N-trig Announces Stylus for Android Hardware
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wth
Phone with a stylus is so windows 6.0
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Actually, the real appeal here is for Android-based tablet/slate devices. The one thing that is sorely lacking in the current generation of tablets/slates is the (usable) ability to write with a stylus. You can do it, but it's not as mature as it should be. I recently investigated the viability of using an Android tablet for note taking in lieu of traditional notebooks, but sadly the only decent configuration would have required a Windows-based tablet of some sort with the OneNote software and a resistive screen (or an active digitizer, which wasn't going to happen).
In some fantasy world, I'd love to see a tablet/slate that has the multitouch awesomeness of a good capacitive screen with the ease of writing of a resistive screen with a...
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As a technician, we will be experimenting with paperless service work. We will recieve our service calls through our galaxy tablets. When we complete the work, we will enter what we did. We will show the customer what we did then have them sign the tablet. We will send the information wirelessly to the printers in our trucks then present the receipt to the client.
A stylus is the missing ingredient needed to have them sign.
John B.
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Definitely sounds like just one of the many awesome posibilities that could come of this. From a consumer standpoint, art capabilities would be very cool. Drawing or even better yet photo editing capabilities. Handwriting recognition is also very popular with most people.
To slammer, one option for now would be to print the reciept wirelessly then have the customer sign the hard copy.
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The option to use a stylus would be nice.
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I can see where it will help with smaller screen phones and tablets.
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