Livescribe Smartpen

The Livescribe smartpen may be just what the college students are looking for.  For those who are having a tough time keeping up with long-winded professors they need to try the smartpen.  This unique device could save their college careers when old notes suddenly take on a meaningful and informative look.  

Now instead of having to ponder over some poorly organized notes and trying to make sense of them.  They will have their instructor’s actual speech readily available with the tap of their smartpen.  This audio file ties directly to the key word or phrase that they wrote down during the speech.  So now, reviewing notes will be like getting their own personal instructions one more time with the Livescribe Smartpen. 

The Pulse Livescribe Smartpen is a mind-blowing pen and a computer in one.  This pen records audio while you are writing and links them together.  Then you go back to your notes, just tap what you have written the pen plays the audio that was recorded when you were writing.  You can also upload the notes to your computer.  Once uploaded notes can be organized, searched and shared. 

When using its noise canceling and ink recognition system it works great.  The Livescribe Smartpen Pulse can be used to take written notes that are uploaded to the PC.  It can also be used to just record audio.  The best evolution for note taking is the ability to match written notes with the audio.  Simply put the pen into “Paper Replay” mode and tap on some text to hear what was being said as you scribbled.  The result is the next best thing to real time transcription.  It can be used to check what may be an unclear or hastily scribbled note.  You will be able to focus on commentary while the pen captures the content.  You will be able too create or copy a diagram then later have it explained via audio.

Livescribe is naturally focusing on marketing the smartpen to the college crowd.  However, the device has broad appeal to journalists, lawyers, doctors or anyone who tends to take notes in a meeting.  The Livescribe Smartpen may well be one of the most useful gadgets to come along in quite some time.   

Down the line, the company plans to rollout new applications to widen its usefulness.  These applications will broaden the functionality of the device.  Translation software would be a great next step for the Livescribe Smartpen.

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