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Have you seen the wacom inkling? http://www.wacom.com/en/products/inkling.aspx http://www.wacom.com/en/products/inkling.aspx
by learc83 14y ago
Have you seen the wacom inkling? http://www.wacom.com/en/products/inkling.aspx http://www.wacom.com/en/products/inkling.aspx
- slantyyz 14y agoThe Inkling looks interesting. The Verge gave it a 6.8, which isn't too too reassuring. The thing with the smart pens is that they're chunkier than I'm used to, and then I worry about the smoothness of the pens. I know the LiveScribe doesn't have gel based ink refills, which is basically the only type of pen I write with. I find the friction from normal ball point pens a little uncomfortable.
- Centigonal 14y agoYou should honestly consider purchasing a fountain pen. They work via capillary action, which means that they write on contact -- no pressure needed. At all. Some good starters are the LAMY Safari, the TWSBI 540, and the Kaweco Sport. All of these cost <$50 and can take bottled ink (with possible modifications to the Kaweco), reducing refill costs drastically. I, too, used to think gel pens were the bomb, but writing with a fountain pen is just something else. :D
- slantyyz 14y agoThat's very informative, I think I'll give a fountain pen a shot.
- nico_h 14y agoUnless you're left-handed :-( Then you spend your time scratching and pushing against the paper and smudging your handwriting :-( If you're trying to do mirror writing they become awesome again, but that's not a frequent use case:-(
- jvdongen 14y agoI'm a 'lefty' and write with a fountain pen using Parker's Quink - a fairly fast drying ink. Works remarkably well.
- nico_h 14y agoThanks, nice to know. Btw, do you use a particular model of fountain pen (hard / supple head, wide / narrow tip) ?
- Centigonal 14y agoI'm left handed. :)