Z Pen
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No need to type up
your notes!
Once upon a time we dreamed of eating meal-replacement pills while flying our cars to see a holographic movie. While so much of the future’s useful technology has failed to materialise, there’s one field that has come on in leaps and bounds like an untethered spacewalker, and that’s handwriting-to-typing. Finally you can grab hold of what looks like a normal pen, write as usual, then download everything on to a computer as images and text. If it wasn’t so ruddy simple, you’d think it was witchcraft.
How the magic works...
Start writing |
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Connect receiver to your PC |
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Convert text |
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Now edit your document! |
Connects via USB
Here’s how the whole caboodle works. Just use the Z Pen like a regular pen – it’s got an ink cartridge in it, so you’ll be scribbling as normal. The technology is tucked away in the pen in the form of a transmitter that will beam your every stroke to a waiting USB memory drive, included with the kit. It’s a kind of clever computer brain that, once clipped on to your writing pad, soaks up every little movement of the pen and holds it safe for when you need to see it again.
Because all brains like to share, the Z Pen’s memory drive is a doddle to connect to your computer and easily spills out your writing and drawing. You’ll have plenty to transfer – the Z Pen’s batteries last for 75 hours and can handle up to 1GB of information – that’s literally thousands of pages! Just link the memory drive to a computer via USB and download: the ink-to-digital software is all included, and can cope with 17 different languages. It’s like having your own protocol droid at hand!
The Z Pen and Receiver
Converts instantly!
And when it’s all safely downloaded, pick out any drawings from your writing, and at the click of a button you can convert all the scruffy script into tidy, organised type instead. The software you need is all stored on the device, so you can link it to any computer you like. Joined-up writing or ANGRY WRITING IN CAPITALS is all a breeze for this baby – you’ll be fizzing with creativity just as soon as you open the box. Either that, or you’ll spend the whole time writing ‘bum’ and watching it turn magically to typescript…
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Contents:
- Zpen digital pen
- 1GB USB key receiver
- USB cable extender
- Software: Pen & Ink viewer (PC/Mac/Linux), MyScriptNotes (PC only)
Features:
- Use any paper up to A4 portrait
- Uses standard ink refills
- Stores thousands of pages on 1GB flash memory
- Battery last for up to 75 hours on the pen and 20 hours on the receiver
- Charges and downloads via USB 1.1
- Includes ink to digital conversion software
- Image resolution from 300 dpi to 900 dpi
- 16 different languages converted: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, English UK, English US, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish
System requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Pentium III 1GHz and up
- 200 Mb free disk space
- 256Mb RAM or higher
- USB port available
Battery requirements:
- Pen: 2x V393 batteries included
- Receiver: 1.2V DC NiMH (rechargeable battery via USB included)
Dimensions:
- Pen: 14.4cm (L) x 1.3cm (D)
- Receiver: 11cm (L) x 4cm (W) x 2.8cm (D)
Weight:
Technical information:
- If you are having problems or are unsure of how this product works:
- Or why not try the manufacturers FAQ and Support page
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"Miraculously it can differentiate between lower and upper case letters and understands 17 different languages. Say goodbye to your Bic."
The Telegraph Magazine |
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