LongPen
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The LongPen is a remote type of autopen. This signing device was invented by writer Margaret Atwood in 2004 and debuted in 2006.[1] It allows a person to write remotely in ink anywhere connected to the Internet, via a touchscreen device operating a robotic hand.[2] It can also support an audio and video conversation between the endpoints, such as a fan and author, while a book is being signed.
The system was used by Conrad Black, who was under arrest, to "attend" a book signing event without leaving his home.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Canadian inventions and discoveries
- Interactive whiteboard
- Polygraph (duplicating device)
- Autopen
- Telautograph, another remote signing device, patented by Elisha Gray in 1888
References
[edit | edit source]
 | This computer hardware article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |