Testseek.com have collected 44 expert reviews of the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Livescribe Pulse Smartpen.
March 2009
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The editors liked
Amazingly simple to set upWorks exactly as advertisedLets you recreate notes on your computer and connect them to what was said at the timeFulfills much of what a tabletpc can do for less money and let weight
Very easy to use
Records audio and ink
Can search for written words in text
Can share notes with others
Record audio at meetings and digitize handwritten notes all with one device
Sharp OLED display
Great battery life
Livescribe Online Pen meets Web 2.0!
Paper product choices and quality
Quite capacious (1 and 2 GB holds many hours of voice)
Pen itself is reasonably priced
Extremely accurate. Great sound detection. Speaker is loud. A bit fat
But still a reasonable size for a pen.
Records audio in sync with writing
Many built-in features
Long battery life
Innovative controls and tools
Pen and headphones capture 3D audio and link it to the notes you make on the dot paper. Pen contains other apps like a recorder
Calculator
And toy piano. Print your own dot paper (600 dpi printer required). Livescribe Desktop software lets you search yo...
Records audio thats instantly linked to your handwritten notes
Digitizes your entire notebook
Lets you share notes and audio with friends
Useful
Innovative pen and voice recorder
Excellent price for the amount of features
The editors didn't like
Requires special paper and pen refillsTranscription software is extra and currently Windows onlyExpensive More information can be found at the LiveScribe website. The smartpen is available for an MSRP of $199.96 for 2GB and $149.95 for the 1 GB. It i
Have to use special paper with the pen
Pen requires special paper
Not as ergonomic as the Echo Smartpen.
A little too large for heavy writing sessions
Livescribe desktop shows potential but needs improvement
Currently no Mac support
Paper products are expensive
No OCR included
Software is little help in organizing notes. Audio picks up pen scratching sounds. Rolls off flat surfaces easily.
Requires special dotted paper
No included OCR software
No Mac support
No OCR to translate your written notes to plain text. Livescribe Online glitchy for Mac
Pen is a too thick for comfortable extended use
Printed notebooks dont work as well as purchased ones
Very easy to use, Records audio and ink, Can search for written words in text, Can share notes with others
Have to use special paper with the pen
Kids sure are lucky these days because they have laptops and PDAs to help them with their school work. Back in my day, all we had were pencils, that we had to sharpen with a pocket knife as we walked to school barefoot in the snow. Ok, maybe it wasnt...
Sharp OLED display, great battery life, Livescribe Online Pen meets Web 2.0!, Paper product choices and quality, Quite capacious (1 and 2 GB holds many hours of voice), Pen itself is reasonably priced
A little too large for heavy writing sessions, Livescribe desktop shows potential but needs improvement, Currently no Mac support, Paper products are expensive, No OCR included
The Pulse pen shows a lot of promise. The technology is quite noteworthy and the extensibility framework exists to make the pen an important part of a student and business executives toolkit. However, there will need to be a lot more enhancements ...
I like the Livescribe Pulse quite a bit. I think it performs as advertised and is relatively easy to use. That said, this doesn't offer anything enticing or groundbreaking for people who don't use a pen and paper on a regular basis. It's a pro...
A digital notetaker that records sounds, meetings, interviews and the like - for later transcription. Perhaps the best dictation gadget youre likey to find on the market. ...
Abstract: Imagine if every bit of audio youve recorded interviews, conferences, lectures and the like could be recalled instantly with the tap of a pen. No rewinding, fast-forwarding or looking for files. It sounds like magic but its exactly what the Pulse Sma...
Abstract: The essence is that the pen stores your handwriting as you write it and also links stereo audio recordings contemporaneously with your writing. I can see how this would be great for board meetings, and users report that the stereo is really useful as it h...
Excellent picture and audio quality; long battery life; easy to use
Only works with special paper – replacements can be expensive
A very impressive note-taking tool, though it can get costly Good points Excellent picture and audio quality; long battery life; easy to use Bad points Only works with special paper – replacements can be expensive ...
