The app is a note-taking and collaboration app featuring their proven handwriting recognition technology. Using the software you will be able to turn nearly every tablet or smart phone into a brainstorming tool to let you draw, write, and type. You can instantly share your ideas via email or sync with you dropbox account.
Using PhatWare’s PhatPad application the user will be able to combine handwritten text, drawings, images and digital text one document. You can even toss in a voice note for good measure if you feel so inclined. One thing that makes PhatPad so great is the cross-platform support. They already have this application available on the iPad and you would be able to easily share and collaborate your work with all users of PhatPad.
Feel free to check it out. It is only available for free for a short period of time during the beta testing until December 31st. That should give you plenty of time to see how it can enrich your life. Be sure to provide feed back to the company to help them make this an amazing product for us all.
Head on over to PhatWare.com to check it out and pick up the file for testing.
Full press release below
Mountain View, CA, November 23, 2011 – PhatWare is inviting Android users to join their PhatPad for Android public beta program aimed at improving brainstorming, note-taking and collaboration on Android devices.
PhatPad is a note-taking and collaboration app featuring PhatWare’s proven handwriting recognition technology. More than just a note-taking app, PhatPad turns practically any Android tablet or smartphone into an advanced brainstorming tool by enabling users to draw, write, and type on the Android device, then instantly share ideas via email or sync their documents with Dropbox.
PhatPad’s key features include:
•    Smooth-flowing digital ink technology which lets Android Tablet users scribble notes as if they are writing on real paper
•    The ability to combine drawing, handwritten text, images, and digital text on the same document page as well as voice notes to create media-rich content
•    A powerful handwriting recognition engine which automatically converts handwritten notes into text
•    A desktop synchronization via Dropbox
•    File sharing via email and PDF export
•    Scroll, Zoom and variable page size
The beauty of PhatPad as a note-taking, collaboration and brainstorming tool is that it allows users to draw pictures, jot notes, or put a mixture of pictures, drawings, handwritten and typed text on a virtual scratch pad. The included handwriting recognition engine allows PhatPad users to convert previously recorded handwritten notes into digital text, and edit text using either the handwriting input panel or the keyboard. PhatPad documents can be synchronized with the Dropbox, emailed, or exported to PDF.PhatPad application is also available on iPad devices, allowing sharing of PhatPad documents between iOS and Android platforms.
The beta software is available immediately to consumers for beta testing, and PhatWare welcomes user participation and feedback. For more information and to participate in the PhatPad for Android beta program, please visit PhatWare’s web site at www.phatware.com/phatpadbeta.
About PhatWare
Founded in October 1997, PhatWare Corporation is a leading provider of easy to use powerful software products and professional services for the mobile and desktop computing marketplace. PhatWare specializes in handwriting recognition, digital ink, note taking, and database and network management software development. PhatWare’s products include such popular titles as WritePadâ„¢, CalliGrapher®, PenOffice®, PhatNotesâ„¢, and others. PhatWare Corporation is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, and Intel Software Partner. To learn more about PhatWare, visit www.phatware.com.
