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Handwriting Recognition Needs To Be Next
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He said pen-like. I have this pogo sketch right now, it's not as accurate as a pen-like stylus, requires a bit more press than i would like. I need to spend more time with it to really make a determination but I bought it for the iPad. This stylus would work better on iPad than iPhone.
I Initially really wanted handwriting recognition initially - I had visions of being in meetings, typing notes and then having them in a neat document format that could be copied into emails etc.
Then I realised that with my current "system" (a pen and a notebook) I dont actually do that anyway. So if I get a stylus and some form of note taking app then I will be in the same position I am in now in that I will have my notes to refer back to later - but now they will be electronic and backed up regularly.
Handwriting recognition would be a bonus but is no longer critical for me.
Oh @the poster that thinks only maths students would need hand writing recognition - you might need to get out more and try to understand what people who aren't maths students actually do...
Then I realised that with my current "system" (a pen and a notebook) I dont actually do that anyway. So if I get a stylus and some form of note taking app then I will be in the same position I am in now in that I will have my notes to refer back to later - but now they will be electronic and backed up regularly.
Handwriting recognition would be a bonus but is no longer critical for me.
Oh @the poster that thinks only maths students would need hand writing recognition - you might need to get out more and try to understand what people who aren't maths students actually do...
I agree, it would be nice to have it as a bonus. I usually don't care about handwriting recognition itself, it would provide a boost for the ability to learn through your handwritten notes. The only reason I want a stylus is to draw diagrams and annotations on PDF files and other documents and so on. Diagramming with right solution of tools (Omnigraph for iPad and export to Camera rolls as jpg) would remove one of my needs for handwriting. Annotations will probably be gone if Apple could just port Preview.app to iPad, so that we can use the edit/draw box as well as the notes/booksmarks. If only Microsoft would port Office with Onenote to iPad.
I have one, it's VERY dependent on the App being used. My results in FastFinga are totally different than the Sketch/drawing program when i try to write in it. I think the input is just optimized for writing and such.
Also, i actually had a defective one. I had ordered 2, tried one and then wrapped it up for my Dad. It wasn't until i used the one i hadn't tried a few days after Christmas I realized his had a problem. I had to use wayyy more pressure with it than on mine, and the tip was funky looking.
Ten One replaced it without question, they rocked in the customer service area.
I would like something more pen like in "heft", but I think with the right app it's going to work good. I do think we will see this market evolve too, so i'm going to hold off buying a 2nd Pogo for now.
Pogo sketch looks nice, but of course it's not a pen, still nice one, might give it ago.
Like I said, and as others have said I don't care about handwriting recognition, I just want to jot a few notes down, print them etc...
Like I said, and as others have said I don't care about handwriting recognition, I just want to jot a few notes down, print them etc...
The Pogo works well on the iPhone, but more for drawing and painting than writing.
I'm hoping that with the improved touch matrix, and higher resolution of the iPad, the Pogo will 'feel' much more accurate. I have a feeling it will work well for writing.
I'm hoping that with the improved touch matrix, and higher resolution of the iPad, the Pogo will 'feel' much more accurate. I have a feeling it will work well for writing.
I'd never use it...
Can any of you really write with handwriting faster, more clearly and with less effort than a keyboard? (even a virtual keyboard)???
For me, it's not even close. I can type many times faster, and don't get tired moving my fingers all over the place. Handwriting recognition is neat in theory, but in practice, I just don't see how it's practical. (same with voice recognition).
Can any of you really write with handwriting faster, more clearly and with less effort than a keyboard? (even a virtual keyboard)???
For me, it's not even close. I can type many times faster, and don't get tired moving my fingers all over the place. Handwriting recognition is neat in theory, but in practice, I just don't see how it's practical. (same with voice recognition).
Speed is not the issue. I want to take notes in meeting and classes, etc. and it's kinda hard to type a graph in a meeting.
You can't type a graph or math equations that fast with keyboard. Handwriting a formula or math equations is always going to be the fastest method. Graphs, yea, fingers would work but if just a fast graph, handwriting is preferred than finger because handwriting with a stylus allow you to see where you're going instead of the hand blocking your view.
nice points, despite my love of voice recognition
"the medium is the message" marshall macluhan
i don't know wtf he meant but i know that each different way i use to communicate makes it come out different
for better and worse r
so "its all good" (yech)
speeding up and slowing down trying to document ideas
ah, the brain
"my second favorite organ"---woody allen
Well, if you could figure out a handwriting recognition system that could tell an integral symbol from an S, good luck! I think someone will come up with a fast system for taking such notes (some kind of drag-drop might work well), but that's quite a bit different than full-on handwriting recognition.
Anyway, it's totally cool if someone wants to write & buy an app that works for you. But, it shouldn't be a part of the standard OS text input.
I'd like it to be an option for anyone who wants it...Maybe PadNotes will be all I need, so we'll see. Plus, it looks like some developers will make additional apps...