A Pen with a Pulse?
January 29th, 2008 by Randy Riddle
Several manufacturers have released pens over the past few years that do more than just let you write text - many, released by companies like Cross and Logitech, convert written words and scribbles on a page into images that can be manipulated on your computer.
LiveScribe is releasing a pen, dubbed the Pulse, that can provide some interesting functions. In addition to capturing what you write and downloading it to your computer, the pen can also record a meeting and synchronize your written notes with the audio recording. If that isn’t enough, the Pulse can do rudimentary language translation or act as a calculator - simply write down some numbers and it will display results on a screen on the side of the pen. The company is also making a software development kit available to allow third parties to develop their own applications for the device.
A slideshow highlighting features of the pulse is at news.com:
http://www.news.com/2300-1041_3-6227830-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg
