Comments on: Gadget of the Week: Livescribe Pulse Smartpen http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/#comment-32194 Brad Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:53:47 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=26959#comment-32194 I love the Pulse pen & system as a consumer product, but it just doesn't cut it for a business application. The digital pen system really comes into it's own when used as a business app that allows users to complete paperwork in remote locations and send that data back via Bluetooth to a mobile device and then GPRS through to your back end system where it can be integrated to a database. So if you are looking for a business product, check out the offerrings that out there. I love the Pulse pen & system as a consumer product, but it just doesn’t cut it for a business application. The digital pen system really comes into it’s own when used as a business app that allows users to complete paperwork in remote locations and send that data back via Bluetooth to a mobile device and then GPRS through to your back end system where it can be integrated to a database.

So if you are looking for a business product, check out the offerrings that out there.

]]> By: David S. http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/#comment-31997 David S. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:23:21 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=26959#comment-31997 Duckman, I used the free software available from the LiveScribe website. The software didn't convert the writing to text, but the writing is searchable even without the conversion. Plus, I didn't have any issues with the software. But thanks for sharing your experiences. Duckman, I used the free software available from the LiveScribe website. The software didn’t convert the writing to text, but the writing is searchable even without the conversion. Plus, I didn’t have any issues with the software. But thanks for sharing your experiences.

]]> By: Pulse SmartPen | Hannah 8th Grade Tech http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/#comment-31995 Pulse SmartPen | Hannah 8th Grade Tech Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:14:36 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=26959#comment-31995 [...] http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/ [...] [...] http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/ [...]

]]> By: Duckman http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/#comment-31993 Duckman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:40:09 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=26959#comment-31993 It's a good product, but to provide a more balanced review you should mention other shortcomings: The word recognition only works if you buy a monthly subscription to their online OCR service. And the desktop software leaves a lot to be desired: it's a complete resource hog and trivial things like backing up a notepad are needlessly complicated. It’s a good product, but to provide a more balanced review you should mention other shortcomings:
The word recognition only works if you buy a monthly subscription to their online OCR service.
And the desktop software leaves a lot to be desired: it’s a complete resource hog and trivial things like backing up a notepad are needlessly complicated.

]]> By: Heather http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/#comment-31886 Heather Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:41:49 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=26959#comment-31886 I have been using this pen for just over a month now and I absolutely love it. I had been looking for something that would import my notes to the computer for a while but did not want to give up the "pen and paper" concept. I write all of my work notes in pen and even do diagrams and never had a way to share with my co workers as I work remote. This pen was my solution and even had benefits that I wasn't looking for such as voice recording. The software is very simple to use and I really like that I can upload to the website and allow specific people to view specific pages. I have found the imports to be very accurate to my actual handwriting as well. I purchased mine from costco.com and received extra notebooks and pen refills for less than what it was being sold for elsewhere. The price decreased from the manufacturer a few days after I made my purchase but even with the drop I still got a better deal from Costco. This is a great investment for anyone who still wants to use a pen but is living in the digital world. I can only imagine the benefits of having this when I was in college. I have been using this pen for just over a month now and I absolutely love it. I had been looking for something that would import my notes to the computer for a while but did not want to give up the “pen and paper” concept. I write all of my work notes in pen and even do diagrams and never had a way to share with my co workers as I work remote. This pen was my solution and even had benefits that I wasn’t looking for such as voice recording. The software is very simple to use and I really like that I can upload to the website and allow specific people to view specific pages. I have found the imports to be very accurate to my actual handwriting as well.

I purchased mine from costco.com and received extra notebooks and pen refills for less than what it was being sold for elsewhere. The price decreased from the manufacturer a few days after I made my purchase but even with the drop I still got a better deal from Costco.

This is a great investment for anyone who still wants to use a pen but is living in the digital world. I can only imagine the benefits of having this when I was in college.

]]> By: Mike http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/#comment-31877 Mike Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:04:15 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=26959#comment-31877 Wow. Great review. Not as lengthy as your last and now i actually wanna go buy one myself! Wow. Great review. Not as lengthy as your last and now i actually wanna go buy one myself!

]]> By: Kal http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/gadget-of-the-week-livescribe-pulse-smartpen/#comment-31876 Kal Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:39:08 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=26959#comment-31876 Great review. Just want to echo the comments and say that I've been using the pen for a year now for my engineering classes here at UC Berkeley and absolutely love it. It's so useful to study as I literally never miss a word! Kal ps. I used the code LS05DSC451 when I got the pen at livescribe.com/store. Think it took like 5% off. Hope that helps! Great review. Just want to echo the comments and say that I’ve been using the pen for a year now for my engineering classes here at UC Berkeley and absolutely love it. It’s so useful to study as I literally never miss a word!

Kal

ps. I used the code LS05DSC451 when I got the pen at livescribe.com/store. Think it took like 5% off. Hope that helps!

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