Chang and classmate Li Yun-wen (李允文) designed a pen that can bend at right angles to form three sides of a square. Each segment of the pen is an independent module which can scan text or pictures, take digital pictures and display images, record speech and even act as a mobile phone. The pen comes with a twistable recharging cradle that also has a fingerprint scanner to make sure strangers don't use it. An ink cartridge means users can also write with the pen the old-fashioned way.
"We will continue to give Taiwan's industrial design a stage," said Lite-On's chief technology officer, Paul Lo (駱捷中), at yesterday's event. "We want the awards to represent Taiwan, and to cultivate local talent for international awards. In the future we would also like more overseas participants in the awards."
The theme for next year's Lite-On Innovation Awards will be "the digital home," he added.
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