GPT-powered ballpoint pen can digitize, summarize, translate, and compute your notes in real-time

Imagine a pen that solves your mathematical equations as you note them down, or converts all your handwritten meeting notes into a comprehensive list of bullet points, or even enriches your essays with tags and other relevant information for easier searching and even for a better output. Sure, ChatGPT can do all of that, but it’s limited to the fact that it exists in your phone. The XNote puts the powers of AI inside your ballpoint pen, allowing you to instantly digitize drawings, doodles, and notes, and even have the AI interpret, expand, and solve them for you. Notes get synced in real-time, and through the power of GPT, can also be summarized, bulleted, or even translated instantly. Never did I think that AI would revolutionize the world of stationery, but here we are!

Designer: XNote

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The XNote looks like an ordinary classy notebook and pen combo – the kind you’d carry to work and into meeting rooms… but let not its deceptive exterior fool you, because within that pen lies some of the most impressive tech ever invented since the gel pen that could write in space. The XNote pen comes with a built-in computer that instantly digitizes your notes, sketches, doodles, and technical drawings… but it doesn’t stop just there. It leverages the power of ChatGPT to interpret what you write, allowing you to simply have GPT summarize meeting notes, turn a set of instructions into a task list, solve equations in real-time, translate notes into different languages, and even expand on paragraphs you may have written with even more information. Your notes then exist in two forms – the one written on paper, and the other, in the XNote app, where you can save notes, search through them, and use them digitally however you see fit.

The borderline wizardry lies in the XNote pen’s engineering, and the way it communicates with the app to tap into its AI powers. The pen boasts a 300mAh battery that grants it an impressive standby duration of 60 days, along with 7-8 hours of actual usage. Transmitting data to XNote’s app via BLE, the pen also offers a noteworthy 100MB of storage capacity. While these specs may initially seem modest, it’s equivalent to a thousand A4 pages teeming with text and illustrations. The notebook pairs with the pen wonderfully too, with its Moleskine-like exterior and its luxurious appeal that just makes the XNote feel incredibly premium.

All your written matter – be it notes, scribbles, drawings, or even complex graphs – get digitized and synced with the XNote app, which leverages the full spectrum of ChatGPT’s capabilities. Operating on OpenAI’s API, it intelligently interprets text and drawings, deducing insights from them, comprehending inherent instructions, and conveniently categorizing them for effortless future retrieval. Write a paragraph, and the app can summarize it, or translate it into 53 different languages (as of January 2024). It gives you the ability to ‘chat’ with your notes, unleashing the kind of power that seemed absolutely impossible just 2 years ago. During a meeting, it transforms your notes into task lists, action plans, or ready-to-send Minutes-of-Meeting emails within seconds. You can even pose questions to your notebook, convert quick scribbles into reminders, or tackle complex equations and graphs with ChatGPT’s assistance. A simple paragraph could become a dissertation, a note could become a well-executed email, a quick list of ingredients could convert into a perfect recipe, or even the opposite – your recipe could get converted into a shopping list that you could then use to pick up the right groceries. The possibilities are quite literally endless, and the XNote’s ability to create meaningful tags for all your written matter means you can effectively search through your notes too.

The beauty of the XNote lies in the fact that it takes cutting-edge advanced technology, but packages it in a way that pretty much anyone can use. You don’t need to ‘learn’ how to use the XNote pen, simply because there’s nothing really to learn. The entire experience is automatic and intuitive, and the app helps you work with your data in a myriad of ways, saving time and effort without having you ‘adjust’ to a new technology or method of working.

There is, however, the concern of privacy… which XNote takes incredibly seriously. XNote relies on ChatGPT’s secure API, which is end-to-end encrypted to protect user data. Moreover, your data doesn’t ever get used to train OpenAI’s GPT models, so you can rest assured knowing that your information only belongs to you and nobody else. Your handwritten notes obviously exist in the notebook, but the digitized version of your notes exist on the cloud, and can be stored offline on your device so you don’t need an internet connection to access them. The app even supports adding voice memos to your text, a pretty useful feature that lets you add context to all your notes. Most of the app’s essential OCR and transcription features are free, like unlimited cloud storage, seamless syncing, and offline accessibility. However, the ChatGPT-powered features require a subscription to the XNote AI+ Membership plan, priced at $59 for an annual subscription.

The notebook and pen combo, typically priced at $199, is available for a special Yanko Design exclusive price of $179. This offer includes an 18-month warranty for the pen’s hardware, a charging cord, 5 complimentary ink refills, a 1-month trial of the AI+ subscription, and worldwide shipping options.

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This ChatGPT-powered smart notebook can understand and summarize handwritten notes

The pen is mightier than the sword, especially given how it has withstood the test of time, even in our current digital age. But while writing things down by hand has plenty of cited benefits, from psychological to practical, handwritten notes also miss out on a lot of conveniences and potential, especially when it comes time to search through dozens of pages of scribbles. For years, smart notebooks have tried to bridge this gap between analog and digital with some measure of success, but the majority of them stop at turning handwritten notes into digital text you can easily search. This innovative smart notebook, however, upgrades that experience by harnessing the power of AI to make the best out of your scribbles and sketches, turning them into summaries, tasks, appointments, and even translations that will take your productivity to the next level.

Designer: XNote

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AI has been a hot topic for the past years, impressing many while scaring off others. The power that artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks can bring to seemingly ordinary products can really be mind-blowing, especially when you consider the new experiences they enable. ChatGPT, for example, is quite a famous large language model (LLM) application that is being used for things like conversations, searches, and other text-related processing that makes it feel like you’re talking with an actual human person. The XNote smart notebook utilizes this amazing AI to bring together the joy of writing on paper and the convenience of digital technology in an intuitive and seamless way.

The magic of the XNote starts, of course, with pen and paper, specifically a beautiful invisibly coded notebook and a revolutionary smart pen. The notebook itself bears a Moleskine-like design, complete with an elastic band to keep it from opening accidentally. The smart pen looks like it’s simply leaving ink marks on paper, but it’s also detecting invisible patterns so that every stroke is accurately sent and mirrored to the XNote app via Bluetooth in real-time. You don’t have to take pictures of your notes and you don’t even have to wait for your scribbles to sync with the app. You can see your scribbles and drawings recreated inside the app instantly, almost like magic. With a built-in 265mAh rechargeable battery, you can write for 7 to 8 hours of use without having to worry about a forced break.

While other smart notebooks stop there, XNote transforms your ink marks into text, formulas, or diagrams, all kinds of digital objects that can later be searched or even shared with others online. XNote, however, goes beyond handwriting recognition and uses ChatGPT to create contextual recognition, smartly identifying the kind of text so that you can simply ask XNote when you need to look for a note. Can’t remember where you stored a friend’s suggestion for your next binge reading? Just ask in the XNote app to look for the book recommendation you wrote last week. Need a quick recap of the meeting notes you took earlier? Ask XNote to summarize those for you in easy-to-digest pieces. You can even have those notes translated for easier communication beyond geographical boundaries. And since the notes are digitized, you can easily search across different notebooks and access your data on platforms, ensuring that your analog notes remain accessible long after the paper notebooks go away.

XNote not only cares about your notes but also about your privacy as well. It uses advanced end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication, and top-tier cloud security protocols to ensure no unauthorized person ever lays eyes on your notes. And while the basic package has the core features you need, XNote offers a $9/month ($59/year launch special) Premium subscription that brings all the power of AI to your fingertips, including Smart Task Alerts and AI-driven Tags and Categories. Even better, now that it has reached its $200,000 funding milestone, every backer who has selected either the 1-Year Subscription or the Combo Bundle will be automatically upgraded to a Free Lifetime AI Membership! With the ChatGPT-powered XNote smart notebook, you can employ that powerful AI to do the heavy lifting of making sense of your notes while you continue to enjoy the benefits of writing with pen and paper.

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This IoT ballpen uses built-in cameras and sensors to convert all your notes into a digital format

Instead of spending nearly a grand on an iPad Pro and Pencil, the Nuwa Pen is a $179 device (pre-order price) that just actively digitizes your notes and doodles in real-time. Announced at CES 2023, the Nuwa looks just like any other ordinary pen, but comes with a built-in motion sensor and a triple camera array that captures what you’re writing, whether it’s a post-it note or a full-length essay, and saves a digital version of it, sharing it with you through the Nuwa app. All your notes are end-to-end encrypted too, which is more than what you can say for most note-taking apps.

Designer: Nuwa Innovation

The Nuwa pen outwardly looks pretty much like any other pen. There aren’t any wires, the gadget isn’t bulky. It looks sleek for the most part, and just has a slightly bulbous tip, where the sensors and cameras sit. Support for an infrared light sensor also allows the Nuwa to work in lower light conditions. The Nuwa pen is equipped to detect 4096 pressure levels, with the combination of sensors working in tandem to capture a high-quality version of your text in your unique handwriting. “Handwriting represents a deeply personal form of thinking”, says Nuwa’s founder and CEO, Mark Tunier.

The pen runs on a standard D1 ink cartridge that can easily be replaced once it runs out. Replacing the refill is easy too, and can be done without any technical expertise. On a full charge, the Nuwa can provide up to 2 hours worth of use, and can be recharged simply by resting it in its charging stand. The pen’s internal digitizing system only begins working when the pen touches paper, so as to cleverly optimize battery usage.

Notes are digitized right on the device and shared via Bluetooth to your phone. The Nuwa app can be used to sync your notes and take backups of them online, or even share them with team members via mail or through productivity tools. The Nuwa app is free of charge, although it does have a premium paid version that offers additional features like OCR which converts your handwritten text into an editable format.

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Samsung’s bespoke series is the inspiration behind these ergonomic, thoughtful stylus designs

Working from our computers strains more than just our eyes. Sitting for long periods at a time, typing, dragging, and clicking the mousepad often results in finger and hand cramps. Products like smartpens and assistive keyboards are specially designed to take some of the stress off our hands, leading to streamlined and more productive workdays. Korean designer Jo Yoon unveiled their smartpen product idea called Bespoke, conceptualized using Samsung’s Bespoke appliance’s design language.

Draped in a velvety aluminum finish, Bespoke smartpens come in a few different color schemes, spanning from blush yellows to matte blacks. Paired with an accompanying smart notepad, users can write with the Bespoke smartpens on the attached notepad which translates the written text to the computer screen.

Instead of typing from the same hand position throughout the workday, Bespoke smartpens break up the monotony of computer work by bringing a more tactile, ergonomic typing tool. Along the body of each pen, an action button works as a clicker and on/off control.

Taking Bespoke’s ergonomic usability one step further, each smartpen gradually tapers towards its bottom to fit more comfortably in each user’s grip. Yoon also outfitted each smartpen with silicone grips to ensure convenient use throughout the workday without any slippage resulting from palm sweat.

In addition to the smartpen and notepad, Joon conceptualized a Bespoke charger that resembles an inkwell for when the workday slips into overtime. Each charging base comes with its own wire to plug into your computer or laptop, ensuring no power is lost during use, however, the actual charging sink is wireless.

Designer: Yoon Jo

Three small LED lights indicate how much charge remains in each charging sink.

The charging base is wireless.

A sensor inside this smart pen turns all your handwritten notes into editable digital text

Imagine being able to write emails on a piece of paper.

The NEWYES SyncPen outwardly looks like a regular ballpoint pen, but it’s a marvel of tech on the inside. With a motion-tracking sensor on the inside, the pen turns everything you write into digital text, converting your hand-written notes and hand-drawn doodles and sketches into editable digital files.

Think of the SyncPen as an Apple Pencil or a Samsung Galaxy S-Pen that can also write on paper. Designed to look and feel like a regular pen, the SyncPen comes with an in-built micro-camera that captures what you write at a frequency of 200 frames per second, turning all your notes into digital text that can be stored infinitely, edited, and even searched through. The pen digitally records all your notes onto your smartphone, allowing you to seamlessly transition between digital and physical timekeeping. If you ever need to refer back to your notes for a certain piece of text, you can search for it either by word or date, much like within your phone’s own note-keeping app. The SyncPen’s functionality works across 66 languages and can even transcribe and translate mathematical symbols. The pen actively performs handwriting recognition, allowing you to write in your own personal writing style while the pen actively works to translate it on its own.

However, there’s more to the SyncPen. The pen itself comes with a detachable refill system that lets you replace the ballpoint nib for a capacitive tip, allowing you to use it on digital devices as a regular stylus too. When paired along with the NEWYES LCD Tablet, the SyncPen can take notes digitally too, allowing you to use it as you would an iPad and Apple Pencil. You can use the 10″ LCD Pad as a paperless alternative to a notebook, but moreover, the pad lets you take notes in different colors, while also allowing you to perform activities like directly send your notes as an email to others, collaborate with teams to share notes, and even record audio logs alongside your text.

Together, the SyncPen and its companion LCD Tablet (should you choose to use it) hope to revolutionize note-taking. The pen itself has the ability to digitally transcribe documents across multiple languages and handwriting styles… all in a form factor that’s as thin as a ballpoint pen itself. The SyncPen weighs a mere 20 grams, and works no matter how you hold it. It runs on Bluetooth 5.0, seamlessly sending written text to an app on your phone which can then convert your notes into a variety of formats, from a Microsoft Word document to a PDF or a JPG. Moreover, it means being able to take endless notes without worrying about losing your notebook or not being able to find a particular piece of information. The SyncPen lets you keep digital copies of all your notes and doodles, whether they’re minutes of a meeting, sketches of a product idea, a mindmap of a business model, or notes of a lecture. Oh, and the pen and LCD tablet come with a price tag of $99, which sounds pretty unbeatable to me!

Designer: NEWYES

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SyncPen – 2nd Generation Smart Pen by NEWYES

The SyncPen fees like an ordinary pen and lets you take notes repeatedly on NEWYES LCD pad without wasting a single sheet of paper, then easily synchronize with your devices.

The SyncPen is your best choice if:

– You have trouble switching between writing traditional notes and electronic editable notes
– You struggle with converting hand-drawn design drafts into electronic drafts
– You find it difficult to find your notes and to organize them
– You are a huge fan of handwriting or the paperless concept

The SyncPen is not just a smart pen but an artificial intelligence writing system. There is a hidden micro camera inside the pen (with the lens recognition speed and ability to capture more than 200 frames per second) which is used for scanning the dot matrix coordinates of the notebook (or LCD pad) in real time, and completing the writing trajectory positioning and transmission to their app.

With their LCD pad and notebook set, you can easily synchronize everything you write (on paper, or on LCD pad) to their app at anytime and anywhere. You can even upload your content to the cloud to make sure all your notes accessible when needed.

360º Full Angle of Pen Holding Writing

This second edition NEWYES SyncPen is compatible with all pen holding habits. What’s more, with 1024 pressure levels, the pen allows you to sketch and draw perfectly and precisely. The writing experience is fluid, precise and easy.

Normally, for most smart pens, if you want to connect it with a device, you need to press on button for a few seconds which is inconvenient. With the latest NEWYES SyncPen, you don’t need to do anything but to remove the pen cap, which is exactly the same as what you do when using an ordinary pen.

You can take notes on their LCD pad without wasting a single sheet of paper. And when you finish your work, you just need to tip (“√”) and then delete the screen. You’re able to start a new page while your last page is now saved. All can be done even without a phone.

In the past, you could only change the color and thickness of the handwriting notes in the app. With this upgrade, the team has added a ribbon at the bottom of the LCD pad where you can change color and line thickness. Again, even without touching the app.

When you finish writing, touch the “email” icon. The page will be sent to preset email address. With all above, you can sketch, write, or draw on the LCD pad over and over again without wasting paper. Great for you, and even better for the environment.

You can add several voice memos to your notes by tapping the “play” and “pause” icons on the LCD pad and the voice will be linked to your notes automatically. It’s easy to delete any voice memos if you need to, and it works the same in the app. Start and pause the recording from the LCD pad.

It is not always necessary to keep your phone nearby when you’re writing, because the NEWYES SyncPen can store up to 800 pages of notes while offline. As soon as you connect with the app, the NEWYES SyncPen will transfer them to the NEWYES Note app immediately.

Handwriting Recognition

Supported by industry-leading technology, your handwritten content can easily become editable text. The NEWYES NOTE app comes with handwriting recognition that not only recognizes up to 66 languages but also chemistry equations and mathematical formulas.

Bet you have had trouble finding your previous notes. The NEWYES NOTE app has solved that problem.

You can tag your notes for better well-organized classification. Also, you have the ability to find your notes by searching by keywords.

Saving Notes in Different Formats

With the NEWYES Note app, you can easily export your notes to Microsoft Word, plain text, Adobe PDF, JPG image, MP4 video and more.

Cloud Storage and Sharing

With the NEWYES SyncPen, your notes and ideas can be automatically uploaded to your preferred cloud storage such as Evernote, OneNote. (They will unlock more cloud services for following months). You can also share your notes in social media.

The NEWYES NOTE app is able to play back your notes and ideas. You can even share them with others and allow multiple people to “see” and “hear” the process of your thoughts at once. 1x, 2x, 4x video play speed.

The OCR (character recognition) function has been updated so that, through the NEWYES NOTE app you can recognize the text in pictures and convert it to plain editable text in seconds.

The NEWYES NOTE app will offer you the basic functions, like highlight text, changing the font, color and thickness, replace page backgrounds, blank or grid pattern and so on.

One More Exciting Feature!

With development of NEWYES technology, teachers and students, people who lives different places can easily achieve online teaching with SyncPen. It is also a great meeting tool for home office users.

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Get digital copies of your sketches, notes, and doodles as you write with the Equil Smartpen 2. It’s definitely smarter than your average pen, because aside from functional as a typical pen (by letting you write on any paper surface with actual ink), it also creates a digital copy of what you’ve written down with the push of a button. There’s no need to fire up that scanner anymore because the Smartpen makes it easier and does the work for you.

It’s compatible with most operating systems and comes with a charger, receiver, and extra ink refill out of the box. The Equil Smartpen 2 is currently on sale for $129.99.

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Livescribe 3 smartpen appears in FCC filing, can’t wait to digitize your doodles

Livescribe 3 smartpen appears in FCC filing, can't wait to digitize your doodles

Now that we've got those naming suits out of the way, it's time to get down to brass tacks. With "brass tacks" involving a new smartpen, in this particular instance. The Livescribe 3 has just made itself known in a public FCC filing today, showcasing a svelte writing utensil whose main purpose in life is to digitize your handwritten notes. It's equipped with Bluetooth in order to pair with your iOS device and the accompanying Livescribe+ app, and once you start doodling in your Livescribe notebook, those very scribbles will appear in the app. There's a micro-USB connector on top for recharging it, and a handy twistable handle that turns the unit on. (Oh, and if you're curious, we're told that "more supported devices" will be added soon.)

For the power users, there are Pencasts -- said to be "interactive documents containing audio that is synchronized to your handwritten notes." As is always the case with FCC reveals, pricing and availability are nowhere to be found; that said, an FCC submission generally signals that it's just about ready for store shelves in the US. We'll watch as you attempt to digitally write about the art of containing your excitement.

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