Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Shiny New Gadget

First there were smart phones. Now, there are smart pens.

The new smart pen by Livescribe (called the “Pulse”) electronically records all the words you write and simultaneously records the audio as well. Here’s how it works…


While you’re taking notes on its special dot matrix paper, the Pulse’s microphone records the presentation or speech going on in the room. If you want to review a section of your notes, simply hold the pen over that area of the paper and the smart pen will replay the section of the audio recording that coincides with those notes.


The pens cost around $200. The paper can be printed for free from a Color LaserJet Printer that is Adobe PostScript compatible and can print at 600 dpi or higher. You can also purchase the dot paper notebooks for around $14. Now there are no excuses for missing any part of a presentation!

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