Thursday, 20 November 2008

PDAs, Tablet PCs and the like are supposed to make your life easier by being able to take your handwritten notes and save them digitally. Naturally this concept is flawed not only by the need for frequent screen protector replacement, but by the medium itself. Not many of us are comfortable writing on a tiny screen with a stylus. It just doesn't come naturally, especially for those among us with large, free-form handwriting.

Quite frankly, we all know how to write on paper. It's natural, easy to use and ingrained in us since we learned how to write in the first place. It seems the developers at DigiMemo have realized this and created the DigiMemo 692. It looks deceptively like a traditional notebook, but sports a high-tech core.

You simply write/draw on a traditional (and replaceable) ruled notebook with a normal ink pen. As you do your thing, the DigiMemo does it's with built-in sensors and 32K of onboard memory.

Simply hook it up to your PC when you're done with a USB cable and the DigiMemo will transer over your notes in the eBook format. And if you happen to have a handwriting recognition program, it can work with that software to save your work as a text document.

This is a great example of how older and newer technology can make a brilliant pair. The paper notebook is so easy to use and so natural that anyone with a pen will find the device enjoyable. Quite the opposite of a tiny PDA screen, this is a logical development. And at less than $90, it's way more affordable than a new PDA or Tablet PC. All in all, I think this is a winner.

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Posted By: Larry Erhard

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