I have been using a LiveScribe Pulse SmartPen for several months and it is a very useful device for keeping my notebooks in digital form without the need scan every page.
It also means I can have multiple notebooks for home, office and travel and never worry about forgetting to transport them. A couple of issues with the Pulse smartpen is the size was quite bulky to carry and use plus as it is cylindrical it would tend to roll off the desk. Also as the Pulse is aimed at students device security and identification were of no significant concern to the designer.
Yesterday LiveScribe annouced the new Echo SmartPen which now provides password security and a more suitable smaller form factor for business use. The use of MicroUSB saves the need to carry a dock around and also as this is the new standard for mobile phones there will only the need for one cable for charging and synchronisation for all future devices.
It will be interesting to see how the updated SmartPen functions in real use scenarios and what business use-cases emerge from this new device.
http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/press/releases/release_100719.html
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