Toy pen is poised to rewrite Internet access. New technology behind LeapFrog’s innovative tool

Imagine ordering flowers over the Internet with nothing but a pen and a piece of paper. Write the word "Buy" on the paper, and a few words about the type of arrangement, and a voice from a miniature speaker on the pen will provide information from an online store about what kind of flowers are available and any special offers.

The pen then guides you through the whole ordering process, step by step, asking you to write down information such as your address and delivery time.

Science fiction? Hardly. The pen may be available in stores as early as next year.

Thomas Frostberg, Chronicle Staff Writer

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