On Wired.com’s GeekDad blog, Dave Banks discovered the ‘wow-effect’ of demoing the Pulse smartpen to others. He comments, “it’s sometimes tough to find a gadget that impresses people enough to elicit an audible ‘wow.’ But that’s the exact reaction I received when showing friends, family and colleagues the Pulse smartpen from Livescribe.”

Watch his walk-through demo video of the Pulse smartpen:

For his full review, including a pencast created by his daughter, click on the link below.

Wired.com GeekDad: The Pulse Smartpen: A Pen that is Mighter, Smarter, and Louder than the Sword.

CNN.com’s Steve Mollman also penned a piece highlighting the fun ways that Livescribe pencasts can jazz up traditional slide shows and presentations.

CNN.com - Slide shows, ‘pencasts,’ becoming more fun

In the world of mobile devices, James Kendrick from the jkOnTheRun blog believes the Pulse smartpen and pencasts can create a new method of ink blogging, calling it “just darn cool any way you look at it.”

jkOnTheRun – Ink Blogging with Smartpen by Livescribe