Revolutionary Pen-Size Computer Uses Bluetooth Technology
Monday, November 27th, 2006 | by Rajan Sodhi | 
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A revolutionary new miniature computer is being worked on in Japan that comes in the shape of a pen that you can slip in to your pocket. It projects a monitor and keyboard on any flat surface that you can begin using like any regular PC computer. With its Bluetooth technology, it recognizes your key-presses and inputs as per usual. See the photos below. I’m trying to find out more about it and when it is expected to be available to the masses. Stay tuned!
48 Comments
November 28th, 2006 at 6:13 am
Nice!
Rex
November 29th, 2006 at 12:51 pm
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December 2nd, 2006 at 2:57 am
Hi,
This has been going the rounds for a long time and is debunked on Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pcpen.asp
December 2nd, 2006 at 6:34 am
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December 2nd, 2006 at 11:41 am
Any idea about prices, even a guess?
December 2nd, 2006 at 11:57 pm
I always lose my pens…
December 3rd, 2006 at 2:46 am
Super Cool… great for travel. Cant be used on a bus, though…
December 4th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
This is actually a 3-year-old concept that came out of NEC’s design lab, similar to how concept cars are created by auto manufacturers.
http://www.nec-design.co.jp/showcase/#pism
December 4th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Thanks TechSoEasy and Debunker for shedding some more light on the origins of this product. It would be interesting to know if this concept has moved any further since introduced by NEC. Everything that it hopes to do seems, to my unqualified eye, quite feasible today. Either way, it’s a great concept!
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:24 am
Well, everything about it may be possible… except power. For it to actually project a viewable image as well as provide reasonable processing power, there isn’t a battery that currently exists which is small enough to allow the thing to operate for more than a couple of minutes at best.
Batteries definitely are getting smaller, as are processors and memory, but we’re still not going to see something this small for some time yet. For now, this is about the smallest you’ll find:
http://www.littlepc.com/products_fanless_p4.htm
February 13th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Niiccce, how much tbh?
March 19th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
hi,
this is kritika. this technique is fantastic. plz provide me complete information abt this great pen sized computer b’coz i wanna give seminar on this topic to let more n more people know abt it. plz send me as soon as possible.
March 19th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Hi Kritika, this is a concept by NEC’s design labs. You can read about it here:
http://www.nec-design.co.jp/showcase/#pism
April 13th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
WOW! what an incredible invention, the only problem i can think of with these things getting smaller all the time is that it also makes them much easier to lose or be stolen.
June 23rd, 2007 at 10:55 am
I want one & I want to sell them here in America !!!
Everyone will want that little product….it’s amazing …Glenn
June 24th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Yes, glenn, I want to sell those computer pens and become a millionaire,too.
June 28th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Clarification: Snopes calls “partially true”, not de-bunked. No existing prototype as of 2005. The Snopes is worth reading.
My kids will have one.
September 14th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Cool invention. Really will help, but lets see when it comes out physically in the world
September 24th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
this technique is fantastic. plz provide me complete information abt this great pen sized computer b’coz i wanna give seminar on this topic to let more n more people know abt it. plz send me as soon as possible.
October 12th, 2007 at 6:31 am
this technology is very good to keep it very easily with us anywhere. I am very happy to know that this is forthcoming thing and i hope that i will see this item and one day puchase it.
Rakesh Kumar
INDIAN
October 13th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
This is a great achievement. its like redefining the meaning of technology. I want to go in-depth of technology used for developing it. Please provide me information about it.
October 31st, 2007 at 9:37 am
wot a comp…. how much is it???
November 8th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Amazing technology. It has the ability to project a screen onto thin air.
November 10th, 2007 at 5:38 am
IT COSTS $20,000 Dollars U.S.
November 13th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
MANnn..i want one…how much is it?..too rich for my blood no doubt
November 29th, 2007 at 10:05 am
it is really intresting .pls sent detaild information abt this bcoz next week i hav a seminar
December 2nd, 2007 at 5:51 am
Wow this has huge potential.
Add to that some of the functionality of the livescribe and you have a downright dream machine.
December 4th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Some business ideas are great like the post you make. How much is the tbh anyway?
January 18th, 2008 at 1:01 am
how much memory and such there are no details about it
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 am
pls send me more info about this!
April 10th, 2008 at 12:44 am
I don’t see how the keyboard would work. Your fingers are going to be getting in the way of the projection, and…how can it tell when you’re “pressing down” or if your hand is just passing thru the laser. The rest of it seems like a good idea, but I think the keyboard part of it needs to be re-evaluated. I really don’t see how it would work.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Plzz im really exited about that… And i have a seminar this week..soo plz could u send me the full information about that plz..cause i want to present it…
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
ii plz could u send me information about that..
May 4th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Big Marketing eee
May 14th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
I WISH I HAD ONE OF THOSE…I MOST COST LIKE 500,000 DOLLARS…
May 21st, 2008 at 7:10 am
hey nice but one problem wat a bout a USB port and the mouse even with out those it is neat.
May 25th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
OH! it’s a great achievement. I would really appreciate the efforts. Now no need to carrey huge bags, I can travel, walk any where I want with free hands, and just keep a PEN in my pocket and my all informations, Data and Presentations are with me all the time. Thank You… guys superb job… but i just thinking It’s through bluetooth… is there any security risk involve?
July 9th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
WOW…..Does anyone have the design of the product…????? cuz this link cannot be found.(http://www.nec-design.co.jp/showcase/index.html#pism)
if anyone of you have it can you send it to uh_89@hotmail.com…… im doind a project about it.!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
This is a very good technology from Japan. I love it and I want one, but please tell me what it’s price is.
From Pakistan
August 12th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Really cool. Is it available on the market?
August 20th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
it needs a mouse
September 11th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Any idea how much will it cost?
September 11th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Any idea how much will it cost? besides i think Trey’s (April 10, 2008 at 12:44 p) comments are quite interesting and i would really like to know the answer to it. Some people have also raised questions about accessories i.e. usb and mouse, one can also ask about headphone/speaker or microphone etc.
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
this is the great technique , plz provide me more informations about this as soon as possible because i giving seminar abt this in our college.
we awaiting for your informations about pen sized computer.
December 7th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
nice invention
January 5th, 2009 at 11:17 am
November 27, 2006…11:10 p
Revolutionary Pen-Size Computer Uses Bluetooth Technology
CAN`T BELIVE THIS THREAD STARTED 11/27/2006 AND NO PRICE
January 6th, 2009 at 2:20 am
well pocket protectors will be in style for the first time
February 8th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
hi! congrats nd of course a lt of thnx 2 one who thought of such an idea.it’s really nice. but i wanna ask abt its wrkng.hw it’s keyboards r workng?is dat any special table or any othr technology.plz rply soon