Livescribe is giving the smartpen another shot
It's back with a next-gen smartpen, improved apps and an Office plug in.
Livescribe WiFi Smartpen
73
Engadget Review
For a narrow group of people who insist on writing with pen and ink, and may forget to dock their smartpen, the Sky's benefits may just outweigh its steep price and occasional glitches.
Sharif SakrNovember 12, 2012
Pros
- Does something other devices can'tCould save your life (or at least your career)
Cons
- Expensive unless you come to depend on itSyncing often isn't smooth or reassuringEvernote's OCR could be more forgivingCheaper Echo smartpen is still a good option
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Livescribe WiFi Smartpen
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- 72AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE10 ReviewsPC World80Review: Livescribe Sky WiFi Smartpen links your inThis makes it a great tool for journalists covering events. Students and teachers could benefit, too. An instructor could share "pencasts" that explain trigonometry ratios, for instance, while students take interactive notes to spell out the formulas and shapes during class.Engadget70Livescribe Sky WiFi Smartpen reviewThe Sky's wireless syncing is a nice feature, but it's not a game-changer.AllThingsD70Take Smarter Notes with Livescribe's Sky Wi-Fi PenThe Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen is pricey, but for students and business users who take a lot of notes and want to be thorough, it’s a worthy investment.PC Mag70Livescribe Sky Wifi SmartpenLivescribe's digital pens, which employ a unique combination of actual pen and voice recorder, have always been a top-notch way to take accurate notes, but the latest version, the Sky Wifi Smartpen, needs a bit more work.TechCrunch70Livescribe Sky WiFi Review: The Perfect Pen To TakIf you do a lot of interviews without your computer, attend math classes or like the novelty of a digital pen, then you are a potential customer. The initial investment is high, but the flexibility of paper brought to the digital environment is impressive and actually useful.PC World Australia80Livescribe Sky wifi smartpenThe Livescribe Sky wifi smartpen is an improvement over its predecessor thanks to built-in Wi-Fi connectivity that synchronises recorded notes and audio to Evernote. While the core functionality of the Sky wifi remains as impressive as ever, the buggy integration with Evernote needs to be ironed out.SlashGear80Livescribe Sky WiFi Smartpen ReviewFor those ... who still enjoy the feel of a physical pen nib on physical paper, Livescribe offers the best of that tactile experience with the convenience of digital backup and sharing. The inclusion of wireless to streamline that process only makes it more appealing.Time80Review: Livescribe's Smartpen Gets Wi-Fi, embraces... this is the first incarnation of the idea I can see working its way into my everyday routine.Gizmodo Australia80Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smart Pen Review: Old Dog, NeShould You Buy It? If you can afford it, absolutely. This will revolutionise the way you draw, sketch, take notes and interview. As a journalist, I don’t know how I have gone this long without it. For the price you’re paying, though, you’d want to use it every day.Expert Reviews40LiveScribe Wifi Smartpen 4GB reviewIncomplete features mean that this smart pen fails to live up to its predecessor.
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Key Specs
FORM FACTOR
Other
OPERATING SYSTEM
Other
STORAGE TYPE
Internal storage
CAMERA (INTEGRATED)
No
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