Correction Pen

Have you people ever wondered if we would have a pen that could correct our mistakes like spelling, grammar etc. That is exactly the topic of this post.. 

The Lernstift is an electronic pen that was created when the Wolskys noticed that their son was making tonnes of mistakes while writing. 

Currently under development, the Lernstift (German for "learning pen") is powered by Linux and contains €50 to €80 (US$68 to US$109) worth of smartphone electronics in a thermoplastic or aluminium body. It uses motion sensors to trace movements and detect errors. If a mistake is found, the pen vibrates to alert the writer.

The Lernstift pen operates in two modes. In Calligraphy Mode, it warns of mistakes in penmanship, while in Orthography Mode it detects spelling and grammatical errors – vibrating once for the former and twice for the latter. The sensors allow the pen to recognize writing even in the air so it can be used to write text messages without a writing surface. But for the less adventurous, it has a standard ballpoint pen inside.

Inside of the Lernstift, you'll find a bunch of motion and pressure sensors, Wi-Fi module for transferring digital transcriptions to a computer, a battery, and the Lernstift writing detection software. It also has an actual ballpoint pen, too, if you're still into ink. 

Basically, you can more or less call the Lernstift pen as a devoted friend who looks over your shoulder whenever you make a mistake, and if it had a voice, it would most probably say something along the lines of “Hold on! Something’s not quite right. Think again.” Just how does the Lernstift pen work? It uses sophisticated tech which recognizes all writing movements, where you can choose from either ‘Calligraphy Mode’ or ‘Orthography Mode’, where the former points out flaws in form and legibility, while the latter will figure out spelling and grammatical errors.

Perhaps the most appealing part of the Lernstift, other than all the mistake detection, is that it can write on air. Or at least, it supposedly supports air gestures that can be recorded and transferred to a computer.

Click on the pink link below to pre order this pen....

Oddly enough, you can pre-order the Lernstift online before it comes out in August 2013, despite the lack of pricing info.