[Thinboy]

Hi all. Just got my PDN and was wondering if there are any apps that will allow me to use a stylus to capture my handwriting, with or without recognizing what I write. I'm trying to see if I can use the PDN to take notes.

 

[blankyj]

Not sure if there is or not, but i definitely don't think the PDN will handle it well unless you write really slow. Its still a great device, just don't think it will handle this type of app well at its current state.

 

[BiPolarBear]

Does Evernote for Android do this? You may want to test that out, but I would be surprised if the screen would recognize input in this manner.

 

[blazingwolf]

You could try Graffiti. It's available in the Market.http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/graffiti-for-android-scribbles-palm-os-memories-all-over-google/

 

[scurzuzu]

I've been looking for something similar for my PDN. I was able to successfully install and test the following five apps. Unfortunately, none really does what you're asking for.Semi-solution:Note Everything Free You can create text-based notes or handwritten ones. The text part is fine. The handwriting option only runs in a 300x400 subsection of the display--it doesn't scale to fill the PDN screen. There's a significant lag between input stroke and rendered stroke, but actually the lag on this app was the shortest of the three drawing apps I tried. http://db.tt/atoyCbIf you just want text-based apps:Evernote seemed to work fine for me. Trying to create an image note triggered a crash--it seems to demand a camera on the device, regardless of whether you have images on an SD card. Same with audio recording obviously. But for short text notes it was the best/easiest/most legible interface. http://db.tt/c8mNzUIf you really really want a drawing/handwriting notepad solution:Draw and Share Definitely works, but it's cursed by an awful lag time between input and rendering. Only useful if you're really patient and a slow writer. http://slideme.org/mobileapp/download/b6846020-55bc-102d-a134-12313a00d126.apkI'd pass on these:AK NotepadText notes only. Sadly, unreadable on the PDN. The fonts display at a ridiculously tiny size even on the largest font setting.AndroPaint LiteFull screen drawing, but lag was so bad that it made it unusable. Frequently "forgot" my input strokes if I didn't pause and wait after every movement.

 

[PPL]

I heard some good things about 3banana which is free but I have been able to locate a .apk file to install. Here is the website:http://snaptic.com/blog/3banana-for-android/Lifehacker recently selected it as one of the 5 best Mobile note taking tools:http://lifehacker.com/5590027/five-best-mobile-note-taking-tools