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    EZ-canvas, turn any monitor tablet like pen input.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mas5acre, Jun 16, 2006.

  1. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    Navisis created a new product which turns any screen into a pen-input device with motion senors and a screen protector to prevent scratches. Problem is i dont know anything about it. does it run on usb? ac adapter? sensors battery powered? i know you can write and draw with it and it tries to understand your chicken scratches. Does it allow you to drag windows on your desktop like a normal tablet? Is it usable on a notebook? I have yet to see any reviews...maybe if i spread the word someone can point me in the right direction. PLZ HELP!
     
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Could you send us a link to the product? Sounds interesting in the least.

    Chaz
     
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    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah it does sound like a cool product. Hopefully it doesn't cost too much. :p
    Tim
     
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    The bad thing i hear about this product is it could scatch your screen, it comes with a screen protector though and you might be able to add another one. cost isnt expensive, i plan on buying one for my desktop to help my brother in drawing a cartoon for our website www.craponthegrill.com but i plan on getting a laptop, maybe a tablet but im a gamer and wonder if this could be the solution im needing. lost my bookmarks but found a backup, the pen is corded but at least i wouldnt lose it. I heard of a wireless version and somewhere heard a plan for a notebook version, maybe the current version will work on notebooks? Price: $149.99 Cover it comes with fits up to 19 in screens. i fhought a while back about there had to be a motion sensor technology for pen input in this day in age, sure enough there was when i looked it up.

    info:
    http://www.navisis.com/ENG/Products/NAVINoteMNCatalog.htm

    http://www.dlmag.com/1571/turn-your-ordinary-monitor-in-to.html

    http://www.egmpc.com/2006/05/12/turn-your-monitor-into-a-touch-screen/

    Where to buy?

    This things not even on ebay. Only found 2 sites a foreign one i dont remember and didnt link and this one:

    http://www.ipen4you.com/navisis.htm
     
    mas5acre, Jun 17, 2006
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Hm, it just looks like you write directly on the screen. I'm not sure what would happen to the screen after using it for a while, but I wouldn't trust it because regular displays aren't meant to be touched or written on. Also depends on how hard you have to press.
    There would be no way I'd pick this up if I had a glossy screen.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 17, 2006
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