Leaky Penny
Check out what I've been up to lately!
http://petersonjoseph.com
I'm going to print it out and eat it.
-Unknown Artist
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Didn't they have a ball point pen version of their normal stylus already? I guess this is the portable version.
Looks handy but would have been a lot better without that clip-on box you have to carry with it. Other digital pens out there don't need one. They don't have the pressure sensitivity, but I'd think it's still possible.
I wonder what the purpose of clipping the box on is, is it some sort of short range scanning device that tracks movement and pressure? I'm so confused. It looks neat but I'm curious as to how it really works.
Well, at school they tried implementing the Mimio, which works kind in a similar way but with whiteboards. The pen sends signals to the box, which detects its position, and I'm guessing the pen is just has to process pressure.
Im guessing also the box has the memory, because it would be a lot more expensive to put everything inside the pen.
Pros:
Lets you use good ol' paper.
Looks good for sketching on the go.
Layers are kinda cool.
Cons:
Kind of expensive... (199 USD)
Im guessing it uses batteries?
Just takes a little reading at the Wacom site - the box IS for saving our drawings. It also has a mini-USB connecting for charging the device and for transfering your drawings to your computer. Comes with a drawing manager program - kind of looks like Adobe Bridge. The box also has sensors for reading the position of your pen on the page and for receiving the pressure readings from the pen. As a bonus, there is a larger box that is a storage unit for the little box, the pen and several extra standard mini-ballpoint pen refills. I think it's very cool. Nice for the times when you need to travel light and still want to be able to sketch ideas without having to scan them later.
Paul Costley
Curse you for posting this! I hadn't heard about Inkling and now I want one! Actually, I don't think $200 is so bad, if you would actually use it a lot. I'd like it for note-taking, if I could save as PDF and then drag it into Acrobat Pro for OCR conversion. Wonder if it does that. But the coolness factor is right up there, isn't it? Dang.
Mara
Looks great, but I think it's very much a solution looking for a problem. I'm certain it will find one, but it will be interesting to see how Wacom handles (and enhances) it going forward.
Someone on Twitter mentioned that they should have partnered with Moleskine to launch it - that would be a lovely tie in.
I can critique only after testing and just don't know how I can ERASE my draws...
The vector feature is very nice.
yes I'm brazilian xD
I think as long as you can control how many points the vectoried images have, that would be a great strat. I think I might wait for the second or third generation of these. Also, I rather not use their ball point pens.
Leaky Penny
Check out what I've been up to lately!
http://petersonjoseph.com
I'm going to print it out and eat it.
-Unknown Artist
As technology grows I find myself drawing more and more on paper like I used to. This is odd, like it's technology going backwards to move forward. I wonder what the pens feel like to use on paper. For me, that's always the clincher.