We live in a world where there is pretty much a hand-held gadget for every whim, whimsy and simple job, from vacuum clothing storage to portable entertainment to monitoring heart rate and calories burned. However, are these gadgets things you want or things you actually need to make your life more convenient? Let’s take a look at the Livescribe Pulse™ Smartpen. It’s sleek and pretty cool looking, sort of like a Montblanc Pen by way of the Blackberry. But what if somebody told you it could enable you to save 2GB worth of class lecture notes that you would not have to record, type and transcribe? Now that would be impressive… back to cool as well as “back to school.”
And it truly is! Jim Marggraff brings to life the latest version of his thoroughly groundbreaking new solution to the age-old problem of capturing and storing written notes in a way that preserves their integrity and accuracy. The pen works in conjunction with a dot paper-based computing technology. The pattern of simple, micro-dots enables a patented dot-positioning system to precisely track the smartpen’s movement on paper. Or more simply put, anything you write – words, numbers or drawings – can be stored, recognized, and intelligently responded to by the Pulse Smartpen, and ultimately transferred to your desktop or laptop computer…and admit it. It is far easier to tote around and get through airport security than the laptop.
At $199, the 2GB model doubles the storage capacity and provides more flexibility for downloading future applications than earlier models. In addition to the Pulse smartpen, you can easily stock up on Livescribe dot paper and the latest accessories, such as the Premium Leather Case ($24.95), 2-Pack of Journals ($24.95), 4-Pack of College-Ruled Notebooks ($19.95) or 5-Pack of Ink Cartridges ($5.95). Celebrities attending events like Distinctive Assets’ Kids’ Choice Awards pre-show lounge marveled at this ingenious little device. All you have to do is put it to work.
For more information as well as demos, visit www.livescribe.com. In the real world, where you know you will get good use out of a pen like this, you can get your hands on a Livescribe and its accessories at Target stores as well as Target.com, Amazon.com and major college and several collegebookstores across the country.
This week one lucky reader will smartwrite with the innovative Livescribe Pulse™ Smartpen.
Winners will be randomly selected and notified September 1, 2008.
US only. Rules
