Z Pen – Digital Pen

The Z Pen is a fairly normal looking pen which can be used to write as normal. Once writing has been completed you can then download data from it and have the writing converted to text with OCR.

The Z Pen comes with a USB receiver that sits at the top of your paper. This receiver is responsible for storing every stroke you make on the paper. Once you finish what you are writing you then connect the USB receiver to your PC and software converts it all to text while ignoring the images.

The USB receiver comes with 1GB of storage space which can store tons of pages of content. A 1.2V NiMH battery powers the receiver and it is capable of being charged by USB. The pen is powered by regular button cell batteries which last for about 75 hours.

Z Pen Contents

* Zpen digital pen
* 1GB USB key receiver
* USB cable extender
* Software: Pen & Ink viewer (PC/Mac/Linux), MyScriptNotes (PC only)

Z Pen Features:

* Use any paper up to A4 portrait
* Uses standard ink refills
* Stores thousands of pages on 1GB flash memory
* Battery last for up to 75 hours on the pen and 20 hours on the receiver
* Charges and downloads via USB 1.1
* Includes ink to digital conversion software
* Image resolution from 300 dpi to 900 dpi
* 16 different languages converted: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, English UK, English US, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish

Z Pen System requirements:

* Windows 2000/XP/Vista
* Pentium III 1GHz and up
* 200 Mb free disk space
* 256Mb RAM or higher
* USB port available

The Z Pen is available from Firebox and costs £99.95.