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The pen now feeds its data to the new Livescribe+ app on iPhones and iPads, which collects your pages and notebooks the same way Livescribe Desktop did for the Echo and Evernote tried, but failed to do for the Sky. The Livescribe took a few seconds to connect to the phone. Turning the barrel to extend the tip also turns the pen on, a nice touch. I've scrawled all over my hand more than a few times when grabbing my Livescribe. Previous Livescribe models had the tip always out, covered by an easily loseable little cap. The pen's neatest new feature is that you can turn the barrel to extend or retract the tip, which is now an industry-standard ballpoint pen tip. Since it uses Bluetooth 4.0 rather than the more power-hungry Wi-Fi, it should get much more than the Sky's six hours or so of note-taking battery life. You pop off the top of the pen to charge it through micro-USB. It doesn't have a display, like previous pens did instead there's a clip with a light on it, which turns various colors to illustrate the pen's on-off and pairing status. It feels plasticky, although Livescribe worked with a pen designer to make it look a lot more like a fountain pen. The new pen is lighter and rounder than the existing models.

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An Android software version is also coming next year, the company said. Livescribe defends itself by saying that an iPhone's mic is much more sensitive than the pen's mics were - you'll get better sound recordings and don't hear the scratching sound of pen on paper like you do with the current units. That means you need to always have two gadgets out on the table, not just a pen and a pad. The pen doesn't have a microphone, and it uses your iOS gadget's mic to record audio. Even though you're still writing on paper, not on a screen, you must pair your pen with an iOS device. It's an amazing product.īut as a non-iPhone user, the Livescribe 3 immediately annoyed me. When my notes aren't complete enough, I just tap in my notebook and hear exactly what the interviewee was saying. At trade shows, I record every interview with my Livescribe. I've had all three generations: the Pulse, the Echo, and the Sky. I've used a Livescribe as my primary note-taking device for several years. Its newest smartpen, the $149 Livescribe 3 ($354.23 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), is no longer a standalone gadget: if you want to take notes with this slimmer, lighter, classier pen, you need an iPhone or iPad.

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The company keeps zigging and zagging on how to best embody this idea, though. Livescribe has a great core idea: to make 'smart pens' that record your writing and synchronized audio, letting you play back your 'pencasts' for your own edification and that of others. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.

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