I have been back and forth thinking about the right Christmas gift for my boyfriend. He is very into gadgets and he is a college student.
I am considering the LiveScribe Smartpen. I have watched the demo on the pen and I must say it looks really cool. I really think it is a practical and awesome gift at the same time.
I just want some feedback from some people who actually own the smartpens. Does anyone have one? Is it good or bad?
Any other Christmas gift ideas would be great too.
Thank You.
Hi, is your boyfriend one of those college students who normally records the lecture and tries to scramble to take notes and somehow correlates them all later? If so, Livescribe’s Smartpen is perfect as his Christmas gift this year.
Of course, there are other brand names of digital pens that you can consider, but make sure you check whether they offer audio recording in addition to recording the writing.
Livescribe Smartpen records the lecture, with amazing clarity even if you are in a large lecture room or/and with a professor who loves walking all over the place. Don’t worry if you are at the back of the room in class! The microphone of the pen can pick up all of what your professor says.
Go with the Echo model
instead of the Pulse if you have a micro-usb charger in your car for charging your cell phone which you can also use for charging the pen.
For the price, you really have to expect lots of quality.
Not sure whether you should buy Livescribe’s 2GB or 4GB Pulse Smartpen? Then, feel free to read my post of Livescribe Pulse Smartpen – 2GB vs 4GB OR browse through the comments left by buyers/users/shoppers at the Comment section.
At the Comment section, you will see both positive and negative reviews.
Although there are negative experience about this 2 GB smartpen, surprisingly, there are still purchases made for this pen. The last review I read was on August 27, 2010, that’s 2 days ago!
Product Details for Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smartpen
• Captures over 200 hours of recorded audio or 32,000 pages of notes.
• Instantly play back your recorded audio by tapping on your notes to listen to the information you captured.
• Share your recordings and notes with anyone privately or publicly with 500MB of free online storage for your recorded audio or notes.
• USB connector to transfer notes and audio to your Mac or PC.
• Audio jack and 3-D Recording Headset for far-field recording.
Livescribe Pulse 2GB Smartpen captures everything you say, write and draw. It records audio and links it what you write. If you miss something, just tap on your notes or drawings with the tip of your smartpen to hear what was said while you were writing.
It transfers your notes to your computer, organize them, and even search for words within your notes so that you find what you want in seconds.
