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Need iPad/iPhone app that simulates notepaper
Marc Grober
posted this on Feb 14 17:14
I need an app to run on the ipad or iphone like Note Plus that will give me the analog of the dot paper on the iphone so I can dispense with the separate pad. NotePad, by way of example, has a notebook paper background, which could just as easily be the dot paper, and other apps allow the opening and annotation of a pdf and I suppose the pdf could be a pdf of the dot paper.....
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I am searching for a solution that will enable me to use my ipad for the NotePad and only carry a single portfolio with the livescribe, ipad and limited accessories. I think this is a great tool but the ancillary support items are not available. Can anyone point me in the right direction ?
@Mark,
I don't think I fully understand what you are asking. We have a Pencast Player app for the iPhone and iPad. The app is iOS based and is not dependent on the the device. If your device meets the iOS requirements it should work without any problems.
I think you are asking if a smartpen can be connected directly to the iOS device? If this is what you are asking, the answer is no. The connector we specify in our requirements is a USB port and iOS devices do not have USB ports.
The last question you asked is confusing. Can you restate it please?
Thank you,
Jeff
Sorry Jeff, but you are far afield, lol.
At present, much of the use of the pen is dependent on the availability of the proprietary paper pad. I was looking for a virtual replacement for the paper pad, and mentioned that a number of tablet apps have a paper image background. If an app were available that would allow for the use of the pen without the paper pad, that would render the pen much more useful (especially if one could replace the pen tip so that one cold use "virtual" ink. I want to be able to take virtual notes with the pen, and at present that is not possible.
Thanks for elaborating Marc! Yes, at the moment we do not have a virtual paper pad for tablets. The pen uses infrared optical tracking to capture pen strokes. The technology requires the use of tiny pre-positioned dots printed on the paper. It will be a challenge to duplicate on a tablet's screen. I will ask the product development team to take into it though.
Thank you,
Jeff
Yes, Jeff. As I noted in my initial post, I am familiar with how optical devices work and the need for the pen to be able to sense the dots, which is why I asked if you could offer virtual paper. Frankly, I think it would be relatively easy to manage this (one of the reasons I also mentioned that some existing apps do provide image backgrounds, which is what would be needed) as long as the pad screen resolution was adequate for the pen and the pen had a registration function to adjust to the resolution of the pad
Far easier would be just an app that records what you write with a stylus or livescribe that has a rubber tip on the pen. your ipad or tablet would just show up in your regular software as another notebook. eyefi, the wireless sd card does this, if you have an eyefi card you can also have your phone upload any pictures you take on the phone to your eyefi account. its a nice value added feature you get for being an eyefi owner.
Now that I have a new ipad, I'd love to be able to write directly on it and have my text show up in my livescribe desktop, this would be a very sweet feature for livscribe to offer. since there's a mike on the ipad you could record audio too, just like with the regular pen.
Folks:
I've been looking for the same type of solution. I have found something that 'almost' does what is stated above: there is an iPad app called "audionote" that will allow for a pencast type of markup over a PDF. It isn't perfect, it would be much better if the live scribe folks could somehow work it into their product, but it is something that I've found useful.
Note: I'm not connected to "audionote" in any way other than being a user. If/When live scribe includes this functionality I will gladly switch as I prefer taking notes on "real" paper when possible.
LOL, I just purchased audionote and am VERY impressed! Livescribe had better sit up and take notice.....
I don't want to derail the thread, but thought I would add the comments below in case anyone is interested:
One of the problems with Audionote is the less than perfect stylus support for annotation on the iPad. I can see two solutions currently:
1) the Cregle iPen - an active stylus that works on the iPad but apps have to be specifically written to take advantage of its capabilities (currently Audionote does note support this)
2) the yet to be released Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. This device comes with a wacom digitizer built in. Its stylus support SHOULD be excellent, but the audionote software on Android is limited.
With any luck someone will jump into the mix and provide the function we are seeking. Here's hoping the livescribe folks take advantage of this opportunity.....