VIDEO - Livescribe "Smart Pen" Records Everything You Write And Hear

Oakland (CA) - Note taking is a messy affair and you often miss the gist of what the speaker is saying while you frantically try to write down words. But never fear, Oakland-based Livescribe has developed its Pulse Smart Pen that can digitally record everything you write and hear.

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Special paper embedded with thousands of almost invisible dots is required for the pen to work. One notebook of "microdot" paper is included with each pen purchase and additional books will be sold for $5 each. People will also be able to print their own paper at a later date.
The Livescribe Smart Pen will be available in March for either $149 for the 1 GB version or $199 for the 2 GB model. The pens record approximately 100 or 200 hours of audio respectively.

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