RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced WRITEit, an innovative new software application that makes the handwriting experience on select pen-enabled devices better. WRITEit transforms pen writing to a truly useful and practical solution for entering input: It allows users to write nearly anywhere they can type. It works across select Lenovo Windows® 8 devices with digitizer, active pen or AnyPen technology and provides real-time feedback and correction. All these advantages encourage more opportunities for users to write with a pen rather than type on a keyboard, giving them a continuous, faster and more accurate experience.
Freedom to Write Nearly Anywhere
Unlike the handwriting
experience on many devices today, WRITEit lets users write their input
directly into virtually any text field that accepts typed input, even if
the field is in an app without native pen support. This capability takes
handwriting from a limited, app-specific novelty to a truly viable means
of input. WRITEit opens up a world of new writing possibilities beyond
typical note-taking and drawing apps. For example, users can write
search terms directly in a browser to quickly search the web instead of
using the on-screen keyboard. WRITEit also works well for emails, social
media, online forms and more.
WRITEit Right
WRITEit works in the background as users are
writing and converts handwriting to text characters in real time. Speedy
writers will love the automatic suggestion tool that offers alternatives
to unrecognized words, helping to catch typos and getting text right the
first time. A collection of gesture commands also makes editing easy.
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“While touch technology has fundamentally changed the
way consumers use their PCs and other devices today, handwriting
technology has lagged behind, until now with WRITEit,” said Mark Cohen,
vicepresident, Ecosystem and Monetization Business Group, Lenovo. “Users
told us they wanted a more natural, intuitive and accurate handwriting
experience, and that’s exactly what WRITEit delivers.”
Availability1
WRITEit is available for the
following pen-enabled devices: ThinkPad® YOGA™, ThinkPad Helix, ThinkPad
10 and YOGA Tablet 2 8-in with Windows featuring AnyPen™ technology.
Users of these models can download WRITEit for free starting April 15
here: http://www.getwriteit.com.
Lenovo will be bringing WRITEit to future products later this year.
1All offers subject to availability. Products may only be available in selected markets. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.
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