Inventor Targets College Students With Smart Pen

Not to be confused with the Reading Pen that our profession sees marketed here and there and has mixed reviews --- and even its own research article (PDF) -- the hype informs us that this pen, "which looks like an ordinary ballpoint, is embedded with a computer that photographs whatever is being written. The pen is also equipped with a microphone that records what is being spoken, so that people using the pen to take notes can later play back the recording and elaborate on their notes. In a docking station, the pen can transfer files to and from a PC."