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22 Tech-Savvy Ways to Take Notes

From Notebook-Mimicking Apps to Digital Note-Taking

— September 6, 2014 — Tech
Seeing as it's September already and the back-to-school season has come back into full swing, it's interesting to see the various ways to take notes that are on the market. Yes, there are the quintessential notebooks to help get the job done but there are also modern innovations like pens that will track your words and digitize them and even scanners to pick out the small points from the text.

As we see the continued evolution of student life to being increasingly based on digital solutions, it's easy to see that we're going to continue looking for quicker ways to take notes. What's clear is that the physical feeling of writing in a notebook is indeed satisfying, but the modern student is looking to type rather than write for maximum efficiency.
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Educational Activity Planners
Educational Activity Planners
InvolvEdu is an App to Help Students Get Involved with Groups
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Versatile Electronic Pens
Versatile Electronic Pens
The Mimoto SmartPen Allows Consumers to Write the Old-Fashioned Way
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Handheld Scanning Devices
Handheld Scanning Devices
The PocketScan Wireless Scanner From Dacuda is the World's Smallest
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Hybrid Analog-Digital Styluses
Hybrid Analog-Digital Styluses
The LunaTik Touch Pen Traverses Easily from Paper to Tablet
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Digital Note-Taking
Digital Note-Taking
The Livescribe Pen Records Audio for Ultimate Convenience
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Free-Form Note Apps
Free-Form Note Apps
The 'Vesper' App Lets You Take Notes in the Most Natural Way Possible
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Collaborative Learning Social Networks
Collaborative Learning Social Networks
StudyBlue Provides a Different Approach Towards Studies
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15
Mobile-Fitted Stationary
Mobile-Fitted Stationary
CB2's iPhone Paperback Notepad Let's You Keep Important Reminders
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14
Tremor-Proof Pens
Tremor-Proof Pens
Writing with Parkinson's is Made More Comfortable with This Vibrating Implement
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Digital Notepads
Digital Notepads
The Mamemo Desktop Memo Pad Saves Trees and Important Information
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Lightning-Fast Messaging Apps
Lightning-Fast Messaging Apps
The Telegram Messenger App is Simple, Secure and Super Speedy
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Notebook-Mimicking Apps
Notebook-Mimicking Apps
Wacom's Bamboo Paper is More Realistic Than Other Note-Taking Apps
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Traditional Digitized Notebooks
Traditional Digitized Notebooks
Mod Notebooks Let You Digitizes Your Handwritten Words
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Attachable Smartphone Memorandums
Attachable Smartphone Memorandums
The Strapya World 'Binder iPhone 4S/4 Case' Allows for Notes
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8
Personalized Handwriting Robots
Personalized Handwriting Robots
Bond's Calligraphy Service Offers Automated Note & Letter Writing
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Gadget Impostor Paper Pads
Gadget Impostor Paper Pads
The iPaperPad is Designed to Resemble an Apple iPad
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Cloud-Syncing Paper Notebooks
Cloud-Syncing Paper Notebooks
The Mod Notebooks Digitize Notes, Transferring Them to Your Tech
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Punny Phone Notepads
Punny Phone Notepads
This Chachap Phone Memo Notepad is Designed to Look Like an iPhone 4S
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Sticky Note Page-Keepers
Sticky Note Page-Keepers
The Bookmarker by Simple Form Design is Doubly Functional
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Computing Writing Tools
Computing Writing Tools
IRISnotes Digital Pen Converts Your Hand Notes into Computer Text
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Multi-Tool Styluses
Multi-Tool Styluses
The Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Pen is Digital and Analog
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Tech-Integrated Stationary
Tech-Integrated Stationary
The Phone + Book by KBme2 is Perfect for Tech-Obsessed Students
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