[Athen] Handwriting recognition apps for iPhone

[Nettie Fischer]

Not osure if I am off the intent of the topic but, if this person can
write, how about using the free google drive to write down and have it save
to the google drive account.?  Maybe a silly question, but just wondering

Nettie's nickel


On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Sean Keegan <skeegan at stanford.edu> wrote:


> A colleague and I played with the Livescribe 3 pen for a short time when

> it first was released a few months ago. Very cool potential and it had

> decent recognition for handwriting for the mobile device.

>

> That said, we have not had the best success with the SmartPen 3 in an

> academic setting. The audio recording functionality is the mobile device

> itself (iPhone, iPad, etc.), so the capability is dependent on that device.

> Additionally, we had situations where the pen and mobile device became

> disconnected (i.e., no longer sync'ed) in the middle of a recording session

> resulting in a loss of notes. It was not clear if the app crashed or if it

> was between the pen and the device. Finally, the pen and device stopped

> functioning completely and we had to return the pen. It would not be a

> pleasant experience for a student.

>

> There is a new Livescribe+ app update now available, but we went back to

> the Echo pens. Fewer things to go wrong in the middle of a lecture.

>

> Here are a few options to consider:

>

> MyScript Memo (Free)

> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myscript-memo/id446368116?mt=8

> Has good reviews

>

> WritePad ($4.99)

> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writepad/id293033512?mt=8#

> Reviews are average at best

>

> Penultimate from Evernote

> http://evernote.com/penultimate/whats_new/ios/

> Has good reviews

>

> Penultimate is a REALLY nice app, but it does require Evernote sync'ing to

> get the handwriting recognition. I am not sure how well it would work for

> an iPhone. It works well for the iPad as there is a larger screen for

> writing.

>

>

> Take care,

> Sean

>

>

> On Jan 27, 2014, at 12:08 PM, "Robert Espero" <roberte at uci.edu> wrote:

>

> The only thing I’ve seen promising is the Livescribe+ App, but it means

> having to purchase a Livescribe SmartPen 3.

>

> http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/smartpen/ls3/

>

> Check out the video. It’s pretty informative.

>

> *From:* athen-list-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-

> list-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Heidi Scher

> *Sent:* Monday, January 27, 2014 11:52 AM

> *To:* ATHEN listserv

> *Subject:* [Athen] Handwriting recognition apps for iPhone

>

> Has anyone found a good handwriting recognition app for the iPhone? We

> have a student who needs to be able to write the information, but then have

> it change to text.

>

> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

>

> Heidi

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