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Release Date: November 17, 2008

Livescribe Pulse™ Smartpen Now Ready for Mac

OAKLAND, Calif.– November 17, 2008 – Just in time for the holidays, Livescribe Inc. (www.livescribe.com) marks a major milestone today with the announcement of the public beta launch of its native Mac desktop application – Livescribe Desktop for Mac.

Beginning Nov. 24, all existing and new Pulse smartpen owners can download the beta software at www.livescribe.com/install for free. The software includes several key features:

  • Paper Replay – For the first time, Mac users can transfer the notes and recordings they've captured from their Pulse smartpen to their Mac computers to play them back.  They can click on their notes with their mouse to hear the conversation play back while their notes and drawings animate in the order they were written.
  • Page Viewing – From within Livescribe Desktop for Mac, note takers can view virtual pages of their notebooks. They can zoom in and out of their notebook pages to easily find and browse through their notes. 
  • Search – Mac consumers can search for key words within their notes to easily find and recall specific information.

The Mac version of Livescribe Desktop also offers two additional features not available in the Windows version. First, Mac users will have the ability to export their recordings into AAC audio files. Mac users can also export their notes as PDF files directly from the Desktop application.

All current and new users of the Pulse smartpen can use Pulse with Mac computers for free. For directions on how to switch over and download the Livescribe Desktop for Mac, please visit our knowledge base: www.livescribe.com/support.

Livescribe is inviting all Pulse smartpen owners to email their feedback on this public beta release to: livescribe.customerservice@anoto.com. Version 1.0 of the Livescribe Desktop for Mac will be available in Q1 2009.

For more information about Livescribe Desktop for Mac or to learn about Livescribe’s other holiday announcements, visit www.Livescribe.com.

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. Livescribe was founded by Jim Marggraff, the inventor of paper-based computing. 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
A&R Edelmen for Livescribe
650.762.2925
jfarrar@ar-edelman.com