Nuwa is one of the few companies that has succeeded in turning the humble pen into a digital product. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company displayed its smart pen.

The smart pen uses motion and pressure-sensitive electronics, along with three cameras, to take your ink scrawls, and convert them into digital files. The accompanying app keeps your notes safe, and it can even decipher your handwriting, making the notes searchable. The pen can write on any paper and keep notes on it.

The pen works well when we see it in action. It felt like magic to be able to search for dinner in the app and see a note where you remembered where and when to eat.

The Nuwa Pen was designed to only process the ink and not do the processing on the device. When you start writing, your thoughts are safe and secure because of our end-to-end encryption solution.

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The Dutch compay is the first one to support industry-standard D1 ink. Four of them are available for $12 in most stationery stores and online.

A case that charges the pen in 15 minutes is included with the pen. After about two hours of active writing time, you should take a 15-minute break.

You can use the Nuwa Pen app to keep track of your notes. Nuwa Pen+ is 2,99 per month and can be used to convert handwritten notes to typed text.

I can't see myself using this as I'mglued to my phone and haven't touched a pen in a while. You can buy the Nuwa pen for $280, or you can use the ReMarkable 2 tablets and pen combo for $450. You can get the fully functioning kindle with just $10 more. The tech is great, but at this price point you would have to do a lot of writing for it to really work.

The Nuwa Pen can be pre-ordered for $179 today. Nuwa will be available in two colors.

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