Oct 18
I was interested to see that WallMart is selling “the first pentop computer”. I would be curious if anyone has tried this device. The idea is that you can draw a calculator, write a problem and it will detect what you wrote and calculate the answer. The Walmart link says:
- Built-in optical sensor reads and remembers whatever you write on special FLY Paper
- Internal computer figures math problems, remembers dates, records notes and much more
- Create music by drawing an instrument and using FLY to “play” it
- Growing library of FLYware games and educational software provides endless interactive fun
The name is interesting because back in 1991 I worked for Momenta which launched the M1 computer which sued handwriting recognition and was also dubbed a “pentop”.
