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September 2002 issue of
Entrepreneur.
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Not a touch typist? Casio's E-Pen-USB lets you
enter data into your desktop or portable using an innovative new
data-capture medium--handwriting. The system includes a fully
functional pen that accepts the usual cartridges and a small
wireless transceiver that plugs in to your computer's USB
port.
E-Pen captures a precise image of what you write and draw on
paper as large as 81¼2-by-11 and transmits it to the host PC
as JPEG files. There, text recognition, drawing, CAD or other
software can convert them to the format you like. A serial version
works with some models of Casio's Cassiopeia Pocket PC
($150-$180; www.casio.com, 800-836-8580).