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LiveScribe Smartpen

cairdin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:51:43 EDT

Many people who hear or read about this without taking in the details don't seem to understand why this product is important and innovative. It is *not* like the Fly pen, etc., in that, in addition to everything those products do, it syncs audio to written text and timestamps everything you write.

For journalists, this is an absolute godsend, and I'm surprised they're not marketing more to that group.

Also, everyone seems to seize on the fact that it needs "special" paper, but the company has pointed out repeatedly that (a) the notebooks will be about 5 bucks, and (b) you can print your own paper if you don't want to buy their paper or have run out.

This is a fantastic product, and I hope it succeeds.

cairdin

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TorkLugnutz — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:35:50 EDT

Who uses these things and what are the benefits. I've been trying to figure out what the target audience is. It seems like and invention with no mother; i.e necessity.

TorkLugnutz

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DestroyerMTL — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:54:47 EDT

It looks a lot like logitech's io2 pen and seemingly functions in a similar way.

DestroyerMTL

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Dr. Ken Carter — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:57:02 EDT

Sounds cool..I took a look at their website livescribe.com and they have a few animations to show how you might be able to use it. At around 200bucks I'm sure I'd loose it in about 10 minutes!

Dr. Ken Carter

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Windhawk — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:56:02 EDT

My handwriting is so bad that I would need a GeniusPen.

Windhawk