Bebo Launches Developer Competition and New Metrics for Applications
SocialTimes.com — ... Last night Bebo announced a new program for developers which rewards them with more exposure. The announcement came on the same day that Facebook announced the voting round for the fbFund which will reward applications with $250,000 each for the five finalists. If you prefer the LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen over $250,000 from Facebook, then I highly recommend checking out the Bebo competition. ...

Livescribe’s Pulse Smartpen gets Mac version, new Windows features
VentureBeat — ... The company is pitching it to college students as a note-taking aid that ensures you never have to miss a word someone has spoken. Since the Mac is popular in colleges, Livescribe is releasing beta software today that lets the Pulse Smartpen work with a Mac. Users will be able to download the Livescribe Desktop Mac software from Livescribe’s site on Nov. 24. It will work with Intel-based Macs with Mac OS X 10.5. One new feature on the Mac version is the ability to export handwritten notes as Adobe PDF files. ...

Livescribe’s Pulse smartpen now Mac compatible
Macsimum News — ... Livescribe has announced public beta of its new, native Mac desktop application: Livescribe Desktop for Mac. Livescribe also announced key new features for its Pulse smartpen, including handwriting to text transcription software and the ability for consumers to print dot paper notepads for free. ...

LiveScribe’s Pulse Smart Pen Adds Mac Support, Other New Features
Technologizer — livescribe1 LiveScribe’s Pulse is the latest entrant in a gadget category whose history is pock-marked with flops : the smart pen. As with previous entrants, it’s a sort of Tablet PC without the PC–you write with Pulse on specially-marked paper, and can then transfer your handwritten notes in electronic-ink form to a computer, where they’re archivable and searchable. More intruiging, Pulse is also a high-quality voice recorder, and it synchronizes your notes with its audio recordings so you can, for instance, refer to what you wrote at a particular point during a ...

Guest Post :: Should You Use a Smartpen in Your Practice?
The Mac Lawyer — ... The introduction on November 24th of the Public Beta of a Mac Platform for the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen should inspire many Mac-using lawyers to look at this smartpen closely. ...

Livescribe and the Pulse Smartpen on the Mac
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... The Pulse Smartpen has been around for a while, but until late last month the desktop software from Livescribe was Windows-only. The pen captures what you write, and the desktop app allows you to store and playback your writing and captured audio on your computer. I had a chance to test drive the Pulse and the beta version of the Mac app, and now we're giving that demo unit to one lucky TUAW reader. Details on the giveaway at the end of the review. I was informed that some of the folks who had a hand in creating the Mac app for Livescribe ...

Livescribe Introduces Livescribe Desktop software for Mac users
Macsimum News — ... Livescribe Inc. today announced its native Livescribe Desktop software for Mac, version 1.0, for its Pulse™ smartpen at the Macworld Conference. Livescribe’s Pulse smartpen captures handwriting and simultaneously records audio and synchronizes it to the writing, so users never miss a word they hear, write or speak. Users can simply... ...

VIDEO: Macworld 2009 - Livescribe Booth is packed!
Apple Gazette — ... LiveScribe is an innovative new computer pen technology - and the booth is packed with people! Find out more about it at: http://www.livescribe.com ...

Livescribe Pulse smart pen demos crowd aisles at Macworld
AppleInsider — ... Published: 11:40 AM EST A new "paper-based computing" device from Livescribe packs a PDA into an old fashioned writing pen to deliver a programmable computer and voice recorder that remembers everything it writes, can translate text and formulas, and syncs everything it jots with your desktop PC. The Pulse smartpen springs from an Oakland, Calif-based firm that includes a number of former Apple employees. Much of the smartpen's power comes from a tiny scanner installed on the conventional ball point writing end. The scanner picks up invisible dot patterns printed on special ...

MacWorld Expo 09: a quick hands-on with the Pulse smartpen
HardMac.com — While wandering in the wasteland of North Hall (feels a bit like being in Fallout3), I stumbled on an interesting products that actually received a "Best of SHow 2009" award: the Pulse smartpen by Livescribe. ...

Guest Post :: MacSparky's Review of Macworld Expo 2009
The Mac Lawyer — ... has become the “go to” applicaiton for running your law practice. This year they had a strong presence at Macworld including numerous demonstrations, presentations from the David Allen company, and previews of their soon to be released iPhone client. It supports full synching with your Daylight database. This is excellent news for Daylight users. Livescribe Smartpen ...

Macsimum iPhone Video: Review of the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen
Macsimum News — ... Today’s Macsimum iPhone video is a review and demo of the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen. This revolutionary paper-based computing platform digitally transfers handwritten notes and links it to audio recorded at the same time. It’s the perfect tool for college lectures. ...

GBTV #503 | Kindle v2, Offline Gmail, Verizon Hub, Pulse Smartpen
GeekBrief.TV — ... I’ve been playing with the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen the past couple weeks. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a pen and special paper that syncronizes audio with your notes. Watch the video for a demo! ...

Smartpen maker Livescribe Raises $10.175M
VentureBeat — ... Livescribe, which makes a smartpen that includes its own display, microprocessor, and audio recorder, has raised another $10.175 million in funding. ...

Smartpen maker Livescribe raises $10M
VentureBeat — ... Livescribe, which makes a smartpen that includes its own display, microprocessor, and audio recorder, has raised another $10.175 million in funding. ...

Interaction 09: LiveScribe Paper Computing System is cooler than it sounds
Core77 — ... , of the Livescribe digital writing system, a pen-and-paper duo that records audio, remembers what was being said while you were taking notes, and affords some basic computing function in a wholly analog format. If that sounds confusing, just check out the video; MacTavish does a great job of showing it off. ...

What’s the best new productivity tool you’ve adopted in past year?
Scobleizer — Here’s another Twitter test. I just asked my Twitter followers this question: What is the best new productivity tool you’ve adopted in the past year? Within a couple of minutes TONS of answers came in. Here’s the results: ...

Ways Attorneys Can Record Audio While Taking Notes
The Mac Lawyer — ... | Mac blog, which recently published a great analysis of the ways to record audio while taking notes.  This skill can benefit almost every attorney, particularly those with an active trial practice.  The article is well worth a read, as it examines the following programs/topics: Audio Notes in Microsoft Word Voice Annotating in Circus Ponies Notebook Paper and Pen with the Pulse Smart Pen from LiveScribe Source:  "Practice Tip: Record Audio While Taking ...

Video Review: Smart Pen Records Your Writing, Voice
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... images. Still, the Pulse pen is an impressive piece of technology. The fact that it's running an extensible, Java-based platform and that more than 3,000 developers have signed on to build new Pulse pen applications suggests that it will only get more impressive as time goes on.   In this video review, I show how the Pulse pen works. If you can't view the embedded video above, try the link below. Livescribe Pulse Pen $149 (1GB), livescribe.com Wired Video: Livescribe Pulse Pen ...

Livescribe releases Desktop for Mac 1.0
Macsimum News — ... is shipping Livescribe Desktop for Mac version 1.0. Since its public beta release in November last year, the Livescribe Desktop for Mac software has been downloaded by over 20,000 Pulse smartpen owners. ...

Livescribe raises $7.5M more for Pulse smartpen
VentureBeat — ... Livescribe, the maker of the Pulse smartpen that creates an audio recording linked to your handwritten notes, has raised $7.5 million in a second round of funding. ...

TechnoEsq Takes on the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen
The Mac Lawyer — Legal technology expert Finis Price recently reviewed the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen on his TechnoEsq blog.  If you are not familiar with the Smartpen, it simultaneously records your written notes and audio in its memory, which allows you to export your notes to a searchable *.pdf file and even listen to the audio that corresponds with your notes. Because this technology is somewhat hard to describe, and Finis' review includes video demonstrating how this amazing piece of technology works.  I highly recommend that you ...

Livescribe launches pencasts for Pulse smartpen users
Macsimum News — ... Livescribe has announced a tool that embeds handwritten notes and audio recordings as Flash videos, called “pencasts,” within any web site or blog. Like podcasts, videos, tweets and digital photos, pencasts are a new online communication tool, allowing anyone to digitally share notes, ideas, drawings and conversations from pen and paper... ...

Share your handwritten presentations with Livescribe pencasts
VentureBeat — ... Livescribe, whose Pulse smartpen takes audio recordings linked to your handwritten notes, is making it possible to share those notes and recordings in what it calls a “pencast” — and then to embed those pencasts on any blog or website. ...

First Podcasting, Now…….PenCasting?
Podcasting News — ... Pencast of a Pencast brought to you by Livescribe ...

Taking Notes, the Internet Way
Internet Evolution: — ... is one reason I think the DX will not be a hit with most students. Also, students often have several books open to quickly flip through pages and scan their notes. The Kindle can store multiple textbooks, but switching from one to another might be more awkward than using paper books. Offering feature-rich note-taking -- that can be edited, synchronized to the Web, and shared -- could be useful for students as well as for business users. Students also are a major target market for Livescribe , which features an electronic "smartpen" for recording audio -- such as lectures -- ...

Livescribe, Vision Objects bring handwriting-recognition service to Mac users
Macsimum News — ... Livescribe and Vision Objects have announced the availability of a handwriting-to-text transcription service for Mac users, bringing handwriting-recognition software to a larger community of Pulse smartpen users. ...

Livescribe for Mac gets handwriting recognition thanks to Vision Objects
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... When it comes to cool tools for the Mac, the Livescribe Pulse smartpen is one of the most innovative. It's a pen that works with special dot paper to capture your handwriting and drawings, and links what you write to what you hear since it also records every word within earshot. All of that information is transferred to your Mac for future reference. ...

The Gadgeteer turns 12yrs old – Big birthday giveaway!
The Gadgeteer — Twelve years ago this month (give or take a week or two) I started The Gadgeteer as a goofy little review site on the then free webpage hosting service Geocities. People seemed to like my reviews, so I registered the domain name four months later, moved to a real hosting site – and the rest is history! I want to celebrate this 12th birthday with all of you, because without you, the site would never have grown to what it is today Thank you, thank you, thank you! For a chance to win an HP Pavilion dv4 laptop and lots of other goodies from (Vaja, ...

Work Smarter: 5 Top, Inexpensive Hardware Devices and Tweaks [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... Next-Gen Note Taking. Recently, I’ve been using the Livescribe Pulse smartpen (shown above), which you can get for $149 to $199, for capturing digital notes. It’s a writing instrument, but it has a computer and camera onboard. As you jot down notes on special paper (it has millions of dots embedded in it), every move you make is digitally captured so that you can take handwritten notes right into software applications. What makes it better than other similar digital pens is that it also records audio, and creates a ...

The Future–August 1999 Style!
Technologizer — ... 1999: “The Lab has developed a reporter’s steno pad with a built-in digital audio recorder. As the user records an interview or other event and jots notes on it, the notes and audio are synchronized; later, the user can select any note on the page and listen immediately to the corresponding sound bite.” Livescribe’s  Pulse does this today, albeit in pen rather than steno-pad form. ...

Best Buy to Lump E-Readers With Other Random Stuff
Technologizer — ... soon be thrown into a section that contains electronic Rubik’s Cubes, digital pens and — wait for it — Sharper Image products. Dealerscope reports that Best Buy’s creating a new retail section called “Gadgets and eReaders,” located near the movies and music, and will soon launch a corresponding page on its Web site. Along with Sony’s Reader Daily and Touch Editions and the new iRex e-reader, you’ll find the Livescribe Smartpen and the Rubik’s Touchcube, among other things. I ...

Livescribe Unveils New Pulse Smartpens, Pro-Pack Bundle
Gearlog — ... Livescribe has announced new Pulse smartpens, which digitally capture and sync handwriting and audio and make me wish I was still in college taking notes. Options now include 4GB and 2GB versions in a new titanium color. The $199.95 4GB model holds 400 hours of recorded audio, and will be compatible with Livescribe's upcoming Application Store when it launches later this year; the 2GB model rings in at $169.95. ...

Livescribe expands its line-up of Pulse smartpens for digital writing
VentureBeat — ... It may seem like an uphill battle, but Livescribe is still trying to replace the 99-cent ballpoint pen with a $199 computerized smartpen known as the Pulse. And it’s not doing such a bad job at it. ...

Livescribe Pulse smartpen gets more storage, App Store promised
SlashGear — Livescribe have outed the latest versions of their Pulse smartpen range, which promise to take your chicken-scratch, digitize it and make it less of a headache to read back at a later date.  The Pulse now comes in two memory options – the original 2GB and a new 4GB model – together with getting a makeover in the shape of a titanium-finish casing.  There’s also a ProPack on offer, which bundles an exclusive black 4GB Pulse smartpen, charging cradle, leather carrying case, A5 notebook and handwriting-to-text transcription software. ...

New 4GB Livescribe Pulse Smartpen And Pro�Pack Bundle Unveiled
I4U News — ... and 2GB Pulse smartpen in titanium color. The new 4GB Livescribe Pulse Smartpen sells for $199.95 and the 2GB version sells for $169.95. Also, released today is the Pro–Pack bundle, a new option for the business professional. The Pro–Pack includes the 4GB Pulse smartpen in an exclusive black color, an A5 size starter notebook, a premium leather carrying case, handwriting to text transcription software, and the new Pro Charging Cradle. This special bundle is initially available at Livescribe.com for $249.95. The Pulse is basically a computer in a pen that captures ...

Students best friend Pulse Smartpen, adds new models, bundle
Gadgetell — ... functions and desktop software to upload the data from the pen.  The 4 GB version is capable of recording 400 hours of audio.  Tough professors don’t stand a chance against the Pulse Pen. For $249, the Pro Pack bundle paints the 4 GB pen black, includes a stand up charger and premium leather case.  The full line up is available now.  The Pulse Smartpen is available from the company, Target, Best Buy, Apple Stores, and Staples. Product page: [livescribe] via [Venture Beat]   Full ...

30 Innovative Product Designs and Gadget Gimme-Gimmes
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... JVC GD-32X1 Back in June, JVC introduced a new ultra slim LCD TV for business use. The GD-32X1 is 6.4 mm in its thinnest place (the TV's hardware and ports are located in the rear brick), beating the 8.9 mm Samsung OLED TV. The unit also boasts 4,000:1 contrast and full 1920x1080 HD viewing. According to JVC USA, the GD-32X1 is scheduled to hit US sales channels in November '09 -- with a not-so-slim MSRP of around US$3,000.   LiveScribe Pulse Smart Pen LiveScribe Pulse Smart Pen can be a godsend for regular ...

Livescribe launches an app store for its Pulse smart pen platform
VentureBeat — ... Inspired by Apple, every hardware maker is creating an app stores these days. Today, Livescribe is launching a beta platform that allows developers to create apps for its Pulse smart pen. There are already 30 cool third-party apps available in the ...

Livescribe’s Pulse Pen Gets App Store
Gear Diary — It seems like these days everyone who is anyone has an App Store. And why not? As Apple has shown, great apps extend the power and functionality of a good device farther than anyone could ever have dreamed. Not wanting to be left out of the “App-Parade”… Livescribe has just announced the beta launch of their own application store. The store will provide Livescribe users… with the ability to download more than 30 paid and free applications, which extend the functionality of the Pulse ...

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Now Has Its Own App Store [Livescribe]
Gizmodo — ... It's in beta now, an launched with a healthy selection of apps to sample, mostly ranging from free to about $10. (With one $100 exception.) Apps are run in a Java virtual machine, and built using a spanking new SDK, available for free here. Anyone who has a Pulse can access the store ...

Apps and an App Store for Livescribe’s Pulse Smartpen
Technologizer — ... “Unique” is one of the most overused words in tech, but it’s the only way to describe Livescribe’s Pulse smartpen. Depending on how you look at it, it’s an voice recorder that can also take notes, and then lets synchronize them and upload them to a computer for later reference. Or maybe it’s a note-taker that also records audio. Or a tablet PC without the tablet and PC parts. ...

LiveScribe announces beta launch of app store
Macsimum News — ... LiveScribe has announced a beta launch of its online Application Store, providing consumers with the ability to download more than 30 paid and free applications, which extend the functionality of the Pulse smartpen beyond its core feature of recording and linking audio to handwriting. ...

Livescribe's Pulse smartpen store hands-on
Download Squad — ... . This is one of those gadgets that you show people and it looks like magic. It kinda is magic, I think. But this year's model introduces an app store for the pen (plus some nifty paper products), making it a desirable platform for anyone who takes their notes seriously. ...

Tech gifts for the geek with everything
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... - $100 gets you slimmed-down and simplified versions of these industry-standard photo- and video-editing applications. Get your friends and family off of Windows Movie Maker and Paint and into something legit. Livescribe Pulse Digital Pen - Perfect for your hyper-organized student, the Livescribe Pulse records audio, transfers handwritten notes to your PC, and even plays Hangman. $200 ...