DioPen: Updated for Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (QVGA and VGA)

[Darius Wey]

<i>"DioPen handwriting recognition engine recognizes handwritten and symbols on PDAs, Smartphones and the other touch-screen devices as well as on PCs with digitizers. DioPen enables to input and edit characters without using keyboards and keypads. It recognizes all major languages of the world including Korean, English, European languages, Chinese, Japanese and Hebrew, as well as numbers, symbols and gestures. Moreover, DioPen is capable of recognizing characters with a variety of handwriting styles."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20041107-DioPen.jpg" /><br /><br />DioPen seemed to have quietly lurked in the shadows in the Pocket PC SIP market, yet it comes packed with a host of features that are sure to impress. For those of you that are multi-lingual, you may want to have a closer look at this product. DIOTEK have just released updates for the Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition OS for both QVGA and VGA devices. You can grab a trial copy or purchase the full version for $19.95 from Handango <a href="http://www.handango.com/brainstore/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=143429">here (QVGA)</a> and <a href="http://www.handango.com/brainstore/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=143428">here (VGA).</a> Otherwise, if you're stuck with Windows Mobile 2003, like me, you can find a compatible version of the product <a href="http://www.handango.com/brainstore/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=85022">here.</a> So for those of you that have tried DioPen, were you impressed with it? [Affiliate]

[Jacob]

Interesting.

I want to check this out to see how it handles Hebrew.

Glad I don't have a "low-grade" OS, since it doesn't support those :)

[Jacob]

Well, their install is only in well, not-English so I get garbage characters all over during the install.

Can't install something I can't understand ;)

[brianlee]

Don't use this program if you don't plan on using Korean.

It's a great program for 2 reasons. It gives you Korean input and it gives you Korean fonts. You can open Korean webpages in IE, and write emails in Korean. Handwriting recognition in Korean is VERY good. Other than that, I don't see why someone would find this program useful if they don't need Korean. It doesn't decode Chinese websites.

BTW, I'm Korean
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Works on my:
HP iPAQ rx3715 English Windows Mobile 2003 SE

[kamikun]

Brainlee- I'm on the hunt for a good Japanese handwritting SIP that will work in both VGA and QVGA *AND* parses Japanese phonetic script into Chinese characters.

Are you saying that this program only works with hangul or does it also offer conversions into kanji? I know nothing about Korean but I believe you still use a few kanji right? Not everything is expressed alphabetically.

Now I am using Decuma on my e800; it offers great handwriting recognition but does not perform conversions on English language systems. You have to know the kanji you're writing. It also does not scale up to VGA (imagine writing 10 stroke kanji in a box 1.5cm X 1.5cm with a big plastic stylus :evil: ) I also use Effy 3.1 which DOES offer kana to kanji conversion but does NOT do handwriting recognition (it works on a stroke selection system and then offers candidates - which means you REALLY have to know the kanji you're writing... not good for learners). Kana characters can be individually selected and then converted manually. This system will work in VGA with the same limitations as Decuma but it also places itself in the middle of the screen. Really annoying.

Confused? Yea, me too. That's why I'm still looking for an all in one solution. Does this product have any plans to work with Japanese or Chinese?

Thanks

[socrates63]

So for those of you that have tried DioPen, were you impressed with it?
DioTek's SIP has been around a very long time. I first used it with my Philips Nino, a WinCE 2.1 device.

As Brian already said, English and Korean input and recognition work great. DioPen also offers a variety of ways to enter text: write anywhere on the screen (like Calligrapher) or write text in a subdivided panel (like Letter Recognizer).

I don't know about any other languages but if you need Korean input and need to read Korean text in IE or Word, DioPen is simply a great solution (the only solution?).

[Darius Wey]

I never included a link for a Windows CE version of this program, but indeed, DioPen has been around for a very long time, but was only recently updated to support the WM2003SE OS.

If anyone still has a non-WM2003 based device and wouldn't mind giving this a go, try this link for ARM, (http://www.handango.com/brainstore/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=50135) this link for MIPS, (http://www.handango.com/brainstore/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=50137) or this link for SH3. (http://www.handango.com/brainstore/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=50136)

[brianlee]

DioPen works great for Hangul but it's actually a little annoying sometimes. I like using Letter Recognizer when I'm not writing in Korean.

When DioPen is installed and the Korean input is turned on, it interferes with the Letter Recognizer. I have to go back, change to the DioPen input, switch to the English input method, then go back to the Letter Recognizer.

What makes the problem worse is that it always defaults back to the Korean input method. Arrggg!!!