Even though smartphones have evolved and have become a work and learning tool, paper notes are inevitable.If you only write an idea or write down the minutes of the meeting, you can use a smartphone memo app if it is only characters.However, when drawing a figure or illustration, the screen of the smartphone is too narrow.
This would be the same when studying.In order to do this, I still can't let go of paper notes.However, some products that digitize paper notes are sold.This time, I will introduce NEO SMARTPEN among them.
If you buy a tablet and use a stylus pen, you can replace paper notes.For example, the combination of iPad and Apple Pencil allows you to take notes with a natural writing comfort so that you do not care about digital work.However, the price of the tablet is also reasonable.
On the other hand, the paper notes activate the head, saying, "There was such an idea" while looking at what I wrote before turning the page.Digital data can be easily accessible to past information by "search", but the analog data of paper notebooks can be called "data that was not in memory", that is, data that you do not even search for.。
Various types of "digital notes" and "digital pens" that can import such paper notebooks into smartphones are sold.There are various things, such as those that can be digitized by shooting the notebook with a camera, and those that can use a special pen to capture handwriting of notebooks into smartphones.
Digital notebooks have a variety of technologies, but there are technologies that can incorporate accurate trajectory.This is a product that uses a dedicated pen and a special notebook.More than 10 years ago, there was an Anoto pen developed by Sweden Anoto.A small special pattern is printed thinly on the surface of the dedicated notebook, and it is a product that uses a built -in camera at the end of the dedicated pen to read the pen movement.The advantage of this method is that even if the pen ink is cut or the text is written on paper, the movement of the pen is recognized, so you can record the text and trajectory written firmly.was.
I also used the ANOTO pen "SU-1B" released by Nokia in the early 2000s, but at that time the screen size of the smartphone was small, and the touch-type smartphone also needed stylus pen operation and was not suitable for handwriting.did.Although this Anoto method digital pen was introduced in Japan in Japan, the price of the pen was high and a dedicated notebook was required, so the use was not expanded other than B2B applications.
On the other hand, NeoLab's special notebook solution "NEO SmartPen" is still on sale.Like the ANOTO method, the dedicated digital pen has a built -in camera at the pen tip, and it will digitize what you write and write the fine patterns on the dedicated notebook "N Note".On December 2nd, a new product with a digital pen and a digital notebook with a digital notebook of 10,000 yen appeared in Japan, making it easier to buy.
Neo SmartPen uses a technology called "ncode".NCode is a small point and line pattern on the paper, and it is said that a lot of information can be stored in a small area of 2x2 mm.A4 can print more than 377.9 billion different patterns, which means that almost all paper and books on the earth can be applied to other code.In other words, all small points and lines printed on each notebook can be different.
For example, if you open the third page of the notebook and start handwriting with a pen in the central part, the information that "the third page is written on the third page and the 5cm from the top of the notebook" will be transferred to the smartphone.。You don't have to worry about how many pages you are writing now, so even if you open the notebook page you wrote in the past and overwrite it there, you can overwrite the digital data as it is.
There are two types of NEO Smartpen: rechargeable "M1", "M1+" and "N2" and dry battery -type "Dino".M1 costs 15,100 yen, M1+is 15,500 yen, and N2 is 16,100 yen.There is also a set with digital notebooks.Charging uses a micro USB cable, can be used for 6 hours in a row for 90 minutes, and can be used for 125 days.There is also an offline mode, and 1,000 A4 size notebooks can be recorded on the main unit.You can open the smartphone app later to synchronize the data.You can back up data to Microsoft's ONENOTE.
On the other hand, dry battery -type DIMO costs 8,800 yen.Furthermore, 5 dedicated ring binding notes and DIMO sets are 9,900 yen.It can be said to be the best way to get into a digital pen.In order to synchronize with a smartphone, DIMO must also launch the smartphone -side app when using a pen.
N notebooks are sold, including the hard cover.There is also a digital notebook of that Moleskine and there are many options.For a ring notebook, it costs 2,950 yen for a set of 5 books and 600 yen per book.
The threshold for purchasing is exposed, such as putting out a pen + n notebook set that cuts less than 10,000 yen, but the point that only the special N notebook can be used is the most worrisome point when purchasing.Hard cover notes also have a reasonable price.In addition, although N notebooks can be bought online, there is a concern that you will not use it after buying a planner (calendar) notebook.
Therefore, NEOLAB publishes N notebook files in PDF.You can make your own paid notebooks.If you have a printer at home, you can print a special N notebook yourself.Although it is recommended to print a color printer, you can print it yourself when you want only a few N -notebooks on the checklist.There are more than 10 types of notebooks provided by PDF.
Neo SmartPen will be one option for those who use paper notes but want to digitize them.First, buy a Dimo notebook set, and if you like it, print a PDF file and make your own notebook.And if Neo SmartPen becomes a necessity, you can upgrade as if you buy a rechargeable pen or a hardcover N notebook.No matter how much your smartphone or tablet evolves, the paper note will not be lost for a while.NEO SmartPen combines the digital and analog world well.