{"id":14199,"date":"2024-01-04T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1402725"},"modified":"2024-01-04T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:13:05","slug":"this-claims-to-be-the-worlds-most-advanced-pen-that-digitises-handwriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14199","title":{"rendered":"This claims to be the \u2018world\u2019s most advanced pen\u2019 that digitises handwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span>Dutch startup Nuwa claims to have invented the \u201cworld\u2019s most advanced pen\u201d that digitises notes written<\/span><span> by hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nuwapen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nuwa<\/a> plans to launch the device this March. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/meet-startups-representing-best-of-northern-dutch-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Groningen-based company<\/a>&nbsp;today announced a fresh cash injection of \u20ac1.5mn to boost the development of the product, which uses an inbuilt camera system, motion sensors, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/algorithm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">algorithms<\/a> to capture text written on paper.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJust write, and Nuwa Pen digitises,\u201d Marc Tuinier, Nuwa\u2019s CEO, told TNW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All the notes are then stored on the startup\u2019s app. They can then be organised, shared, and integrated with other apps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\" readability=\"0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/conference\/startups?utm_source=TNW-media&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=TNW2024Startup\" data-event-category=\"Article\" data-event-action=\"In Article Block\" data-event-label=\"TNW Conference 2024 - Calling all Startups to join on June 20-21\" target=\"_blank\" readability=\"6\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2024 &#8211; Calling all Startups to join on June 20-21<\/p>\n<p>Showcase your startup in front of investors, change-makers and potential customers with our curated Startup packages.<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A particularly intriguing feature is Augmented Notes, which extracts rich text items such as dates, to-dos, and phone numbers from the notes. Users can then synchronise the data with, for instance, their calendar, to-do app, or phonebook.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is integrated with over 50 apps, including Google Drive, Trello, and Evernote. Nuwa compares it to a personal assistant that puts you on top of your schedule.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1402726 size-full js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292.webp\" alt=\"A side view of the Nuwa Pen\" width=\"432\" height=\"262\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292.webp 432w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292-280x170.webp 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292-223x135.webp 223w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/newa-pen-smart-pen-launch-march#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Ffuture-of-work%2F2024%2F01%2F04%2Fnewa-pen-smart-pen-launch-march%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Nuwa plans to reinvent the ballpoint pen. Credit: Nuwa\" data-title=\"Share Nuwa plans to reinvent the ballpoint pen. Credit: Nuwa on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Nuwa plans to reinvent the ballpoint pen. Credit: Nuwa on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Nuwa plans to reinvent the ballpoint pen. Credit: Nuwa<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1402726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292.webp\" alt=\"A side view of the Nuwa Pen\" width=\"432\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292.webp 432w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292-280x170.webp 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/2BEbonyNuwaPenSideView_png-e1704366809292-223x135.webp 223w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Nuwa is targeting the product at people who still enjoy writing with a pen and pad.<\/p>\n<p>While many rival smartpens only work on screens or digital writing systems, Nuwa promises compatibility with every type of paper. The product also uses regular ink cartridges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeo, Livescribe, and Moleskine use special dotted paper to recognise what the user is writing, so you\u2019ll also be stuck buying their paper,\u201d Tuinier said. \u201cNuwa Pen can be used on any paper.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402730 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1.webp\" alt=\"A person writing in a notebook with the Newa Pen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-210x210.webp 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-135x135.webp 135w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-96x96.webp 96w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-270x270.webp 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-796x796.webp 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-192x192.webp 192w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/newa-pen-smart-pen-launch-march#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Ffuture-of-work%2F2024%2F01%2F04%2Fnewa-pen-smart-pen-launch-march%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Nuwa promises to capture the spontaneity of manual notetaking. Credit: Nuwa\" data-title=\"Share Nuwa promises to capture the spontaneity of manual notetaking. Credit: Nuwa on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Nuwa promises to capture the spontaneity of manual notetaking. Credit: Nuwa on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Nuwa promises to capture the spontaneity of manual notetaking. Credit: Nuwa<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402730\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1.webp\" alt=\"A person writing in a notebook with the Newa Pen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-210x210.webp 210w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-135x135.webp 135w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-96x96.webp 96w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-270x270.webp 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-796x796.webp 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/feature_1-192x192.webp 192w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>A key component of the Nuwa system is miniaturisation. The gadget weighs just 28 grams \u2014 about as much as a single <span>AA battery<\/span> \u2014 but provides enough power for two hours of continuous writing.<\/p>\n<p>To digitise the text, the system uses three tiny cameras with 2mm x 2mm sensors. All the data is then processed directly on the device.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCapturing handwriting from these sensors in the pen itself, while a pen is constantly moving, is an extremely difficult task to get right \u2014 and we\u2019ve done it,\u201d Tuinier said.<\/p>\n<p>As for the new <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding<\/a>, the source remains somewhat mysterious. Nuwa would only reveal that the <span>investor is a publicly-traded US consumer goods company that\u2019s \u201cinterested in exploring digital applications&nbsp;to solve the unmet needs\u201d of customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By merging the trusty old ballpoint pen with the digital world, Nuwa hopes that it can solve one of those needs. The device is now <a href=\"https:\/\/nuwapen.com\/products\/nuwa-pen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">available for pre-order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/newa-pen-smart-pen-launch-march\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch startup Nuwa claims to have invented the \u201cworld\u2019s most advanced pen\u201d that digitises notes written by hand. Nuwa plans to launch the device this March. 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