Sleek and stylish with a smooth finish. The Montblanc Starwalker Pen is a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, which coincidentally tied in with NASA’s announcement of sending an astronaut to Mars in 2024. Despite being a redesign of its original StarWalker pen collection (first introduced in 2003), the 2019 refresh … Read more
Have you ever wanted to reproduce large amounts of text from a textbook or manual onto an interactive document for future reference or note-taking? If so, you’ll be happy to learn about the latest product from Scanmarker, a long-time leader in assistive technology hardware and software with integration into everything from iOS mobile devices to … Read more
People have documented the characteristics of writer’s block for many centuries, but the term itself was first described in 1947 by psychoanalyst Edmund Bergler. Writer’s block is a common phenomenon characterized by the inability to produce new work or develop original ideas. If you’ve ever experienced writer’s block, you know how frustrating it is to … Read more
The Waterman Hémisphère is a pen that has been in production for nearly 60 years and has been used by many famous people. The pen’s unique design, created by the legendary designer Raymond Loewy, makes it instantly recognizable. The Hémisphère Ballpoint Pen was released in 1954 as part of a collection to commemorate the Waterman’s … Read more
Learning disabilities (LDs) have different names in different countries, but they all refer to a person’s problems with assimilating, processing and/or reproducing learning content in a typical manner. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the American definition and diagnosis. According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, a learning disability is … Read more
Imagine a highlighter pen that not only underscores critical information but also captures important text and digitally transmits it to your computer instantaneously, sort of like an advanced “cut and paste” function. That tool actually exists! It’s called a digital scanner pen, and uses a technology called optical character recognition (OCR) to digitize printed text … Read more
As technology advances, there is help available for those suffering from impairments related to writing. Dyslexia, for example, creates problems for young people learning to write. When others can’t understand what they express with pencil and paper, their broader educational interests may be stifled. In the context of social communication, writing is even more important … Read more