LiveScribe Pulse Pen has the Write Stuff

Pulse PenIt’s the kind of pen James Bond might have used, if he was less lady’s man and more territorial about his pen. It’s the LiveScribe Pulse Digital Smartpen and it probably does way more than a pen ought to.

The Pulse Pen is capable of recording what your write and recording audio at the same time. It can upload all of its recorded data to your computer via USB docking station where the backup of all those notes is fully searchable.

Unless you’re really committed to using the pen as a system rather than just a pen, it’s probably more hassle than it’s worth. It requires special paper so it can digitally record everything you write. But if you’re the sort that is constantly taking notes and losing track of them, it could be a Godsend!

For the $199 retail price you get a thick aluminum pen outfitted with a camera, mic and speaker. It has a black and white screen to display messages and menu options.

The basic gist of what you’d do with the pen is talk while you write. The pen digitally records the writing and audio that accompanies each word.

What’s particularly cool about it is the audio recorder. You could just flip it on with the pen in your shirt pocket it’ll record up to seven hours before the battery gives out - an excellent idea of you’re a spy.

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