What's
this? A Tablet PC/UMPC digital Inking fanatic reviewing a pen and paper solution for
note taking? Bear with me here. Capturx by Adapx is
a very intriguing Digital Ink solution. Yes, it does use specially treated paper in
note books (and other media) and a special pen to capture those notes, but what is
intriguing to me about Capturx is the excellent integration with OneNote
2007.
Here's how it works. The Capturx OneNote 2007 kit provides you with software, a notebook,
a pen, and a docking station. Once you install the software and recognize the notebook,
you can take notes on the notebook using the tried and true familiar pen and paper
method. Then the magic happens. When you are back at your Tablet PC (or any other
computer) you simply dock the pen and your digital Ink notes are synced to a OneNote
notebook. This also charges up the battery in the pen. The notes can then be searched
or manipulated in the same way any other notes within OneNote 2007.
Adapx is aiming for the enterprise market with
Capturx, more specifically they are targeting businesses with field workers in extreme
environments who need to take notes but don't need or want to lug around a computer
with them. The OneNote 2007 package is but one method of note taking Adapx provides
as they are also working with GIS clients that use ESRI to mark up maps, as well as
CAD workers. In 2008 they are looking to have a Bluetooth syncing solution for cell
phones and PDA's as well. In my opinion, this is good vertical market solution that
just might give one of my favorite Tablet PC applications, OneNote 2007, some much
needed exposure. The OneNote 2007 package is Adapx's first effort in syncing with
the Microsoft Office suite and they are planning to add capability to Word, Excel,
Powerpoint, and also Visio in the future.
Capturx is also location aware, and note pages can be tied back to the hard copy for
easy referencing. The bottom line here, is that Adapx is looking to provide
a good ROI to customers who are looking for in-the-field note taking.
At the moment, Adapx is running a special on the OneNote 2007 package. It normally
sells for $349 but through January 15 you can pick it up for $299. I've really enjoyed
using the evaluation package they sent for this review. More so than I thought I would.
Quite honestly, I find it to be a very successful note taking solution that could
work in a number of scenarios. The integration with OneNote 2007 is the big key there
and in my experience that works flawlessly.
In the InkShow, I show you the pen, the notebook,
and the docking station, as well as show you how well the software syncs with OneNote
2007. Kathy
Jacobs has also put together a
great tutorial on Capturx on her blog, and I'd highly recommend you take a look
at that as well.
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Posted
Dec 17 2007, 03:01 PM
by
GottaBeMobile