Comments on: Livescribe Creating Another Paper-Based Computing Platform

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:31:02 +0000

Maria,

Rest assured that the text conversion will work. This is a standard feature on all equipment utilising the Anoto dot pattern frame work.

Having said that, each company that uses Anoto is different and will manage the dictionaries and databases differently.

For example, in our systems, we recognise printing and cursive writing – and to increase accuracy of conversion, we also apply specific dictionaries that are relevant to the industry that we are working with. So if we are working with a construction company, we add into the dictionary terms that used in construction. This improves the accuracy of the hand writing recognition hugely.

Livescribe might make different dictionaries available over time – so if you are taking notes in a physics class, it will be more accurate in the conversion if there is a dictionary designed for that application.

By: chi

chi — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:14:32 +0000

i’m pretty sure the software has ocr. in one of the advertisements, they show how you can search for words within a document once you’ve uploaded it to your computer.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:14:00 +0000

It may come as a stupid question..but does anyone know if LiveScribe actually CONVERTS written into Editable digital Text???
That is the main feature I’m after, and while I’m really excited about LiveScribe..if it doesn’t convert then I would not be that interested.
I was going to get the FLY Fussion before my spring semester (College), but I don’t feel quite comfortable buying a product directed to kids up to 14y/o…so I researched and ran into LiveScribe.

I really hope it does convert?

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:13:47 +0000

I really hope it does convert?

By: hanna

hanna — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:25:29 +0000

I love the pen top competer Its going to be so pleasing to my son!!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:36:15 +0000

I agree calling this guy the “inventor of paper-based computing” is a bit too far .. but its probably doing a good job boosting his ego

By: Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:26:09 +0000

Thanks to ‘Quinn’ for bringing it my attention that the FLY Fusion pen is capable of converting cursive writing to editable text. Even though the manual makes no mention of this, and seems to go out of its way to claim it can’t, I just tested it out and it works surprisingly well. (Though the interactive menus and applications on the pen seem to still require you to print.)

I’ve updated this post and my full review of the FLY Fusion accordingly.

By: Tran

Tran — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:47:53 +0000

Calling this guy the “inventor of paper-based computing” is going just a bit too far don’t ya think? The FLY pen uses Anoto technology that has been around for years. Did he call himself that?

By: Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:09:56 +0000

“Check your facts. My son owns a FLY Fusion and it can convert cursive writing to digital text. ”

Hm, I didn’t have much success with this. And the PDF manual states ‘Each letter must be separate – no cursive or connected letters.’ But I’ll give it another try.

By: Quinn

Quinn — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:18:17 +0000

Check your facts. My son owns a FLY Fusion and it can convert cursive writing to digital text.