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Want pencasts on Popular Mechanics? Speak up!

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

For this month’s Popular Mechanics issue, Science and Technology reporter (and Pulse fan) Michael Belfiore tried a different approach in interviewing Tom Mueller from Space Exploration Technologies: A pencast!

That’s right, Michael’s online article included a pencast of Mueller explaining the SpaceX engine his team designed, and how they did it!

A longtime fan of pencasts, Michael wants to know: Should Popular Mechanics include more pencasts in their stories? Let the editors know by adding a comment to his story!

James Fallows: Pulse is ‘My New Favorite Gadget’

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

So how does it feel when Pulse is named “my new favorite gadget” by James Fallows, acclaimed author, former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter, and correspondent for The Atlantic? Good enough to brag about!

In an article for The Atlantic, James asked, “Where was this thing when I got started in journalism many eons ago???” He added, “being able to use this device as of 2009 is a lot better than never having found it at all.” Thanks, James!

Read more on The Atlantic: My new favorite gadget: Livescribe Pulse pen

Time picks Pulse as a Top 25 Back-to-School Gadget!

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Time has weighed in on back-to-school gadgets, and listed Pulse as the #3 Best Back-to-School gadget!

Pulse is featured in addition to gadgets like the Apple iPhone 3G, MacBook Pro, Amazon Kindle DX, Sony PSP Go, and the Microsoft Explorer Mini-Mouse, and more.

Check out Time’s list of the Top 25 Back-to-School Gadgets!

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: A Pen That Is Mightier, Smarter And Louder Than The Sword

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

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

Company Update: Livescribe Secures $18.6 Million in Funding

Monday, March 30th, 2009

We’re proud to announce that Livescribe has secured $18.6 million in funding in the first quarter of 2009. In the words of our CEO, Jim Marggraff: “In a challenging economic environment, this funding is a strong vote of confidence from our investors, and a significant milestone that supports Livescribe’s growth.”

Here’s the link to our full company release: http://www.livescribe.com/press/releases/release_090330.html

We also want to thank you - the Livescribe community - for your continued support and feedback. We love hearing  how you use your Pulse smartpen and are always listening to your ideas through Twitter, Facebook, and on the Livescribe Community.

Watch the Pulse Smartpen on The View!

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Be sure to watch the Pulse smartpen featured on The View by Dr. Gadget this Friday, March 27th.

See when The View airs in your area.

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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