Nuwa Feather is a smart pen that digitizes the words you write on paper as you write them.
The pen uses a standard D1 ink cartridge combined with artificial intelligence, computer vision and motion sensors to digitize every stroke the user writes or scribbles on any kind of paper. Nuwa Pen will probably be showcasing the pen at CES 2025, the large technology trade show in Las Vegas this week.
Available in public beta in February 2025, Nuwa Pen said it could help people rediscover the joy of writing without sacrificing the performance of digital applications, bridging the gap between analog and digital devices in a way no other device can to do this.
It’s available for purchase at a special pre-order price of $295, and with over 5,000 pre-orders to date, CES attendees were able to experience the Nuwa Pen for themselves at CES Unveiled in Las Vegas on Sunday, January 5 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, with CES preview materials interviews available by appointment on January 6 and at the Venetian Expo, booth 51272, January 7-10. Watch a short video about Nuwa Pen Here.
The lifetime of a screen-obsessed humanity has many well-documented downsides: poor REM sleep, decreased creativity, and deteriorating memory. Most people spend eight or more hours a day in front of a computer, and then often use the screen for recreational purposes. However, a growing body of recent research is touting the advantages of handwriting, which has clear advantages for considering and learning by helping to develop literacy and communication skills.
“Writing is one of the most human activities. “Many of the most extraordinary ideas and literature in history were written by hand, not typed,” Nuwa Pen CEO and founder Marc Tuiner said in a statement. “We’ve developed the world’s smartest, most advanced pen that lets you write, work and take notes from meetings without looking at the screen. Pen-and-paper lovers can get the better of each worlds, as Nuwa Pen and its free companion app allow users to easily share, search and organize handwritten notes.
How Nuwa Pen works: Write. Digitize. Sync.
You can grab a Nuwa pen and write in a notebook, journal, loose sheet of paper or sticky note – identical to with a regular pen.
Nuwa Pen uses standard D1 ink cartridges, and cameras equipped with artificial intelligence and computer vision track the recording and digitize it in the Nuwa+ companion application. The Nuwa+ app organizes notes into digital records and typed text that users can sync with other productivity apps like email, calendar and contacts.
Additional features and advantages include:
Digitization, easy transcription and conversion of text: Digitize notes from physical text to digital text, with the freedom to write on any paper and easily transcribe handwritten notes to written text in a few clicks;
Extended notes and smooth sync: Sync Nuwa Pen notes to multiple devices – smartphone, tablet or computer – and allows the writer to extend their notes in calendar, email or contacts apps to integrate handwritten notes with the digital world;
Searching made easy: No more looking through infinite pages of handwritten notes – just type a keyword to find related notes;
Share and collaborate: Share your Nuwa Pen notes with others and collaborate with them.
Writing board: Tracks user typing metrics;
Unlimited storage: Saves writer notes eternally;
Smart summary: Nuwa Pen summarizes the writer’s notes, making them neat and tidy.
“Unlike most emerging technologies that distance humanity from reality, Nuwa Pen takes a bold step back – towards authenticity,” Tuinier said. “Nuwa Pen allows people to write again without missing a beat in the digital world. The future of work and creativity won’t revolve around bigger screens or immersive goggles. With Nuwa Pen, it’s as easy as putting pen to paper.”
The Nuwa Pen is available for pre-order at a special price of $295 from now until mid-April 2025.
Founded in 2020, Nuwa Pen is a private company based in Groningen, the Netherlands.
