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IOGEAR Mobile Digital Scribe Review

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Who Should Buy IOGEAR's Mobile Digital Scribe

IOGEAR's Mobile Digital Scribe will appeal to a wide variety of people. Students, in particular, will find the pen handy. They can use it to capture notes in class without the bulk and hassle of a laptop. The notes can later be cleaned up to make studying for exams easier. The ability to capture drawings is also handy for students.

Business people will also find the Mobile Digital Scribe handy. That's particularly true for business people who spend a lot of time away from their desks in meetings or conversing with others. It is simple to jot a note and forget about it. But, when notes are downloaded to the computer, you won't lose a thing.

The Mobile Digital Scribe may catch the eye of some artists. Since it works as a mouse when tethered to the computer, some may get the wrong impression of the pen. They may think it is a viable substitute to a more costlier digital tablet. However, this is simply not the case. The pen is intended for capturing notes and doodles. The lack of pressure sensitivity, an eraser, and other features, make it of limited use to digital artists.

Overall, the IOGEAR Mobile Digital Scribe is a solid choice for anyone who is looking for a better way to do note-taking. The benefits to creating a digital copy of your notes as they take them should be apparent to anybody. And, automatically converting these notes to printed text will save anyone a significant amount of time.

User Reviews

 4 out of 5
IOGEAR Digital Pen Lite, Member Pdadana

If you are looking for a digital pen that is: inexpensive, works reasonably well, flexable page placement of base unit/receiver, good translation of handwriting to text, backed by warranty, then this is it. Can be used untethered. Small size makes pen and memory base unit easy to carry around. Lacks replaceable battery in base unit. Base unit was replaced for failure to hold battery charge after 9 months; exchange handled fairly quickly under warranty. Overall I like this product. We will see if the replaced base unit recharges for a longer period of time under regular use. Inprovements: replaceable base unit battery with larger memory capacity.

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