Digital Note Taking: Genius, Adesso, Acecad, Vpen, Anoto, Scribbler

[Hans-Leo]

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Genius G-Note 7100
o Writing Area 231mm x 332mm (A4)
o Resolution 2,000 LPI
o Proximity (paper thickness) 12 mm (120pages)
o Report Rate 200RPS
o Two ink pens (red, black)
http://www.geniusnet.com/geniusOnline/online.portal?_nfpb=true&productPortlet_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2Fproduc tArea%2Fproduct%2FquerySection&_windowLabel=productPortlet&productPortletproductId=280925&productPortletsectionId=280927&_pageLabel=productPage&test=portlet-action

Adesso CyberPad A4
* Active Area: 8 ½” x 11”
* Writing Height: Around 135 Sheets of paper
* Resolution: 1024 LPI (Lines Per Inch)
* Reports Rate: 160 Reports Per Second
http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=370

ACECAD DigiMemo L2
SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad
Writing Area 8.5" x 11" ( 216 mm x 279 mm )
Writing Thickness 0.55" ( 14 mm ); approx. 140 sheets of paper
http://www.acecad.com.tw/dma502.html

ACECAD DigiMemo A402
Writing Area 210 mm x 279 mm (8.27" x 11")
Writing Thickness 14 mm (0.55"); approx. 140 sheets of paper
http://www.acecad.com.tw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=67l

ACECAD DigiMemo A502
Writing Area 150 mm x 211 mm (5.9" x 8.3")
Writing Thickness 12 mm (0.47"); approx. 120 sheets of paper
http://www.acecad.com.tw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=66
Equivalent to: Mecer A5 Digital Graphics Tablet (02564)
http://www.nashuaelectronics.com/computers/computer-accessories/mecer-a5-digital-graphics-tablet.asp

ACECAD DigiMemo A692
SolidTek DigiMemo 692 Digital Notepad with Memory
Writing Area 6.0" x 8.3" (150 mm x 211 mm)
Writing Thickness 0.47" (12 mm); approx. 120 sheets of paper
http://www.acecad.com.tw/dm692.html

Other Handwriting Movement Input Systems

VPen™ converts handwriting to ASCII text and sends it straight to your handset, PDA, PC or iTV. http://www.otmtech.com/vpen.asp

Anoto partner: Livescribe's Pulse smartpen is a computer within a pen that records and links what you hear to what you write http://www.anoto.com/?id=11442

Anoto partner: PaperIQ’s award winning digital pen note-taking solution for the BlackBerry smartphone allows users to capture all their handwritten notes and store their notes or Word documents http://www.anoto.com/?id=14454

Digital Ink

Scribbler: A Tool for Searching Digital Ink http://www.sigchi.org/chi95/proceedings/shortppr/adp_bdy.htm

[rnelson]

While trying to get price info, I visited several of the links including Amazon.com. They had two reviews posted. Both said the product was terrible.

Interesting also is the difference in price between Amazon (much higher) and one other supplier. I did not check the other US suppliers after reading the Amazon reviews.

[Hans-Leo]

The Amazone reviews of Genius G-Note are at: http://www.amazon.com/Genius-G-Note-Letter-Size-Digital-Notepad/product-reviews/B000NGWG8U/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending.
I did not see other low-cost options recommended instead, though.