Thursday, September 6, 2007

Fly Pentop computer

http://www.leapfrog.com/

We've had meetings with our library staff where we've gathered input on what future projects or technologies they'd like to see brought to the library. One thing that we heard several times was "I'd like it to be easier to type up meeting notes."

There are several products on the market that would help. Tablet PC's don't always work well and are bulky and expensive to carry around. The Logitech io2 Digital Pen retails for $150 and only got a so-so review from Consumer Reports.

The Fly Fusion Pentop from Leapfrog retails for $80. The paper you need to use it with costs $8 per notebook. It appears that you can do a lot more than just digital transcription with this pen. Becauase it's marketed towards teens, it also does things like provide a calculator, and plays mp3's and games. With a reletively low cost, this might be a fun tool to check out.

1 comment:

practical katie said...

let's buy one. Let's do it!