Pen Pal
The Echo Smartpen is the implement that might have you using a pen more than you do a keyboard. Unlike the Sky WiFi pen which automatically and wirelessly transfers notes and audio to your Evernote account, the Echo Smartpen however takes the guess work out of whether your WiFi connection is working by hardwiring your transfer between the pen and your computer. The pen itself is like a computer you write with. Everything you note down, draw or sketch, and everything you speak into it, is digitally recorded. It’s then just a matter of connecting up to your computer and transferring the collected data to an interactive document or ‘pen cast’ which lets you hear and see the notes exactly as they were recorded. Search for a particular page simply by typing in a word to your computer and the ‘live scribe’ presents every page, document or audio, in which that word appears. You can also customise pages or combine them with material from other notebooks. If you’re feeling inclined, download the app and you can transcribe your handwritten notes into type. And note sharing is simply done through an interactive pdf attachment. It’s a proven device that has broad appeal and is making using a pen trendy...again. livescribe.com