Hasta La Gadget!

The FretPen is a pen that doubles as a miniature guitar. Even if you can’t do much with one string and teensy frets, at least you can write and play a neat little tune with it.

The FretPen is also smartphone-connected. A small D-pad on the pen allows you to switch strings on the fly, which gives you the ability to play scale-like runs and rudimentary melodies.

The video below will show you some of what this pen can do.

A Kickstarter campaign will be launching on the 22nd, so if you are interested you can give them your email address to be notified when they’re ready to accept your pledges.

The pen is mightier than the sword, plus now it can play tunes.

[via Chip Chick via OhGizmo!]

Apple has a new patent application published today by the USPTO (via AppleInsider), which details a stylus with a nib that can be extended to take advantage of multi-touch capabilities for a wider brush stroke, and that has built-in light sensors so that it can act as essentially an eye-dropper tool for the real world, capturing colors from physical objects to use in digital painting. The patent… Read More

It’s annoying how you can’t seem to find a pen when you need one the most. Cue the Jackpen, which is a pen that’s meant to be plugged into your smartphone’s headphone jack.

It was created by Andrew Jewson after he couldn’t get his hands on a pen for the nth time. Annoyed, he came up with Jackpen, which is your basic pen shrunk and reduced a few times over.

When it’s not in use, the pen fits snugly into the headphone jack. When you’re ready to use it, just pull it out and re-insert it with the non-writing nub facing the jack this time around. Flip your pen over and voila! Your phone is now a pen handle of sorts.

The Jackpen is available in packs of three, which retail for £3.99 (~$7 USD.)

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Now that we’ve got those naming suits out of the way, it’s time to get down to brass tacks. With “brass tacks” involving a new smartpen, in this particular instance. The Livescribe 3 has just made itself known in a public FCC filing today, showcasing a svelte writing utensil whose main purpose in life is to digitize your handwritten notes. It’s equipped with Bluetooth in order to pair with your iOS device and the accompanying Livescribe+ app, and once you start doodling in your Livescribe notebook, those very scribbles will appear in the app. There’s a micro-USB connector on top for recharging it, and a handy twistable handle that turns the unit on. (Oh, and if you’re curious, we’re told that “more supported devices” will be added soon.)

For the power users, there are Pencasts — said to be “interactive documents containing audio that is synchronized to your handwritten notes.” As is always the case with FCC reveals, pricing and availability are nowhere to be found; that said, an FCC submission generally signals that it’s just about ready for store shelves in the US. We’ll watch as you attempt to digitally write about the art of containing your excitement.

Filed under: Peripherals

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Source: FCC

Not satisfied with tiny, blurry photos of NVIDIA’s self-branded tablet? We don’t blame you — and neither does ChinaDIY, which just posted clear snapshots of the unannounced device. Labeled with a previously rumored Tegra Note badge, the 7-inch slate on display has a Galaxy Note-like detachable stylus and a removable cover that doubles as a stand. While there aren’t many other details to learn from the powered-off unit, we’ve noticed both a micro-HDMI port and a microSD card slot. We’re still left with the question of who the Tegra Note is for, however — it’s not certain whether this is a reference design or a consumer product. While we wait for answers, you can check out a photo of the tablet’s front after the break or visit ChinaDIY for the full gallery.

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Via: Unwired View

Source: ChinaDIY (translated)