Great technologyAugust 11, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been wanting a pen that does this for a while now, and decided that I would take a chance on this one after seeing some videos of it on Youtube. I can tell you now that it works just as it claims to as far as capturing your handwriting just as you write it. The clip is big and can grip many sheets of paper, which is something that is a problem with other similar pens of different brands.
One problem everyone has with these types of pens (Dane-Elec and every other), is the handwriting recognition barely works. However this isn't the fault of Dane-Elec, as they didn't develop the software. In fact every digital pen comes with the same software. Handwriting recognition software is just one of those technologies that will never be as great as promised, you could wait a hundred years and buy a digital pen and the handwriting recognition would still suck. I gave this product 5 stars because I wasn't even planning on using that feature anyway.
As long as you aren't relying on that handwriting recognition, this pen should be a great addition to your office/school notetaking armory.
ZPen: it worksAugust 10, 2008 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The product does everything it claims it does. The major test is conversion accuracy. Even without training it was quite remarkable. The training makes it almost perfect. Can someone explain to me why this company's stock did not soar after releasing this gem?
It works for me!July 17, 2008 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
In researching this pen I came across a couple of unfavorable reviews, which almost convinced me not to buy it. I am glad I went through with the purchase. It works as advertised, and I find the text recognition of the included MyScript software to be good. That said, expect to take some time to figure out how it works, and adapt your writing style to meet its limitations. For instance you can't cross out or erase mistakes. Instead you just ignore them and go on writing what you meant to say -- and then you clean it up on the import.
The pen itself feels a little delicate -- I don't plan to drop it on the floor too many times -- but the receiver unit has a good substantial clip unit. Overall this produce is a winner!
Z PenJuly 15, 2008 9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The pen works as advertised. Right out of the box, I got it to recognize a simple sentence. It seems to have trouble when I write less neatly. You can't go back and fix up an error, it gets confused.
The product is not going to win any awards for text conversion, but for those of us who misplace our notes, it serves a need. Both Dane-Elec and the people who make MyScript Notes are helpful. When I asked, Vision Objects gave me a free upgrade to their MyScript software. Dane-Elec sent me a link to upgrade PenInkViewer. Their Note Search software is still in beta and I won't pass judgment at this time. - In all I am happy, but if you use a scanner religiously, it might work better for you.
Dane Electric Digital PenApril 1, 2008 49 out of 49 found this review helpful
I have been anticipating this product for about a year, so I was probably set up for the mild disappointment I experienced when it arrived. The early user review I read was almost certainly a plant since it pretty much was a rewording of the promotional materials preceding the product's release. For sure, the pen is pretty "cool" and quite a conversation piece, but there are a few drawbacks that are evident to me.
First, you have to hunt around for the electronic documentation since there are no printed instructions at all. That's not impossible, but somewhat annoying, especially when the documentation you do find is not all that clear. With a little time it can all be figured out, but it's certainly not plug and play out of the box. That brings us to the second issue, actually using it.
Very often the "recorder" doesn't start when the pen starts to move, so the resulting image (words or hand drawn graphics) has a lot of blank or missing parts. Slowing down a great deal helps a little, but still there are quite a few gaps. And slowing down to check the little light while taking notes during a presentation defeats the purpose of the thing anyway.
Finally, the resulting proprietary file which can only be exported through the cumbersome pdf format rather than the easily and widely used jpg format is very inconvenient. And the character recognition is actually sort of humorous in its inaccuracies. I suppose if I took the time to carefully print each number and letter the accuracy would improve, but again, that's not notetaking as it is usually performed.
I guess it's amazing that the thing works at all, but it's still just a little disappointing. I'll hang on to it because it's fun to have and show people, but it's probably easier just to scan the notes.
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