New Delhi: Imagine you have a pen that can write on any surfaces. Imagine sending out letters ‘digitally’ to your loved ones in your own handwriting.
OTM Technologies has launched its new Phree input device on Kickstarter this week which allows you to write virtually anywhere. Rather than being limited to touchscreens, Phree lets you write, draw, annotate and express yourself in countless other ways and virtually on any surface.
Phree is billed as a stylish tool that can chronicle your most important thoughts when they need to be chronicled in a way that feels more natural. It does this through a handy little tool in its tip that the developers call the world’s smallest 3D laser interferometer.
This patented sensor works by shooting a laser beam onto the writing surface. It then monitors interference between this beam and the reflections coming off the surface. This information is processed by algorithms, converted into a motion signal and translated into digital doodles instantaneously.
The pen is compatible with existing software such as EverNote, Google Handwriting Keyboard and Viber and the company says it will connect with anything that has a Bluetooth connection, be it your phone, tablet, laptop or TV.
Phree also features an OLED touch display on its side to show the time, along with notifications, messages and calls from a Bluetooth-connected device, while a built-in microphone and speaker allow it to function as a headset to take those calls.
Initially setting out to raise $100,000, it was now passed the $500,000 mark, with pledges of $219 still available at the time of writing. Shipping is slated for April 2016 if the rest of the campaign runs as planned.
