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Pulse Smartpen Named CODiE Award Finalist!

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

News flash, Livescribe fans!

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry, announced the finalists for its 2010 CODiE awards – a top industry honor for innovation in software, education technology and digital content. And we’re proud to say that the Pulse smartpen claimed a spot among five “Education Solution for Mobile or Hand-held Device” finalists! We’re going up against ClassLink Inquiry, Studywiz, Spark Mobile, SPARKvue and RefMobile.

Just so you know, the CODiEs are one of, if not THE, only peer-reviewed awards in the industry, which makes this even more exciting!

We’re anxiously waiting for the official winner announcement on May 25. Wish us luck!

We’re a Best New Product Award finalist in the 2010 Edison Awards!

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

In honor of Thomas Alva Edison’s 163rd birthday, Pulse was declared as a Best New Product (Technology) finalist in the 2010 Edison Awards today at a press conference at the Friars Club in New York City.

The winners will be announced at the Edison Awards Gala beginning at the New York Academy of Science on April 29th. Check out the full list of the 2010 Edison award finalists.

Much thanks to the Edison Awards committee! We can’t wait til April!

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!

Teachers Love Pulse!

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Teachers' Pick 2009

Good news for students going back to school this month—Pulse is a winning pick! Scholastic’s Instructor Magazine challenged teacher testers from around the country to evaluate learning tools, and Pulse is officially named a Teacher’s Pick!

Look for us in Instructor’s August issue. A big thank you to the teachers out there that have been bringing Pulse into the classroom, and to Instructor Magazine for the honor!

BusinessWeek says Livescribe is a ‘Tech Startup You Should Know’

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

BusinessWeek and research company YouNoodle have selected Livescribe in addition to 49 other buzz-worthy tech startups from around the world worth paying attention to in their 2009 list.

 Livescribe is honored alongside the likes of Ning, AdMob, RockYou, Slide, and Monitise.

 Read about it on BusinessWeek’s Fifty Tech Startups You Should Know!

Pulse Smartpen Wins Mac|Life Editor’s Choice Award

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Hot on the heels of the launch of Livescribe Desktop for Mac version 1.0, the editors at Mac|Life Magazine deemed the Pulse smartpen an “Editor’s Choice” award and gave the Pulse smartpen the score 5 out of 5. Mac|Life’s Susie Ochs wrote, “Businesspeople, journalists, students, secretaries, and anyone who takes a lot of notes during talks will find this an invaluable tool.” Click the link below for the full review, or grab the April issue of Mac|Life.

Mac|Life: Livescribe Pulse review

Paul Taylor at the Financial Times recently test drove Pulse and came away impressed, he commented, “the Livescribe Pulse smartpen package is impressive and should appeal particularly to anyone who regularly takes note.” A link to his in-depth review is included below.

Financial Times: Catch Every Spoken Word

Bill Plefling at Inc. Magazine also published an overview of the Pulse smartpen system and commented, “Livescribe is opening an application store later this year and hoping developers will come up with new, even cleverer uses for the pen.” Stay tuned…

Inc. Magazine: A Computer In a Pen


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