[LINK] iPad - where's the pad?

[Ivan Trundle]

On 29/01/2010, at 11:46 AM, Graham Greenleaf wrote:

> Would be nice if some form of handwriting recognition worked well 
> enough to produce a draft, when it was important enough to want to 
> distribute to others (minutes of meetings etc) but for most purposes 
> (with memories of Newton) saving handwritten notes would do fine.
> 
> Anyone reckon this is in the 'coming soon' list?

Nope: it's in the 'coming over my dead body' list (Steve Jobs' list, that is)

Mr Jobs has already vented his spleen about stylus input, and his views on Newtons.

If you're interested in a comparison of speed using different input methods, check out this:

http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2010/01/18/input.php

(Pen vs keyboard vs Newton vs Graffit vs Treo vs iPhone  - no voice dictation though)

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