Livescribe Pen Syncs Audio with Handwriting

You have seen one or two digital scribe pens; the sole function of these products is just to capture whatever you wrote and convert them into some graphics format or editable text for Word. The Livescribe is another thing altogether. In addition to digitalizing your handwriting, the Livescribe also links the audio with jotted notes. Then, when you tap on your notes, you hear what was recorded during that moment.

This killer app is what the company calls "Paper Relay". In their own owrds, when taking notes during a discussion or lecture, the smartpen records the conversation and digitizes the handwriting, automatically synching the ink and audio. More apps can be downloaded from the website. One particular that attracted our attention is the Livescribe's ability to interpret the math formula one writes down, to calculate, and to give the answer in audible form or on the pen's OLED display. For $200, you can get yourself this super pen in time for X'mas.

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