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I immediately misread the title, thinking it read "Livescribe gets penis, unleashes new Echo Smartpen"

oops.. lol]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
I really wish they would make an normal sized pen that offloaded its sensor inputs though bluetooth to a smartphone. ^_^ ]]>Jul 19th 2010 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
oh wait that was rude OOPS!]]>Jul 19th 2010 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
Yeah, after watching videos and reading several descriptions, it's still not super clear to me what these pens do. they record audio while you write? who needs that? I would like it if they took my written notes and and converted them into electronic text that uploaded to Evernote, no matter what paper I wrote on.

Let me know when they can do that. who needs a video of themselves writing something?]]>Jul 19th 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/If they did that, they wouldn't be able to charge extra for more space. Remember, businesses usually don't care about you, they care about money.]]>Jul 19th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
There notebooks cost the same price has normal notebooks.]]>Jul 19th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
The paper is priced at around the same price (~$6/notebook) so it isn't really a huge markup to get their own paper.]]>Jul 19th 2010 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
Happy to see this company still doing good things, since I did like their first pen. But I was finishing grad school at the time it came out and didn't have the same use for it in the workplace.]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
I wonder if you could use the pen also as a sort of selection tool... for like Photoshop and other applications. That would be very handy, and a cheap alternative to buying an otherwise not very useful tablet.]]>Jul 19th 2010 1:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
I agree, one of these would be epic for college. Just wish they werent so expensive!

*Sigh* The life of a poor college student is a harsh one...]]>Jul 19th 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
no its not...]]>Jul 19th 2010 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
Could you imagine having OneNote without having to carry around a PC? I would think they would move heaven and earth to get that functionality, but they never do.]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
Now somebody get busy and do this so you can take my money! ]]>Jul 19th 2010 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://adapx.com/products/capturx-onenote. Works as expected, and you can print your own sheets. One of my complaints when I worked there was that there isn't a single price for any of the products on their site, and I don't recall, so you'll have to email for a price.]]>Jul 19th 2010 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
Yep. And software that would sync up written dates to Outlook or similar would be incredibly useful - mark a date or deadline, and export an OCR note to the appropriate date in your calendar. As you say, the hardware is there but the software isn't.]]>Jul 19th 2010 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/]]>Jul 19th 2010 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 2:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
Waiting for a response from Acer, Asus, Apple or HP...]]>Jul 19th 2010 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Yes. There are screen orientation settings.]]>Jul 19th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
It will in the next 50 years.]]>Jul 19th 2010 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
.5mm of course, in case anyone reads this and takes it seriously. :) ]]>Jul 19th 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 3:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/It's useful if you have a fast talking professor that doesn't hand out note sheets.]]>Jul 19th 2010 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/
I have my personnal logbook for my engineering project with plenty of drawings and notes and really love that pen.

Really useful at school too.]]>Jul 19th 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/livescribe-gets-pensive-unleashes-new-echo-smartpen/Jul 19th 2010 8:18AM