preferences and try ... Read More
Rating: - Does NOT work with a Mac
I bought the product based on the review here on Amazon that said it would work with my Mac. It definately does NOT work with my Mac. The Mac doesn't recognize the device at all and Iogear says it won't. I don't know why someone would write such a false positive review.
Rating: - Extraordinario
Este dispositivo recoge fielmente lo que se escribe en manuscrito en su receptor; la recepción es mejor si no está conectado al pc; las notas pueden guardarse y abrirse en cualquier computadora porque el archivo se guarda en formato jpeg; es verdaderamente sencillo de instalar en window xp sp3 y el decodificador transforma practicamente todo lo manuscrito y lo envia a un documento word; todo trabaja bien, es muy bueno este dispositivo, estoy fascinado con él; mas sin embargo, los pequeños clip ... Read More
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Electronics : IOGear GPEN200N Mobile Digital Scribe
- Not worth the money
- Extraordinario