Writing
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The symptoms of Parkinson's disease can sometimes lead sufferers to put down their pens forever. The ARC pen is a vibrating writing device that stimulates muscles in the hand, giving those with Parkinson's better control when putting pen to paper.
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The latest book to join a growing library of digitally inspired writing platforms is Rocketbook, and it does so with an interesting twist. Further to shooting handwritten notes and doodles to the cloud, when it fills up users can stick the book in the microwave to wipe its pages clean.
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While email has certainly made it easier to keep in touch, there's still something nice about receiving a hand-written letter. That's why Bond was created. It uses a pen-holding robot to create a "hand-written" note in your handwriting, which is then mailed to a recipient of your choice.
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We communicate with stories, and now we're training our computers to do the same. By writing sets of rules and instructions of varying complexity, artificial intelligence experts can enable computers to write stories both real and fictional – with big implications for the future.
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Millions of children don't have basic literacy skills, presenting a problem that cannot be solved without some big picture thinking. Launching today, the Global Learning XPrize offers US$15 million for the development of software that teaches children these vital skills in the space of 18 months.
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Drawing or making notes with a computer pen or stylus doesn't have the same feeling as using a paper and pen. Sometimes, however, you want to digitize something that you've drawn or written by hand. The new Moleskine Livescribe notebooks let you do both at the same time.
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Back in May we reported on plans to create the Scribble – a pen that can scan and reproduce any color you can find on the fly. After the project smashed its Kickstarter target in just five hours, those plans are now one big step closer to reality.
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How would you like to sample a color that you encounter in the real world, and then draw with it? That's just what Scribble's upcoming Ink color picker pen is designed to let you do.
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Hemingway is a simple web app designed to help writers write simpler copy. You can't save documents, share them, organize them or comment on them. You just paste in your text, follow its advice, and copy it to get it out again. But it's very effective.
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Writerase is a range of dry erase notebooks designed to bring the versatility of whiteboards to a portable product. The notebooks feature 50 pages of erasable white paper compatible with most dry erase pens.
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While the chances of being caught up in a dangerous situation are thankfully low, having something about your person for such an eventuality isn't a bad idea. The Impromptu Tactical Pen from Gerber, with its glass-breaking steel tip, is one option for those who want to keep themselves safe.
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The creators of the Lernstift, a digital pen that vibrates to indicate when the writer makes a spelling mistake or exhibits poor penmanship, are hoping to get their device into production with the help of a Kickstarter campaign.
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