Longhand goes digital

The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen turns a sheet of paper into a computer interface. Write down an equation, and the solution appears on the pen's screen. The pen has a built-in audio speaker: record a lecture, and by tapping the pen on a line from a page of handwritten notes, you can call up the corresponding section of the recording. The pen's computational features work so long as the user writes on paper printed with a special pattern, which is read by camera's in the pen's tip.

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10 trends that will define logo design in 2008

It's important to be at the center of all design trends, because most clients want to be at the hype. And the hype for trends right now are pretty cool. Some have been out there for some time now, and others are somewhat new. Check it out.