Livescribe Launches Nationwide in Canada
Future Shop Becomes First National Retailer in Canada to Sell Livescribe Echo and Pulse Smartpens, Accessories, and Notebooks
OAKLAND, Calif. – December 7, 2010 – Livescribe Inc. (www.livescribe.com) maker of the award-winning Echo™ and Pulse™ smartpens, today announced nationwide retail availability of its smartpens in Canada at Future Shop, Canada's largest consumer electronics retailer and e-tailer. Future Shop is the first national retailer in Canada to sell Livescribe smartpens and accessories.
Just in time for the holidays, all 146 Future Shop locations and www.futureshop.ca will sell Livescribe products including the 4GB and 8GB Echo smartpens, the 8GB Echo smartpen Pro-pack and the 2GB Pulse smartpen as well as accessories and notebooks.
“Until now, Livescribe smartpens have only been available to our Canadian customers online and through regional retail outlets in Canada,” said David Wenning, Livescribe vice president for North American sales. “Future Shop's national reach, technical capabilities and educated sales staff make it an ideal retail partner for us. We are thrilled to expand our Canadian presence together with them.”
“Future Shop is Canada's largest consumer electronics retailer and our customers rely on us to provide the most innovative technologies available,” said Gillian Martin, merchandise manager of computing solutions, Future Shop. “We are pleased to be the first and only nationwide retail outlet to offer a broad range of Livescribe products to Canadians.”
Livescribe's Echo and Pulse smartpens capture everything consumers hear and write, providing quick access to important information by simply tapping on written notes directly on paper or on a computer using the Livescribe Desktop software. Consumers can easily share an interactive copy of their synchronized notes and audio called “pencasts” with others as a .pencast file or via Livescribe's online community.
Pricing and Availability
Smartpens, including the 4GB Echo smartpen (CA$189.99), the 8GB Echo smartpen (CA$219.99), the 8GB Echo smartpen Pro-pack (CA$279.99) and the 2GB Pulse smartpen (CA$149.99), dot paper and accessories will be available in store at Future Shop locations nationwide, as well as online at www.futureshop.ca beginning Dec. 7, 2010. All Livescribe smartpens and the Livescribe Desktop software for Mac and PCs are localized and available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
About Future Shop
With 146 stores across the country and the nation's premier web store (www.futureshop.ca), Burnaby, BC-based Future Shop is Canada's largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics. The company employs more than 10,000 technology enthusiasts, has enabled its website, Futureshop.ca, to deliver unparalleled content about the products it sells. Futureshop.ca also hosts an online Community Forum and Tech Blog for technology beginners and tech-savvy experts to exchange ideas, reviews, tips and other consumer electronics information (www.futureshopforums.ca). As a proud corporate citizen, Future Shop has developed solutions to recycle used electronics and is committed to employee volunteerism and supporting non-profits organizations dedicated to transforming local youth into Future Leaders (see www.futureshop.ca/futuregeneration).
About Livescribe
Located in Oakland, Calif., Livescribe has developed a new low–cost mobile computing platform that enhances productivity, learning, communication and self expression for anyone that uses pen and paper. The Pulse smartpen revolutionizes the act of writing by recording and linking audio to handwriting, so users never miss a word. For more information, visit Livescribe at www.livescribe.com.
About Anoto Group AB
Anoto Group is the world leader in Digital Pen and Paper technology and inventor of the first commercialized Digital Pen and Paper system allowing quick and reliable transmission of handwritten text from paper to digital media. Anoto works with a global network of partners focusing on user–friendly forms solutions for efficient capture, transmission and storing of data for a variety of business segments including healthcare, banking and finance, transportation and logistics, government and education. The Anoto Group has around 100 employees, offices in Lund (head office), Boston and Tokyo. Major shareholders are Norden Technology A/S, Robur and SEB. The Anoto share is traded on the Mid Cap of the OMX Nordic Exchanges in Stockholm under the ticker ANOT. For more information: www.anoto.com
Press Contact:
Jody Farrar
Livescribe
jfarrar@livescribe.com
