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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
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...
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Published: 2010-05-25, Author: Christopher , review by: macworld.co.uk
Records meeting audio and syncs with your notes, a host of other built-in applications, print your own Livescribe paper in lieu of a notebook
Notebooks not all that easy to come by, you have to charge it
If you go to a lot of meetings or presentations the Pulse Smartpen could well be invaluable. The ability to combine the audio and your notes really is great. We showed the Smartpen to a number of fellow meeting goers and each saw the clear potential to ma...
The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is easy to learn to use, and it functions seamlessly once you have the desktop software set up. But it's expensive, and the pen is large. It's also yet another thing whose battery you need to keep charged. The 300mAH non-...
Abstract: The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen works smoothly enough. But we aren't convinced it will find a place in many people's lives. Any old pen, any old paper and a scanner are just as good for most people, and if you need it, there is plenty of OCR software to...
Abstract: With a few minor tweaks it would be the perfect smartpen, although in its current state it still trounces the competition on most fronts and is a must-have for any conscientious student or business person. The major issue is the lack of OCR software, a...
Abstract: Despite the similar look and comparable micro-dot paper technology, the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is significantly more sophisticated than the Oxford Papershow and its 50 per cent extra cost is well justified. This pen has a computer on board, is fitte...
As digital pens go, the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is an unusual proposition. Its focus on linking written notes and recorded audio is genuinely useful, even if the lack of OCR software and the high-price may put off some....
