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I think I want a smart pen. Something like this Rocketbook Wave Smart Notebook (it erases in the microwave!), or like this Equil Smartpen 2 (use on any paper!), or like this Live Scribe Echo Smartpen (complete with audio recording!). Does anyone have any experience with these things?
I am no artist, but I see where these things might be really exciting for that application. I don't need it for artistic use however (other than random doodles or diagrams).
I'm no stenographer, but I see where audio recording might be handy for some people (just not at all critical for my needs).
What I want this for is to take notes on various work related items that arise throughout the day - sometimes formally, like during office meetings, but more often informally, like during one-on-one discussions in various locations around the office. A lot of the time, the notes I take now end up scribbled on post-its or small note pads, and they end up being either discarded or re-written somewhere more formal. Sometimes, I do have formal meetings in a larger setting where I take lengthier notes. I have in these situations taken my laptop and that works well, but is not really viable for external meetings, and again the handwritten notes end up having to be either entered electronically (rarely happens) or saved on paper until needed later (or forgotten then pitched in semi-annual fits of tidiness).
I don't think I take as many hand-written notes as I would if I knew I would be able to capture them and search them later. I would like to take more notes because I think it will improve my retention on the things I work on, but not if it means flipping through pages of hand-written notes. Ideally I'd like to be capture these notes separately throughout the day (whether of short or long variety), and later be able to add those notes to an ongoing document of all my notes on that given subject. The written words would have to be searchable and copy/paste-able so solid and relatively seamless OCR of some sort is a must.
I don't think I want to be tied to a proprietary writing surface, like a special pad of paper or a specific phone or tablet, because that would limit the ease of use and versatility of being able to just grab a pen and pad of paper (or post it or folio or whatever) and go, but I'm not 100% opposed to it either, if the functionality is clearly head and shoulders above the alternative
Does anyone have any experience with these things? Pros or cons of various methods? Any suggestions or observations that you can share based on your experience?
I am no artist, but I see where these things might be really exciting for that application. I don't need it for artistic use however (other than random doodles or diagrams).
I'm no stenographer, but I see where audio recording might be handy for some people (just not at all critical for my needs).
What I want this for is to take notes on various work related items that arise throughout the day - sometimes formally, like during office meetings, but more often informally, like during one-on-one discussions in various locations around the office. A lot of the time, the notes I take now end up scribbled on post-its or small note pads, and they end up being either discarded or re-written somewhere more formal. Sometimes, I do have formal meetings in a larger setting where I take lengthier notes. I have in these situations taken my laptop and that works well, but is not really viable for external meetings, and again the handwritten notes end up having to be either entered electronically (rarely happens) or saved on paper until needed later (or forgotten then pitched in semi-annual fits of tidiness).
I don't think I take as many hand-written notes as I would if I knew I would be able to capture them and search them later. I would like to take more notes because I think it will improve my retention on the things I work on, but not if it means flipping through pages of hand-written notes. Ideally I'd like to be capture these notes separately throughout the day (whether of short or long variety), and later be able to add those notes to an ongoing document of all my notes on that given subject. The written words would have to be searchable and copy/paste-able so solid and relatively seamless OCR of some sort is a must.
I don't think I want to be tied to a proprietary writing surface, like a special pad of paper or a specific phone or tablet, because that would limit the ease of use and versatility of being able to just grab a pen and pad of paper (or post it or folio or whatever) and go, but I'm not 100% opposed to it either, if the functionality is clearly head and shoulders above the alternative
Does anyone have any experience with these things? Pros or cons of various methods? Any suggestions or observations that you can share based on your experience?
