Spotlight: IOGear Wireless Digital Scribe

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Brian Kristensen
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Jan. 8, 2007

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Spotlight: IOGear Wireless Digital Scribe

One of the more interesting gadgets I came across at the Digital Experience was the Wireless Digital Scribe at IOGear's booth. The Scribe is basically a small iPod sized device that you place at the top of a sheet of paper or a notebook, and it records whatever you write on that paper with the special ink pen that comes with the device. The ink itself is not special and the cartridges can be replaced with standard ones purchasable at Staples, etc. Aside from the ink, the pen itself is special, as the small device placed above the paper triangulates the position of the pen to process what is being written on the paper.

There is also a wired Digital Scribe, which must be connected to a PC to use and has no internal memory. The memory on the wireless version allows you to use this device without a computer, and whatever you write is saved in its internal memory (up to 500 pages can be stored) to later be transferred to a computer. The wireless version also has a screen on the receiver, which the wired version lacks.

When the Wireless Digital Scribe is used with a PC via USB, it acts like the wired version and automatically transfers what you write on the paper to an application on your computer, displaying your scribbles on screen, which can then be saved to a JPG or PDF. You can also place sticky notes on your desktop with or without timed reminders. The Scribe also has editing capabilities, as you can highlight, annotate, adjust the ink color, the ink width, and the page color.

Production of the Digital Scribe was announced today, and is slated for a February or March release. The wireless version will have a price point of $99, while the wired version will be $49.

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