Wow! New SmartPen checks spelling as you write

Everything these days is getting smart. A prototype digital pen developed in Germany is promising to alert users to spelling errors.

Spell checker a sincerely indispensable computer tool has spared uncountable typographical errors. Lernstift (German for “learning Pen”) is an outstanding digital pen; it contains not only ink but also a tiny computer that alerts its user to spelling errors.

Essentially, there are two functions, the calligraphy mode for correcting individual letters, and the orthography mode which vibrates when a word is misspelled. The Smartpen uses AAA battery powered Linux computer which includes a vibration module and the ability to reorganize specific movements and shapes of letters and words

Lernstift recognizes all writing movements, written on paper or in the air, also built-in Wi-Fi allows scribblers to connect with smartphones, computers or other pens in a network.

The pen was invented by software developer and Lernstift founder Falk Wolsky after seeing his wife's frustrations at watching their son struggle with his homework.