Pulse Smartpen

The Pulse Smartpen by Livescribe is a note taker or artist dream. It is a pen that records everything you write. Then whatever you wrote can be downloaded to your computer. Kind of cool, isn't it. The pen is also a voice recorder. The coolest part about the pen is the fact that is has apps which can be downloaded to it making it an even more powerful resource. This ain't just a pen, it's a students dream.

The way is works is like so; you use special notebook to record your information. You can either buy these notebooks or you can print off pages from your printer. For students this pen is awesome for taking notes because you can jot down your note. Then when you can download the notes from the pen onto you computer.

The pen cost around $125 and the notebooks are around $8. That can be costly to some students, but if you can afford it you will have a valuable tool at your disposal. I would not recommend this pen for those people who have problems keeping up with things because it would be costly if lost.

Livescribe is gearing this product toward students and business executives because those are the markets who would actually benefit from it.

I have one of these pens and I love it. I have a dictionary app, which pronounces the word and it's definition scrolls across the pen's screen. I also have a language translation app, which I use to help me translate Spanish. Overall I think the pen was well worth it cost. I purchased mine from a warehouse store as a bundle with pen, ink cartridges, and 5 notebooks for price of the pen at most other retailers.

Check it out:

http://www.livescribe.com/