CompAmerica's New 8.5x11" DigiMemo L20s to Arrive in December

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Released in December 2005, the DigiMemo 6920, also known in retail circles as the A692, digitally records handwriting written on ordinary paper. Installed in a DigiMemo 6920, a writing pad 6 inch by 9.1 inch in size, is simply written on with a fairly ordinary ink pen (with a special DigiMemo transceiver installed within it). One simply takes notes, doodles, draws or makes charts, page after page up to 999 pages. The wireless Digital Pen simultaneously puts handwriting onto each page of the pad as the user writes, and magically sends signals to the DigiMemo's memory, who's internal, artificially intelligent system translates the Pen's movements and inking into a drawing stored electronically on internal flash memory drive. A standard Cross Ink Cartridge or equivalent, provides excellent writing texture. That means, a DigiMemo can digitally record everything you write in ordinary ink on paper, and store it on flash drive, flawlessly.

The USB cable provided with the DigiMemo 6920 allows support software under Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, to upload hundreds of your handwritten pages of notes and drawings, once you're done with them. Stored on a PC C: or other drives, in eBook format, these "collections" (alternatively stored as JPEG or GIF graphics) allows users to keep meaningful archives of all your notes, drawings and chartings. A second, optional package, MyScript Notes, is then used to export any of your myriad handwritten pages using Handwriting Recognition Technology, converting them into Typed Text. Then, at the touch of a button, professionally typed text from handwriting pages are exported into Microsoft Word documents where users can work with them further with Microsoft Office. Or, they may be saved in Rich Text or other forms common to PCs.

The DigiMemo L20 will operate identically to the 6920, plus a few key enhancements:
- It will use paper up to 8.5 x 11 inch in size
- It will support an "online interactive mode" of operation as a Tablet, with the internal handwritten pages of the DigiMemo visible under Windows XP, 2000 (and Vista), thus enhancing any PC via USB Port. It will continue to support mobile use with "upload mode" as the 6920 does.
- It will store three Ink cartridges, and have a Pen Storage recess above the Pad.

The extra surface space for writing and drawing (and tracing) afforded the user of the DigiMemo L20, as well as its interactive "online mode", is thought of as offsetting to its slightly reduced mobility (due to its larger size and weight than the DigiMemo 6920). For those on the go, wanting an unobtrusive yet spacious DigiMemo, the 6920 is still the way to go. For those with big writing, big drawings, Cad design, or similar requirements, the L20 will be the thing.

As with the DigiMemo 6920, the DigiMemo L20 will be offered with a Portfolio carry bag as an option, with ample storage for accessories. MyScript Notes, Evernote and DigiMemo Manager are fully compatible with the new model.

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