C Technologies Mobile Information Collector C-Pen User Manual

Reading Partner: Enjoy the reading and explore more Student: Jingjing Yao Tutor: P-O Landgren Examiner: Ia

4 attitude towards reading and having a will to read more. Some key findings are mentioned: 1. Half the sample enjoyed reading either very much or

5 application for iPhone and iPod that users can read the content from their Kindle device. The new Kindle DX was released May 2009. (Figure 1.3) (Su

6 Competition of e-readers Since Amazon Kindle has opened a market of e-reader in the late 2007, it has been almost synonymous with e-readers. The fi

7 makes the current Sony reader fighting hard against Amazon Kindle. Unlike Kindle users, who can download books to their device wherever they are, S

8 provides an easy but different way to authors to be discovered, which excites readers as well. 1.3 Books or e-book? Books are such a traditional

9 By reading Kindle users comments on internet, I noticed some people still prefer reading books after having a try-out of e-reader. Most of them com

10 reading books that readers could refer to book reading experience. (Figure 1.4) Reading has a significant social aspect. In post-reading phase, b

11 barcode, like IRISPEN Executive 6. Some can scan A4 color pages in both black and white and in color with high resolution, like DocuPen from Plano

12 The participants would like more interactive, such as putting oneself in the story and choose from alternate versions, as well as retaining the bo

13 the book being read from internet, as well as link relevant contents in one book or among books. This allows readers to compare non- sequential p

14 recommended from others or a reference list of a book just been read. E-readers are trying to integrate activities with reading itself, to benefit

15 A pebble looks soft because its round organic shape and it can be hold firmly in hand as a solid. (Figure 3.2) Being inspired by pebbles, the f

16 Figure 3.4 Figure 3.5 Figure 3.6 Square button Sensor at the bottom

17 Details The volume of the pen scanner is about 108mm*46mm*16.5mm. The actual size of the screen is about 56.6mm*31.3mm. It resembles a normal cell

18 Figure 3.8

19 3.4 The scenario The pen scanner is mainly designed for student, scholars and people who need to work with what they are reading. It is d

20 Scanning and editing can be cumbersome, especially working with a lot of texts and pictures. With the sensor at the bottom, users may s

21 Readers can select scanned text and text from internet by sliding fingers over to highlight it. By pressing Search online button, it will searc

22 Button Review enables readers to browse all scanned and searched content in a different order. Therefore, it is easy to locate what the reader

23 The pen scanner can be connected with a personal computer. When it is connected, the scanned texts, pictures and tagged resource from i

Abstract Reading is the access to information and knowledge. But the value of reading is far beyond the knowledge obtained. Reading delights pe

24 3.5 The fine model The model aims to give an expression of simplicity and reliability which is inspired by pebbles. The main body of the model i

25 Figure 3.17 Figure 3.18

26 4 Discussions 4.1 The market More than five years ago, pen scanners appear in the market. They are models which are designed to handle multi-

27 4.3 The model In my opinion, the model is successfully done in this design phase. I am satisfied with the size and the volume of it. The scre

28 4.4 The form It is a long process to get the right form. At the first beginning, the handheld scanner is designed as a credit card that could

29 Figure 4.5

30 4.5 Scanning function In the matter of scanning modes, I decided two ways of scanning, scanning word by word as the traditional way, and sw

31 4.7 Culture sustainability The aim of the “Reading Partner” is to help people to enjoy reading, and help organizing and preparing materi

32 Reflection The relationship between people and reading From the beginning, the aim of this project is to spread the value of reading books. Si

33 media which spread knowledge and information. The solution is only a proposal; an idea; a concept. It is a long way to truly realize it, especia

Sammanfattning Att läsa ger tillgång till kunskap. Värdet av att läsa sträcker sig dock långt bortom den kunskap man erhåller. Människor njuter av

34 6 Bibliography Literature 1. Trond Egil Toft, 2008, why don’t we read so well on a screen. The Reading Centre, University of Stavanger 2. Surve

35 Other sources www.amazon.com www.cpen.com www.ydis.se www.wizcomtech.com www.sonystyle.com www.portigal.com

36 7 Appendix 7.1 The specification of Kindle DX Technical details Display: 9.7" diagonal E Ink® electronic paper display, 1200 x 824 pixel

37 7.2 Google books Google Books32With Google books search, we can search over the full text of some seven million books. The books come from two

38 7.3 The specification of C-Pen 20 and Quicktionary TS C-Pen, from C Technologies AB, is a mobile information collector that reads, remembers, pro

39 more on software application than storing and organizing scanned texts, for instance, it has auto-complete function when inserting words using the

40 7.4 The previous design 1 In my opinion, a handheld scanner doesn’t need to look like a pen. The function of a pen is to write, and then the desi

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42 7.5 The previous design 2 The feeling of holding a small pebble is very comforting. The proper shape and weight gives a hint of good quality. It

43 7.6 Selected sketches

Contents 1 Background 1.1 People’s attitude in reading books Adult Young people 1.2 E-reading Kindle, the e-reader

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45 7.7 Photo stitching program It is usually used to stitch numbers of photos into a panoramic image. Pictures which need to be stitched together sh

46 For information about the designs and information contained in this report please contact: Jingjing Yao [email protected]

4 Discussions 4.1 The market 4.2 The price 4.3 The model 4.4 The form 4.5 Scanning function 4.6Possible development of the co

1 Reading Partner: Enjoy the reading and explore more 1 Background Although development in digital technology influences the reading habit

2 read. Although fewer men read books compared to women, it is hard to say that fewer and fewer people read books in general, and it is difficult to

3 In my opinion, people in general still have a positive attitude towards reading books. We grow up with books as we get information, educate ourselv