Thursday 26 May 2011

Send Handwritten Notes to Internet using Livescribe Smartpen

Have you ever dreamed that you could write or draw in piece of paper and send those handwritten notes straight to the Net without having to scan, convert and upload them to Google Docs or whatever cloud service you use. Now, this dream came ture using Livescribe SmartPen.

What is Livescribe Smartpen?

Livescribe Smartpen is like any other normal pen, but it has got a micro computer in it that record everything you write. Not only this, it also record surrounding sounds which would be very useful if you listening to your tutor while drawing some relative diagrams. 



 


Later, if you want to revise your notes, all you  have to do is to tap the notes and the recoding will playback. If you want transfer them to your computer, just connect the USB cable, and your notes will be transferred on the go to Livescibe Software where you can organize, browser, search and even transcribe them to a digital text.
 
With Livescribe, users can share their notes to Email, Facebook, Google Dos, Evernote and Mobile devices simply by drawing a line, writing a destination (such as Email), tapping on the pages to be sent and then selecting the recipient Email address; next time the Pen is connected to the computer,  notes and audios will be transferred to the desired destination.



Key Features:
  • Recording handwriting and surrounding sounds.
  • Share to most popular platforms such as  Email, Facebook, Google Dos and Evernote.
  • Up to 8GB storage space (2GB and 4GB are available too).
  • Built-in Apps with the Pen such as Translation, Wikipedia, Dictionaries, etc
  • Easy transfer between Samrtpen and PC.
  • Powerfull Livescribe software that let you organize, search and share you notes.(Support Windows or Mac)
Prices:

Livescribe prices start from $99.95 for the 2GB Echo model, $137.02 for 4GB Echo and goes up to $180.77 for the 8GB Echo . However, these Smartpens are only compatible with a special kind of notebooks.

     Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smartpen (APA-00002)                     Livescribe 4 GB Echo Smartpen

Drawbacks:
  • It has to be used with a special type of paper.
  • No Wireless support, USB is needed when transferring files to PC.

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