This would be a wireless pen which can write, store what you write into the pen's memory or storage device, and then can upload the data into a computer via wireless connection. This way you can have a hard copy of your notes as well as a soft copy of your notes stored and saved into a word processing application when data from the pen is uploaded.
Kinda neat huh :-).-- NXM, Dec 26 2002 Kind'a baked, too: Logitech's "io" Personal Digital Pen http://www.techtv.c...195,3408030,00.html26 Dec 02 | Pretty much as described and with 40 pages of memory but not with wifi connectivity. [bristolz, Oct 04 2004] Orb-it http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Orb-itMiniaturize this -- make it into a pen -- use the gyros, etc, as sensor inputs. [Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004] when it comes to computing, you need to make things very easy for the users. Logitech's pen would be much better if it had the wireless option.-- NXM, Dec 26 2002 that pen is pretty cool...did it ever get out to the public? i tried doing a search on the keyword "compapen" but did not find anything. If it was being made, I would probably buy one.-- NXM, Dec 26 2002 //Storage device// - paper, ordinary paper. Baked.-- neelandan, Dec 26 2002 [blaise], that pen isn't hi-tech enough. It needs accelerometers, tilt & pressure sensors, and tiny gyroscopes, to detect exact movements. It's like a little hand-held Segway with an ink cartridge. Or like an Orb-it [link]. Have it send a signal in real-time to a PC or PDA, via bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or IR, and you've got one fine writing instrument!-- Amos Kito, Dec 27 2002 Well, it was a nice baked thought.-- waxingpoetic, Dec 27 2002 Twice baked thought, even, as good ideas often are, alas.-- bristolz, Dec 27 2002 All pens are wireless already.-- DesertFox, May 07 2004 Not the ones at the bank...-- MikeOliver, May 07 2004 random, halfbakery