PENS & STYLUSES

Many smartphones and tablets today support pen input. Pen input is when a pen-like device called a stylus is used to navigate around a screen, tap and select objects, or to write and draw digitally. This technology has gained popularity in the recent years because it simulates or recreates the convenience of writing or drawing with an actual pen. A stylus is typically made of plastic, but in some cases may include additional functionalities like a control button or pressure-sensitivity.

Pen input has a variety of applications, such as in graphic designing, animation, industrial design, architecture and document processing. Another nifty application of pen input is when it is used with a  handwriting recognition software. Hand recognition is the capability of a device to recognize hand written data and convert it into digital text. With this technology, a user can write notes, fill up digital forms or create documents merely by writing with a stylus. Written input is converted into typed text automatically.