Here comes IntelliPen.....

Meet the IntelliPen, a device that allows you to make digital copies of your notes as you write them down on paper.

Let's face it, writing on pen and paper is a major drag if you'll need digital copies. But typing into a computer has its limitations too, like for drawings or diagram and non-linear notes. Chances are you'd need a tablet—which sometimes isn’t hand.

Fortunately, this awkward rivalry between writing and typing has found an awesome middle ground. You clip the receiver on the top edge of your paper, switch it on, and start writing. The pen does double-duty, writing like a regular ballpoint, while sending real-time coordinates to the receiver, which interprets them as a digital image and stores it in the built-in flash drive. If you run out of space, just clip the receiver onto a fresh piece of paper, and anything you write will be recorded in a new digital “page”. The 1GB flash drive can store up to 1,000 letter-size pages’ worth of notes.

When you’re done, just plug the receiver into a USB port and upload the digital pages, which you can save as bitmap files. But it doesn’t stop there—using a program called MyScript Notes, you can automatically convert the handwriting to digital text.

The IntelliPen beats out laptops and even netbooks in the portability department. And it might just be the device for students, who constantly have to take down lots of notes and sketches, and often aren’t even allowed to bring laptops to class.

And in case you’re wondering how many eons you’d have to wait to finally get one of these things, good news—you can expect to spot the device in stores this summer.