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I-Pen Digital Pen Writer Ipen Optical USB Mouse Input Device
I-Pen Digital Pen Writer Ipen Optical USB Mouse Input Device
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Product Description
I-pen Mouse is a pen-shaped mouse for PCs that allows natural writing just like using a real pen. Utilizing the latest optical navigation technology, I-pen is lightweight, durable, and accurate. With I-pen Mouse, the user can perform natural handwriting to do more creative work or special tasks that were previously impossible with a mouse. I-pen Mouse is designed to work in "mouse mode" for fast point-and-click action and also in "pen mode" for writing and drawing actions. Two modes can be changed manually with the switch of a button. Because it requires a very small surface to write on, it is ideal for laptop users and perfect for places where limited workspace is available. Applications: Write a note on your presentation just like a paper with Finger WhiteTM. The traditional way of showing a presentation used a laser pointer to mark the point of importance which leaves no marks for later references. Now you can write a note, mark, draw, and keep it until you erase it. Browse your favorite website and write a note when there is something of interest as if you were marking the newspaper. Your notes will be saved even after you've visited other pages until you erase it. Draw and write on your desktop like a drawing board. Leave an important message on your desktop for reminder. You can even save your inputs and e-mail them later. Write a letter using the I-pen Mouse like a pen and the OCR converts your handwriting into typewriting text. Too lazy or slow to type letters? Then grab the I-pen Mouse and simply write like a pen. You can also input your signature.
Details
- Optical navigation & mouse-hover technology
- Pen-on-paper feeling, natural handwriting by sensing contact pressure
- Standard mouse driver and USB connection, just plug & play
- No special pad required, free to use on almost any surface
- Compact and light, perfect for laptop users
Popularity: 15% [?]
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about 1 year ago
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I am a big fan of handwriting recognition. I use it all the time on my windows mobile device. I realized that my laptop has handwriting recognition software built into Windows XP so I started playing with it. Trying to write with a standard mouse is impossible. I set out on a Google quest for a device that I could use for hand writing. Several options came up but the I-pen stood out because you don’t need a special writing pad. In fact, I am using the pen right now to write this review!
The pen is perfect, I just need to get used to the windows based handwriting software. It has quickly become a great alternative to typing.
The software that comes with the pen is better than the standard Software included with XP. it can understand gestures for backspace and ENTER
about 1 year ago
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Good seller, delivery was even early.
Works as advertised. Took a little getting used to, but remember the first time you used a mouse?
Software included is great! It gives you full control over both mouse and pen settings yet leaves other pointing devices unchanged. A slow speed gives accuracy as good as any pad.
Ever need a digital signature? It does that too!
If you ever wanted to work with graphics programs this is the way to go.
If I had any issues it would be that the lack of a scrolling control.
Thumbs up…………..Steve
about 1 year ago
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I purchased this and received it several days earlier than the estimated delivery date. When installing the software I was certain it wouldn’t work with Win 7, but indeed, it worked just fine. That’s all I can ask for this price–a product delivered swiftly and usable. Even more than that, it’s a great little device for simple drawing. My Wacom penpad died after many, many years of use, and until I can afford getting another one, this’ll do well enough.
about 1 year ago
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this is a smart product, and a nice idea by the designer. since the light (IR) emmitter and movement tracker is higher and further away from the surface, the movement tracking is no where near smooth and stable as normal mouses are. however the pen shaped design makes grip and writing like a pen about 100 times easier. use it with the mouse pad provided will make mouse movement a lot smoother and more stable.
about 1 year ago
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This pen and pad are perfect. I use them everyday and I use them a lot for graphic art in Photoshop. It is perfect to draw with and since it is scale and not like the movement of a mouse people who draw will love it! For the price … they are practically giving it away. You will not be sorry.
I also bought one for my husband!
about 1 year ago
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I love this pen! I know a few other reviewers commented about how they disliked the positioning of the hand in order to use the pen. I did not have this problem. It is a bit oversized, but if you are like me and write a lot throughout the day, this actually helps to alleviate any stress that has already been placed on the hand/wrist. I also did not find working with a cord attached to be cumbersome, as other reveiws suggested. I particularly love this pen for drawing/painting! It is great! There are also some cool things that it does (such as writing notes directly on your desktop or document)that make it just a little more fun.
about 10 months ago
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I have been wanting to get a pen / stylus for drawing on my PC for quite some time now. I kept looking at the tablet / stylus ones and was surprised at the cost. Then I saw this, and figured that even if it didn’t work well, the price was worth it. Well I am happy to say that I love this thing. A wireless version might be good, but the wire for this comes out of the top, far enough away from everything that it hasn’t become an issue at all. I like how it feels to move using the pen instead of the mouse. You even get extra tips (although I’ll bet I never have to replace mine). In addition, my drawings have improved after I got used to the nuances of not using a mouse (it is more natural for me to use a pen/pencil). If you are thinking about trying this, do it. You will be happy you did.
about 9 months ago
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This thing is awesome! It’s a mouse that works like a pen. It is exactly what I was looking for. I tutor online using an online whiteboard. I tried the Waacom Bamboo tablet pen ($70), but it kept crashing my system. This needed no installation, just plug it in and start using it. It writes way faster and neater than I could ever do with my touchpad mouse. A regular mouse can’t even come close to this. Here’s a few things to remember.
1. Use it with the button pointing up and slightly to the left (for right-handers).
2. It does not work on just any surface. Here’s the rundown:
WORKS VERY WELL ON: the mousepad that came with it, a regular mousepad, a dark stiff fabric surface (my padfolio is great for it), dark leather, dark tightly-stretched nylon, any fabric with a small grain that is stretched to be stiff
WORKS PRETTY WELL ON: light tightly-grained wood.
DOES NOT WORK ON: shiny surfaces, surfaces with very little grain, paper (unless there’s a ton of printing on it), most light-colored surfaces.
Try out different surfaces until you find one that feels right.
3. Practice a bit–I see what people mean about the slanting writing, but with practice, that is lessened. Write with a regular mouse and you will also get a drift upward or downward. It just takes practice to overcome it.
4. Don’t expect it to do everything. It’s $12. It’s worth every penny. I’m going to get one for every computer in the house. It will really save my wrists.
about 8 months ago
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The iPen, by Finger System USA, inc., is an older hardware item. Yet, it worked amazingly well with my Apple Mac Aluminum Powerbook G4 PPC running OS 10.4.11 Tiger, right out of the box. I didn’t have to load any software, or download any drivers either. It was simply plug and play, or should I say “plug and draw.” Anything that you can do with a standard mouse, you can do with the iPen, but with more control and precision.
I use it with the free 2D drawing and animation program called Pencil. My 7 year old twin nephews use it with the free child’s painting program called Tux Paint, because the iPen that I ordered came with a non-compatible version of KidPix. I didn’t care about the incompatibility of the software. I bought the iPen, because the hardware was an inexpensive and temporary replacement for my Genius Tablet that had frozen. I could NOT draw on the track pad mouse with my fingertip either.
At that time, I couldn’t afford a high end replacement tablet. Yesterday, December 9, 2009, I upgraded to a Wacom Tablet, but I still enjoy my iPen. I guess I’ve become accustomed to it. This is so true that I prefer the iPen to the track pad. The iPen is a wired (not wireless) USB plug in device. If you cannot afford a good Mac compatible graphics tablet yet, then the iPen is a very affordable and practical work around. No, it is NOTHING LIKE a graphics tablet, but it beats the heck out of trying to draw with a standard mouse, or a track pad mouse. More than that, the price I paid for my iPen ($9.95 with free shipping) was approximately the cost of shipping for my Wacom.
If you are expecting the handwriting recognition feature to work on iPen, then you are barking up the wrong tree. The iPen will not do that on a Mac. That is what I have my AceCad 692 with VPen for. My newly acquired Wacom Tablet also provides that feature. If that is what you want, then you’d better save up for a Mac OS X compatible tablet. If, on the other hand, you want to be able to draw until you save up for a good tablet, AND you’re currently attempting to accomplish that feat with a standard mouse, or track pad, then you WILL NOT go wrong by purchasing the OS X compatible iPen in the interim. It may not be for everyone, but for folks on a budget, I highly recommend it. Again, although it is NOT published as such, it IS OS X compatible (I don’t know about Intel though). Oh, one more thing. You MUST use the mouse pad that comes with the iPen if you want to have the most control over the device.
Yours truly,
I love Macs most
about 7 months ago
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I was looking for a tool that would allow me to “write” notes on my laptop. Although a tablet PC would be “snazzy”, I couldn’t justify it while still needing my tower PC and laptop for their specific features. BUT sometimes you just HAVE to “write” something – it’s just easier. While searching around, I found the I-Pen… but was it going to work with my Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit installation?
Works with Windows 7: I have installed Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Initially, I just plugged the pen into the USB port to see what would happen. Sure enough, Windows identified the pen (specifically as the I-Pen product) and commissioned it into use immediately. I could “mouse around” just fine. I started writing with it right off, too. Then I installed the software that comes with the pen. It all installed fine, although it is still 32-bit software, and it all works fine… but you don’t really need it for most applications in Windows 7. Windows 7′s script recognition works just fine with the pen and writing and changing “ink” colors is no trouble at all. (I don’t need to “write notes on my Windows desktop”, as one included app lets you do, so when it didn’t work quite right, I wasn’t concerned – no loss for me.) Even the “whiteboard” app works – even though I haven’t found a compelling need for it yet.
Works with Microsoft OneNote: In particular, my desire to be able to “write” on my laptop came about due to my discovery of the beauty of OneNote in Microsoft Office 2007 (much improved from previous attempts). I was “taking notes” immediately with the I-Pen’s installation, albeit slightly kindergarten level! But after some regular use here and there, and rest during frustrating moments (very few and early on), I am doing well with my note taking and following the lines. (Teacher would be so happy!) Highlighting notes is a breeze (OneNote allows a free form highlight line, not text-line constricted like in the rest of the Office apps), not frustrating like doing so with a mouse. What drew me to OneNote was the ability to put notes all over the page without having to create a new column or do a column break and such, like is necessary in Word – OneNote lets me “think” all over the page, like I would with a paper tablet and ink pen! The I-Pen simply extended that freedom and made it more natural!
Character recognition: The character recognition feature works well across Microsoft Office 2007 software. Without any intervention, I was able to start printing and writing cursively in Word and my scribblings were reliably translated into the typed word. While left in cursive form, OneNote is able to search the I-Pen entries just fine.
Portable: I carry my I-Pen with me in a hard case, now, so that I can have it available at work if I need it. It is not my most favorite mousing device, but I didn’t buy it for that primary purpose – that it mouses at all just adds to the propensity for its use: I don’t have to lay it down if I just want to change pages in OneNote or move to another app. The I-Pen does not interfere with your mouse driver when both are installed, so they can be used in tandem when needed.
It works: The I-Pen has worked fine for me ever since I took it out of the package! Tracking works best with the patterned mat supplied with the pen and works well with other deeply patterned surfaces. It will get confused if there is no variation in surface pattern, but that is understandable for an optical device and is not a drawback, just something to remember.
Body style is a selling point: Some products in this category and specifically in the paper-writing-capture version emulate sleeker standard pen bodies, thus making it difficult if you do have repetitive motion irritation. If you have carpal tunnel problems right now, this device could be handy as its fuller body is comfortable in the hand and does not require the tighter grip like the sleeker units. I have had carpal tunnel problems in the past and am an advocate for ergonomically considerate products. I have used the I-Pen for extensive periods without any disturbance to my (corrected) wrist.
If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive input device that captures handwriting and doesn’t encourage cramps or carpal tunnel aggravation, this device should definitely be among your top considerations. I considered the devices that capture what you write on paper, but as I considered the advantage of this on-board device, the I-Pen won out. For the price, it is definitely a find.