For Samsung And Microsoft, The Pen Is Mightiest As A Business Tool

Digital pen use has evolved from cheap interface navigator to professional application enabler, but still has a few convenience gaps.

Digital pen use has evolved from cheap interface navigator to professional application enabler, but still has a few convenience gaps.

Many of the latest trends in computing interaction have been ripped straight from the pages of science fiction. Our devices are offering voice-driven conversations with agents that ask follow-ups and gestures that allow us to manipulate mixed-reality objects without having to touch a surface. However, Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 and the release of Windows 10 Anniversary Edition have again brought to the fore an input method that has little association with Captain Kirk or Minority Report hero John Anderton—the pen.

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