Even after the invention of the typewriter, many great writers still insist on using longhand. 2011
Hemingway stood in front of a special table and crossed out his words with pen and ink, and Margaret Mitchell scribbled on dozens of essay notebooks saying \"go with the Wind \".
But with the rise of the keyboard and the recent rise of the touch screen, it looks like a pen --and-
Bad luck for paper lovers. Think again.
Although the technology that allows artists to accurately paint on touch screens has been with us for most of the decade, until recently, computer and tablet users are able to use a pen to draw or write directly on the screen, because the pen is very sensitive, they can change the appearance of the sketch according to the drawing speed and hand pressure.
Better screen sensors also make it easier for manufacturers to make cheaper, almost disposable pens for computers.
The new app makes it possible to draw garden plans, office designs and notes with a few pens.
Think Geek, for example.
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It is possible to write on Apple\'s iPad and iPhone screen, as well as on almost any other tablet using modern touch technology.
Stylus, Pogo Sketch ($9. 99)
, Mimicking the electrical properties of the human finger, but providing more accuracy in sketching, writing, and drawing.
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It works with certain iPad apps to provide more accurate drawings on the iPad screen.
Its weight and size is like a real pen, allowing more control than a thinner, less substantial Pogo Sketch stylus.
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It provides basic handwriting recognition and holds the geometry to a perfect circle and square shape.
You can send your drawings by email
Mail or save them on your computer.
Adobe Eazel ($2. 99)
, Using Adobe Photoshop, you can paint in various colors and brush styles on your iPad.
To be more accurate, N-
Trig\'s new DuoSense technology was found on a small tablet made by Fujitsu in the life manual T580, which can also be set as a laptop. The T580 ($999)
It\'s a convertible tablet, which means it can be turned on like a standard laptop with a keyboard, or you can do it at its 10-
Inch screen, flat like a tablet.
The DuoSense screen allows you to draw directly on the screen using the stylus that comes with your tablet, or touch the screen with your finger to interact with the window and buttons.
For example, you can touch the four points on the screen and turn your finger on or off to resize the image and window, a feature that is not available on most windows computers.
When set to a laptop, the T580 creates graphics or text with a keyboard and track Board.
However, folding the screen down activates the touch package for Windows 7, which includes handwriting recognition for Web browsers, word processors, and other programs.
This allows you to run an app like OneNote, which allows you to take notes with a stylus on a blank screen, record what you write, and annotate documents as well.
Software like Photoshop or Paint.
NET turns T580 into a drawing board.
The HTC Flyer tablet can get a richer experience ($500).
Flyers draw directly on the screen using a stylus, which allows you to annotate documents and web pages and draw and sketch.
Want more purists
Screen ink may want to see Livescribe Echo.
Echo is \"smart pen \"-
A small computer in the ink pen.
Livescribe provides a small pattern on a piece of paper (
You can also print it yourself)
, Allows the pen to feel its position and record the stroke of your pen. A built-
Record everything the room or lecture hall says in the microphone.
Later, when you need to look up the notes, you just touch the relevant words with a pen and it plays back the audio recorded at that time.
Echo can also run the program.
For example, you can draw calculations on a page (2+2=? )
Get an answer immediately, or draw a small piano keyboard to play a tune by tapping the keys.
The small LCD screen on the side of the pen displays tips and menu items.
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You can share the \"pencil\" with others in video format \".
The pencil is a recording synchronized with the stroke.
For example, teachers can show how to draw Chinese characters or describe and display mathematical formulas in real time.
The Echo software also enables handwriting recognition of the work you record, allowing you to search for your notes
If your handwriting is not too messy
By typing the search term in the accompanying notebook software.
The price of this pen ranges from $100 for the 2 gb version to $250 for the 8 gb Pro package with suitcases, headphones and more software.
In addition to the Livescribe pen, none of these devices have an experience of accurately imitating writing on paper.
But these styles reproduce gestures with enough fidelity to record notes with enough detail, and the handwriting recognition built into Windows 7 ensures that the shopping list you filled in a hurry doesn\'t read like a ridiculous poem.
Sadly, however, it\'s not like dipping your pen tip into a pot of ink and grabbing the masterpiece while gnawing at it.
But you can use your imagination.
Just remove the crumbs from the screen.
A version of this article was printed on page B9 of The New York edition on June 30, 2011 with the title: Hand
Handheld tools for digital graffiti.
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