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Happy Holidays from Livescribe: Our Facebook Winners Share Their Naughty and Nice Stories

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Congratulations again to our recent Facebook sweepstakes winners. Some of you have been asking whether they’ve been naughty or nice, so we asked them to share their story and tell us what they were planning to do with their shiny, new 4GB Pulse smartpen for the holidays! Check out what they told us!

Our first winner, Darlene, from Corning, New York, was very nice this year:

Even though this has been an extremely hard year economically for me I have kept a positive attitude and tried to help others who have dealt with losing their jobs. If we all support one another I feel we will be encouraged to move forward with a brighter outlook towards the future.

This is what she’s planning to do with her Pulse:

I plan to give the Pulse smartpen as a gift to my significant other who is a teacher. He teaches children in group homes ordered by the courts. His days are very long and he deals with several different people on a daily basis. This Pulse smartpen will come in extremely handy while recording his daily events.

On the other hand, Caitlin from Hopewell Junction, New York was naughty this year:

Naughty, because this year I spoiled myself and followed my heart. That may not be naughty to other people but for me I hardly ever do things just because I want to.

This is what she’s planning to do with her Pulse:

I haven’t decided yet if I will be naughty and keep it, or be nice and give it to my boyfriend. If I do the latter, which I probably will, I will still be able to use it, so I get the best of both worlds - being generous but still being able to benefit from this generous gift. The Pulse smartpen will help me in school so that I can study more efficiently.

And last but not least, Candy from Newland, North Carolina was nice this year:

I was nice this year, as I have been doing a lot of care giving for my sick parents this year.

This is what she’s planning to do with her Pulse:

I am now going to be naughty and keep the smartpen for myself! I think it will help me with work because I have to attend a lot of meetings, and my mind tends to wander at these things. I think the smartpen will help me capture things I might ordinarily miss.

Happy Holidays from Livescribe!

How to Install and Download Apps from Livescribe Desktop

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

The release of Livescribe Desktop - Version 2.0 allows you to download apps from the Livescribe Store to your Pulse smartpen. Download the new version of Livescribe Desktop here and then download some apps from the Livescribe Store to your smartpen!

Watch how to download apps from Livescribe Desktop for Windows:

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Watch how to download apps from Livescribe Desktop for Mac:

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Livescribe Desktop: New look and features

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

The release of Livescribe Desktop - Version 2.0 allows you to download apps from the Livescribe Store to your Pulse smartpen. But that’s not all. Our teams added several new features and improvements with this upgrade. Download the new version of Livescribe Desktop here.

Livescribe Desktop for Windows
Improvements and Features

  • Purchase and download new smartpen applications from the Livescribe Store
  • Perform multiple-select and multiple-delete and rename sessions in place in Audio View
  • Search across multiple notebooks
  • Set user preferences like showing your default smartpen at start-up, hide or show blank pages, change ink colors for notes with audio, notes without audio, and notes with playback audio.
  • Click on bookmarks you set on your smartpen in the audio timeline within Livescribe Desktop.

For more information about these features and improvements, check out of Livescribe Desktop for Windows User Manual.

It's easier to organize and search your notes and audio with the new version of Livescribe Desktop for Windows

It's easier to organize and search your notes and audio with the new version of Livescribe Desktop for Windows.

Livescribe Desktop for Mac
Improvements and Features

  • Purchase and download new smartpen applications from the Livescribe Store
  • Print your own Livescribe dot paper
  • Set user preferences like launching Livescribe Desktop when you connect your smartpen to your computer, and automatically adding purchased applications and software updates
  • Perform multiple-select for thumbnails and sessions

For more information about these features and improvements, check out of Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Manual.

The new version of Livescribe Desktop for Mac allows you to print your own Livescribe dot paper

The new version of Livescribe Desktop for Mac allows you to print your own Livescribe dot paper.

Congratulations to our Facebook Sweepstakes Winners!

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Over the last month we asked our Facebook fans if they have been naughty or nice for a chance to win a 4GB Pulse smartpen in time for the holidays. Want to guess how many were naughty or nice?

79% of our fans said they have been nice and 21% have been naughty this year.

Congratulations to our lucky winners:

Darlene W. from Corning, New York
Candy Y., from Newland, North Carolina
Caitlin S. from Hopewell Junction, New York

Happy holidays from the Livescribe team!

Have App Fever? Show us what you’ve got and enter Livescribe’s Global Developer Challenge!

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Do you have ideas on how to make the Pulse smartpen smarter with new applications? We could use your creative thinking to develop applications with our Livescribe Platform SDK for the Livescribe Beta Application Store! This week, we kicked off a Global Developer Competition and are calling all developers to create and submit entertainment, educational and productivity applications for the Pulse smartpen for a chance to win the $5,000 Community Round Grand Prize, $5,000 Expert Round Prize, or one of three $500 Community Round Category prizes.

To enter, create an app and upload a short video that demonstrates how your app works on the Livescribe Developer Challenge page on Facebook.

All submissions will be judged by Livescribe’s Facebook fans and a panel of celebrity judges. Not only will winners win a cash prize, but your application will shine in the spotlight within the Livescribe Beta Application Store.

But wait—even if you’re not an application developer, you and your great ideas can still make it into the Beta App Store! Submit your ideas for a smartpen application, and a developer could turn it into a reality. So go ahead, tell us what applications you’d like to see on the Pulse smartpen on our Facebook App Challenge page!

We encourage everyone – developers and non-developers – to make the Pulse smartpen smarter. Show us with a video or tell us your app ideas on our Facebook App Challenge page!

Last-minute gift accessories for your Pulse smartpen

Monday, December 14th, 2009

For the world traveler: Paperblanks Hand-wrapped Mini Journal. To capture every last detail of their latest adventure in a stylish journal that fits easily into your pocket, suitcase, or backpack.

Price: $12.95. Buy online.

Paperblanks® Hand-wrapped MiniJournal

For the world traveler: Paperblanks® Hand-wrapped Mini Journal.

For the super-organized professional: Pro Charging Cradle. They know exactly where everything is, and when they put it there. For those with no time (or desire!) to deal with clutter, the Pro Charging Cradle charges the Pulse smartpen through USB cable or AC power adapter and syncs notes and audio from the Pulse smartpen.

Price: $29.95. Buy online.

Pro Charging Cradle

For the super-organized professional: Pro Charging Cradle.

For the glamour girl: Pink flip notepads. She doesn’t just take notes, but she does it all while looking as stylish as possible. After all, why shouldn’t your notebooks match your purse? The pocket-sized (3″ x 5″) flip notepad is perfect for the girl on-the-go who can’t afford to miss a word.

Price: $12.95. Buy online.

Pink Flip Notepad (4-pack)

For the glamour girl: Pink Flip Notepad (4-pack).

For the boss of the year: Premium carrying case. Forget the lame ‘World’s Best Boss’ mugs. Let your favorite mentor protect their Pulse smartpen from nicks and scratches in a sleek blue carrying case made with premium leather. The leather carrying case also has a detachable case clip that securely attaches the Pulse smartpen to notebooks, handbags, journals, and pockets.

Price: $24.95. Buy online.

Premium Carrying Case

For the boss of the year: Premium Carrying Case.

Pulse Wins Most Innovative Education Product from SIIA: Software & Information Industry Association

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

We’ve always thought Pulse is a pretty cool, innovative product but it’s always nice to get a stamp of approval from a key industry player!

On Friday, SIIA – a renown trade association for the software and digital content industry – named the Pulse smartpen the “Most Innovative Education Product or Service” during an awards ceremony at its Ed Tech Business Forum in NYC. Check out the release for more details.

There was some stiff competition so we couldn’t be more proud or excited about this honor!

For the gadget geek with everything, give the gift of Pulse!

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Christopher Null put together his list of “off-the-beaten-path tech products which make interesting, unique, and/or unexpected gifts” on Yahoo! Tech this week. Christopher (a Pulse fan!) thinks the smartpen would make a great gift for the “hyperorganized student.”

Check out his list at Yahoo! Tech.


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