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Tablet PC Rorschach Inkblot Test
LPH writes "ESC Technologies just put up a funny series of images that they ran through the Tablet PC recognition software." Perhaps these tablets need a "doodle" setting.
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I know it's been said quite a few times, but this really isn't responsible. What if that host pays by the transfer of data? It's saturday, more than likely the admin is not working today and has no way to take the site down to alieviate the massive stress. If slashdot wants to continue this, they really need to find a cache system, this isn't responsible or fair, especially for a weekend.
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I don't know why everyone is so excited by handwriting recognition. I've been typing since I was three and can do it much better and faster then writing. WTF would I want a slower method for getting data into a computer?
Because when I take notes, less than half of the information I need to record is textual. The rest is a mismash of diagrams, visual linking of information, etc. On a regular computer, I'm left with really tedious methods for doing this. Select a rectangle shape tool with the mouse, draw its shape, click below and type a label. The actual typing of the text is inconsequential to the time to get the stupid rectangle where I want it. When I want to just quickly sketch out a network diagram or a layout for a new site or to note down how a bug is acting visually, being able to add a few words with handwriting recognition is a lifesaver.
Remember, not all information can be easily typed in in vi.
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Typing requires a surface. It's difficult to type without a desk(quickly, anyway). Typing can be noisy -- at least all the nice keyboards I've used make noise. That said, I prefer to type -- if I can. Otherwise, such as when I'm standing up or taking notes in class, a tablet would be really nice. Now if they would just drop the price -- I haven't seen one under 2200 bucks.
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Perhaps these tablets need a "doodle" setting.
Do you really think they don't have one?
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