PC Mag had an article yesterday about some of the new apps available for the Pulse SmartPen, the pen that records audio and synchronizes it with your written notes for later playback.
Letter Writing Shouldn’t Vanish – It’s Good for Relationships (and Profit)
How long has it been since you actually sat down and wrote a letter by hand? Months? Probably years? That’s how it is for most people, which is why letter writing seems to be in its last days.
We have so many other ways to communicate now: cell phones, email, IMs, text messages, Facebook, webcams, and cool new tools like Google Wave. UK cell phone subscribers sent nearly 80 billion text messages last year. Meanwhile, global email use is expected to spread to an estimated 3.2 billion people within a year.
Pens and Writing in the News
We like to keep up with pen news, with help from the ever-useful Google. These are a few pen-related articles that caught our interest this week.
Drunk with a pen gun – UK papers are reporting that a Manchester man has been sentenced to five years in prison for trying to sell a tiny gun that looks like a pen to someone he met on the street.
Can You Really Get Ink Poisoning from a Pen?
We’ve stumbled upon numerous posts from people concerned about the possibility of ink poisoning. These worries often arise from writing …
Ballpoint, Rollerball, or Gel: Which Pen is Best for You?
With so many choices of pens out there today it can easily get a bit confusing – do I need …