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Duo PNF Pen and Free: Instant Touchscreen

The Duo PNF Pen and Free kit can actually make your laptop LCD screen (or any display monitor for that matter) into a touch screen almost instantly.

The device is a sensor and a pen you place on top of your laptop screen or desktop monitor and then attached to the system via USB. The device couples as an infra-red sensor and ultrasonic sensor to locate the coordinates of the pen which then sends the data to the system.

Here’s a video demo of how the PNF kit works:

The kit is on sale at Cool Toyz for a promo price of Php7,000. A bit on the expensive side but I think there would be a number of people (designers, artists, etc.) who might want to have one of these kit to replace their Wacom. I wonder though if the kit will be able to manage dual or extended screen displays.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

34 Responses

  1. Avatar for Ike Depita Ike Depita says:

    We are a distributor thus we sell at a much lower price.
    Duo Pen – Php 5,500 negotiable
    Uboard – Php 33,000 negotiable

    just email me at ike.de****@****.***

  2. Avatar for wafunapogipa wafunapogipa says:

    where to buy those stuff? we want to buy those kit for our company.

    please email us @ esii_mis_s****@****.***

    MIS Department

  3. Avatar for wafunapogipa wafunapogipa says:

    where to buy those stuff? we want to buy those kit for our company.

    please email us.

    MIS Department.

  4. Avatar for eduardo eduardo says:

    if you want i can send you from spain. 100€ + freight

  5. Avatar for Elliason Elliason says:

    please

  6. Avatar for Elliason Elliason says:

    pls pls pls naiiyak ako top dream ko pa naman yon eh out of stock na daw eh meron pa ba ibang store na mabibilhan neto pls i am crying!

  7. Avatar for yvan yvan says:

    hi! for those interested in buying this gadget here’s the link: http://www.cooltoyzph.com/viewitem.php?iid=135

  8. Avatar for Ramil Ramil says:

    where i can buy this product,i need this for my thesis so pls. email me at ramil.villa****@****.*** Thank you

    Regards,

    Ramil Villarmil

  9. Avatar for jguinto jguinto says:

    i like it!!

  10. Avatar for techboy techboy says:

    Thanks guys for the link..

    Actually I’d tested that kind of device.
    Here are my test experienced:
    1. Clip it on(Rx)laptop (Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7).
    2. It comes with a software and calibration utility(Windows 7 have built-in driver for touch screen, this one works but not that accurate since its for Vista supports only). Only 32-bit MS OS
    3. The pen comes with sensor to make the cursor more accurate. I let the team animation to use it for their project and they found it great, but instead of laptop, I used LCD 21″ wide. I made a dole to fit the Rx to the LCD frame. Receiver (Rx) must be correctly center and aligned with the screen (don’t block the sensor).
    4. I had also used a piece of paper and clip the receiver. This one is good when taking down notes, sketching and etc using ballpoint pen (bundled for ink writing). Ink writing is to record your actual sketches into soft copy (for doctor’s).

    The advantage of this is you can clip it in your Laptop screen, LCD monitor or on cardboard. The DuoPen is accurately high resolution even if it does not stated in the specs. This is good for presentation (educational purposes). No need to buy touchscreen LCD or laptop, just add a few bucks then upgrade your laptop/LCD into amazing touchscreen.

  11. Avatar for ElardGoabbado ElardGoabbado says:

    Достаточно интересная и познавательная тема

  12. Avatar for None None says:

    umm hey guys its about $100 aud.. not pricey at all..

    bout 83 usd… so yeah.. good price.. im ordering mine tommorow

  13. Avatar for eduardo eduardo says:

    Distribuidor em Espanha. Preço € 125. compras.vftech.es

  14. Avatar for eduardo eduardo says:

    Distribuidor em Espanha. Preço € 125. compras*vftech.es

  15. Avatar for Eduardo Eduardo says:

    Distribuidor em Espanha. Preço € 125. comer****@****.***

  16. Avatar for Maurice B. Maurice B. says:

    I would prefer upgrading my netbook monitor into a touchscreen than using a USB powered ultra-sonic/ infra-red pen that drains battery.

  17. Avatar for mihail mihail says:

    интересная статья..

  18. Avatar for Patrick Patrick says:

    I can’t see it in cooltoyz’s website.
    Anyway, I like the concept. Impatiently waiting for a cdr-king knockoff. :D

  19. Avatar for aLps aLps says:

    HAHA! They quoted Bill Gates pa. :))

  20. Avatar for crestfallen crestfallen says:

    saw a feature about this pen and free thing in a korean channel months back!
    i think it’s pretty neat!
    imo, php7k is not that bad if you really need it for your work or hobby..=)

  21. Avatar for seoulbox seoulbox says:

    I Need this ASAP.

    buying it this week.

  22. Avatar for franz franz says:

    pricy! :D

  23. Avatar for sana sana says:

    sana lang magkaroon nito sa cdrking

  24. Avatar for Rondon Rondon says:

    Price is too steep for me. I’m waiting till touchscreen becomes standard on all computers.

  25. Avatar for TechPinas TechPinas says:

    Wow! Looks neat! :)

  26. Avatar for Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier says:

    Techie is right… this is a rip off of Johnny Lee’s Projects using Wii mote.

  27. Avatar for Winlove Winlove says:

    Will that NOT scratch your very precious screen?! I was thinking if there is a paper-thin film which you can attach so as to protect yout LCD.

    7K is still pricey.

  28. Avatar for Techie Techie says:

    I meant a modified version :p

  29. Avatar for Techie Techie says:

    Looks like a copy of Johnny Chung Lee’s wii hacks/projects.

  30. Avatar for jhay jhay says:

    Awesome! Me wants one! :D

  31. Avatar for pinoycontests pinoycontests says:

    Very interesting. Any chance that you’ll be doing a review?

  32. Avatar for pinoycontests pinoycontests says:

    Very interesting. It would be great if you can do a product review!

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