Smartpen manufacturer Livescribe has announced that it is now rolling out a new Echo Smartpen 8GB Pro Edition. The Echo smartpen is an all-in-one device that digitizes notes written on paper and records audio synchronized to handwriting using the built-in microphone. Following capture, the app and hardware combination transfers all of the notes and audio to a computer through USB.
The Echo smarpten works with the Echo Desktop software application to allow customers to manage their notes and pencasts. Echo Desktop was recently revamped to provide greater flexibility in organizing and sharing their content. Notes can be shared as digital text after conversion using MyScript for Livescribe, PDF or images. “Pencasts” are exported as PDF’s that can be opened in a standard PDF reader and can be played back on any computer as well as on iOS and Android mobile devices.
The Echo Smartpen 8GB Pro Edition costs $200 and includes a two-year warranty on the smartpen, and an additional year of warranty on the OLED screen and battery. The package also comes with a free download of Echo Desktop, a 100-page notebook, smartpen portfolio, the 3-D Recording headset, two ink cartridges, two smartpen caps and a micro-USB cable. Purchasers also receive MyScript for Livescribe software, which allows handwriting into digital text conversion.
