Moleskin Smart Pen Software For Mac

The new Moleskine Smart Writing Set is available now, but if you were expecting a bargain look away. The Paper Tablet and Pen+ will set you back $200 (the app is free). Most of that cost is for the pen, however, as supplementary paper tablets are just $30. The $199 (£141) writing set comprises a paper 'tablet', smart pen and app designed to work in tandem so writers and artists can edit, store and share their work on a phone, tablet or laptop. Find the best smart pen for your needs. Comes with Echo Desktop software for Mac or Windows. Wacom Bamboo Spark Smart Pen. Moleskine PTSETA Smart Pen. Next flipbook maker pro for mac.

While many of us spend our days with our fingers on the keyboard and our eyes on the display, some people still prefer a more old-fashioned means of idea generating and communicating: paper and pen. This is why companies such as Moleskine, which sells what can be described as high-end notebooks, have hit a successful niche. As a compromise between yesterday's and today's writing technologies, Moleskine recently introduced its, which includes the Pen+, a version of the Neo Smartpen N2, and a notebook designed to be used with the Pen+ (and which, according to Moleskine's PR, 'is purposefully designed with extended rounded edges to look like a tablet'). The Pen+ works with a mobile app to record everything you write in the notebook in digital format. It currently sells for $199 (). I had a chance to try one out, and found it very nice for the purposes of writing by hand -- with some reservations. A comfortable digital pen The Pen+ itself is a good-looking, reasonably slim and sleek pen that I found surprisingly comfortable to hold and write with (especially compared to other digital pens that I've tried out in the past).

It has a small LED near the base that flashes different colors depending on its status on use -- for example, red if the battery is getting low or while it's charging; white when it's live and in use. Near the LED is a small power button. The pen is powered via a micro-USB at that end. The battery is supposed to last for about five hours, and I got pretty much that much during testing. The tip of the pen holds a relatively mainstream ballpoint cartridge (so it will be easy to replace).

Below the tip, the pen curves down (very much like a fountain pen) to make room for an open space where the pen's camera is located. The paper in the 5.1 x 8.3 in.

Notebook is printed with nearly imperceptible coding (to my eyes, it looks like a series of light blue dots), which enables the camera in the Pen+ to locate the pen strokes and translate them into digital code. The strokes are saved in the pen and then transmitted via Bluetooth to your mobile phone via the iOS app or the Android app. (I tested using the Android app.) The Bluetooth connection automatically transfers everything you write from the pen to your mobile device as you write it (which can be fun to watch). If the two are not connected, the pen saves your work (according to the vendor, it can store about 1,000 pages) and then transfers it the next time you bring up the app. A digital notebook In the app, your writing appears as part of a digital 'notebook.' You can then tweak your notes in a variety of ways -- change the color, delete or add text, or share via email, to Evernote or to other apps.

(If you're an Evernote user, you can also sync them automatically.) I used the Pen+ to write and draw a few casual memos, and to take notes during a couple of phone calls. A nice feature is that you don't have to remember to turn the pen on to use it; a second or two after you start writing, the pen will automatically come on, signaled by the LED and by a quiet audio signal (it will also turn itself off eventually when not being used). However, be aware that anything you write before it comes on -- which for me, was usually one or two characters -- will not appear. I solved this problem by tapping the pen against the paper before I started writing to make sure it was on. There is another way you can lose notes: If you don't hold the pen correctly. Because the Pen+ records your strokes via a camera, the part of the pen with the camera has to be facing down toward the paper -- something that can slip your mind if you're in a hurry.