TechConnect - The Nano Issue

cottsdale-based InPlay Technologies recently unveiled its WriteSense™ technology,

coupling digital pen input and touch screen systems like those found on popular smart phones, MP3 players, tablet PCs and other mobile electronic devices.

The iPhone has popularized touch technology, which to work requires an electrical charge from fingertips. Using a finger for data input is easy, but not always accurate, and may be difficult in cold weather because gloves prevent direct screen contact. Other devices require a plastic stylus to work, as found on Palm smart phones. However, using a stylus is

not as high-tech or as instinctive as a finger. The WriteSense technology combines both, so consumers may choose what’s the most comfortable for them.

In addition, using InPlay’s digital architecture, the WriteSense can make the pen a smart, secure device that only recognizes a person’s PC or phone. This allows multiple people to work on a system with unique recognition, great for teachers and students, or for project teams. The device also adds flash memory as a USB stick substitute.