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Happy Holidays to all our customers

Fresh stocks of both Livescribe 3 Black Edition and Echo smartpen have arrived early.

Limited stock of both items now available

Order while stocks last

We are pleased to inform you that Livescfribe 3 Ink both Black and Blue is back in stock today

Echo and Livescrbe 3 smartpens are due w/e 21st November

Regards

Clearance and introducing 2 new exclusives

We are offering fantastic clearance prices on a number of products. Many of these items will be discontinued so grab them while you can! Great saving on Ink, paper and accessories.

For a limited time we also offer 2 new exclusive smartpens

Echo 2Gb – white box on line edition.

All contents the same as the retail version but in a white box (non retail packaging) and an e-manual £129.99

Don’t forget to purchase Myscript transcription software to convert your notes into editable text for only £20.00 (Echo only)

Livescribe 3 Pro – Lite white box edition (non retail packaging)

Includes Livescribe Pro edition pen, charge cable, extra ink,  starter A5 note book and e-manual for a great value price of £129.99

Summer is the time to refresh your smartpen.

Accessorise or add software to make your pen work harder. Even get an extra charge cable for the office or home. Add a controls bookmark to make life easier.

Take advantage of these great offers and share the news with friends and colleagues so they can save on a smartpen purchase and get involved in the Livescribe community.

Work smarter not harder.

For a limited period order two packs of Echo ink and receive another Free!

Choose 2  x Black and Red packs and receive a Blue and Red pack  Free

or

Choose 2 x Blue and red packs and receive a Black and Red pack Free

Offer applies to ARA-00007 and ARA-00008 only

Free pack added automatically to your basket

*Offer applies to stated ink combinations only, one free pack per transaction, while stocks last

We are now able to offer 3 internet only white box editions of Livescribe 3, Livescribe 3 Pro Edition and Livescribe 3 Black Edition. The contents of each is the same as the retail editions, just in a plain white box and slightly cheaper.

Click below links for product information and pricing.

Livescribe 3

Livescribe 3 Pro

Livescribe 3 Black Edition

Also we can offer for the first time a Livescribe Controls Bookmark for all smartpens. This handy accessory is a traditional Bookmark that has smart controls for all Livescribe smartpens and keeps your page at the same time.

Livescribe Controls Bookmark

Don’t forget smartpenpsares.co.uk is the only place to source those hard to find accessories, spare parts and software.

November is productivity month.

Use Livescribe smartpens to take time out of notetaking. Capture audio and sync to your notes for review later

Use Myscript for Livescribe with Echo desktop to transpose full pages of notes to editable text! Make the amendments and export to Word or email etc

Add additional content (photos etc) to your notes using the Livescribe+ App for Android or iOS and the camera on your device

Share your notes automatically from your device and LS+ App with cloud based note sharing systems - Evernote or Microsoft’s Onenote

Make tech work for you and become more productive

Also

New Pen options

Also this month we introduce 2 new versions of LS3 smartpens. These white boxed editions are exactly the same as the retail versions, just without the shiny box! And they are cheaper!!

Launching Software this month!

Myscript and Evernote software available from us for the first time. Just click the software tab and we will send you download instructions and an electronic keycode.

New Livescribe 3 Smartpen Design Features Matte Black Finish, Sleek Form Factor, and Refined Feel

The Livescribe 3 smartpen Black Edition introduces an updated design that features a matte black finish complemented by a glass-reinforced glossy black clip that is a significant departure from the original Livescribe 3 smartpen. The use of new materials also translates to subtle differences in the writing experience.

Alongside the launch of the Livescribe 3 smartpen Black Edition, the Livescribe+ mobile app is also being updated with support for vector graphics. With these updates, PDF’s that are exported from the app will include all pen strokes as vector graphics. This translates into better rendering quality, smaller file size and the ability use the pen strokes within any application that supports vector graphics, including Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. The changes will be introduced in both the Android and iOS versions of Livescribe+ in the coming weeks.

The Livescribe 3 smartpen connects to iOS and Android devices to bring notes, diagrams, doodles, and more to the digital world in real time. Real ink on real paper is immediately digitized and transcribed in the Livescribe+ app where they can be stored, shared, tagged, and searched, making notes more useful than ever before. The app can also record audio and sync it to notes taken at that time in the form of a pencast.

The Livescribe 3 smartpen Black Edition can be purchased today for £129.99

Livescribe and Moleskine have announced a Livescribe 3 smartpen Moleskine Edition, a collaboration that combines the legendary notebook maker’s classic brand and aesthetic with the most successful and popular smartpen to date. The Moleskine Edition combines the art of handwriting with the convenience of technology to seamlessly digitize notes, allowing both iOS and Android smartphone and tablet users to make their notes more actionable than ever.

This bundle includes a Moleskine-branded Livescribe 3 smartpen, a Livescribe Notebook by Moleskine, a Moleskine tool belt, a one-year subscription to Evernote Premium, and free companion app downloads of Livescribe+, which is available for iOS and Android.

The Livescribe 3 smartpen Moleskine Edition will be available from smartpenspares.co.uk later this month.

Livescribe has announced that it is now rolling out a new Echo Smartpen 8GB Pro Edition in time for the Back-to-School. The Echo smartpen is an all-in-one device that digitises notes written on paper and records audio synchronised to handwriting using the built-in microphone. Then, Echo transfers all your notes and audio to a computer via USB for storage, organisation and sharing.

The Echo smartpen 8GB Pro Edition costs £199.99. The Pro Edition includes 8GB of built-in storage on the smartpen – enough space for up to 800 hours of pencasts or over one hundred thousand pages of notes. 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. As a bonus, customers also receive MyScript for Livescribe, software, which allows customers to convert their handwriting into digital text.

The Echo smartpen 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 and convenience in organising 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. Echo Desktop is free to download and works with Windows 7 or newer and Mac OS X 10.8.5 or newer operating systems.

The Echo Smartpen 8GB Pro will be available in the coming weeks from smartpenspares.co.uk.

LS3 and Livescribe+ goes Android!

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Livescribe has launched the Android version of the Livescribe+ app, opening up the Livescribe 3 smartpens to millions of Android smartphone and tablet owners. Android users can start digitising, searching and sharing their handwritten notes by picking up a Livescribe 3 smartpen and downloading the Livescribe+ app free on the Google Play store. Initially launched for iOS, Livescribe+ for Android has been optimized for Android.

One Livescribe 3 smartpen can sync with up to four iOS and Android devices, so people can access the same notes whenever they need them, on their iPad as well as their Android smartphone, or any other combination of iOS and Android mobile devices.

Livescribe+ and the Livescribe 3 smartpen are compatible with devices running Android OS v4.4.2 (KitKat) or newer, with support for Bluetooth^® Smart (aka Bluetooth 4.0 low energy). The Livescribe 3 smartpen uses Bluetooth Smart to easily connect to multiple devices and deliver up to 14 hours of continuous writing on one charge.

List of compatible devises http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/smartpen/ls3/compatibility_android.html

The Livescribe 3 smartpen is an elegant writing instrument that has already proven to be irreplaceable to many professionals and students during client-facing meetings, briefings and lectures. With the Livescribe+ app, every handwritten note is digitized so that it’s more useful than ever - people can save, search and share their notes via the apps and services they already use and love, including Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, Dropbox, Google Drive and more. This allows people to continue working how they want to work, and to be as productive as possible throughout the day. Customers will be able to share their notes with other apps that support PDF files, images or text. The Evernote and Microsoft OneNote Auto-Send feature, which automatically sends notes directly to those cloud services, is currently available in the iOS version of Livescribe+, and will be added to Android in the future.

Livescribe+ also allows customers to create pencasts – interactive documents that synchronize recorded audio with digital handwriting. Pencasts can be played back from the mobile device at any time, allowing customers to review their meetings and lectures. They can also be shared as PDFs that can be played back from other mobile devices as well as laptops or desktop computers.

Unique to Android, Livescribe has also launched a second app called Livescribe Link, an Android Service app that manages the connection between smartpen and Livescribe+.

Security enhancement for Livescribe+ App and Livescribe 3 smartpens

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Introducing PIN Codes for Livescribe+ and the Livescribe 3

Livescribe have announced that you can now secure the data on your smartpen by setting a PIN code. This four-digit code prevents anyone else from connecting your smartpen to their device and uses Bluetooth encryption to secure the data passing between your smartpen and mobile device.

Setting a PIN code protects the data on your smartpen by encrypting the Bluetooth connection. It also prevents others from pairing your smartpen without your PIN code.

Please remember the PIN code you choose for your smartpen.

IMPORTANT: If you forget the PIN code, you will need to reset your smartpen and erase its contents before it can be paired with another device.

To set a PIN code on your smartpen:

 Connect your smartpen with Livescribe+.

1. Open the Livescribe 3 smartpen control panel either by tapping the smartpen icon (upper right corner) or by tapping the smartpen name from the settings menu.
2. Select "PIN Code".
3. Select "Enter PIN Code".
4. You will be prompted to enter the PIN code twice. 
5. Once complete, your smartpen will be secured with a PIN. This PIN code will need to be entered whenever this smartpen is attempting to pair with another device.

 NOTE: You will NOT need to reenter this PIN when reconnecting to a paired device.

Using a PIN code smartpen with multiple devices:

Once a PIN code is set on your smartpen you can still use it with multiple devices. You will be prompted to enter the PIN code only at the initial pairing request with a new device. Subsequent connections to that same device will not require PIN entry.

NOTE: If you pair with a second device and have entered the PIN code but the smartpen is not syncing data even though the LED is blue:

1. Minimize Livescribe+ by tapping the Home button on your device (don't shut down Livescribe+; keep it running in the background). 
2. On your device, tap on "Settings > Bluetooth".
3. Under "MY DEVICES" tap on the "i" to the right of your smartpen name (if you have not renamed your smartpen, the name will be the pen serial number starting with "AYE-").
4. Tap "Forget This Device".
5. Tap "OK".
6. Minimize the Settings window and open Livescribe+ again.
7. Enter your PIN code.  Afterwards your data should transfer without an issue.

To clear a PIN code from you smartpen:

1. Connect your smartpen with Livescribe+.
2. Open the Livescribe 3 smartpen control panel (either by tapping the smartpen icon, or the smartpen name from the settings menu).
3. Select "PIN Code".
4. Select "Clear PIN Code".
5. You will be prompted to enter the PIN code. 
6. Once complete, your pen will no longer require a PIN to be paired with a device.

Livescribe 3 Smartpens now work with Beesy.

The Powerful iPad Business Productivity App

Write notes on paper and organise your work digitally with Livescribe and BeesApps partnership

Livescrib and BeesApps (www.beesapps.com) announced today the integration of handwritten paper notes in the Beesy iPad productivity app, available now on the App Store. With a Livescribe 3 smartpen, Beesy customers can write their notes with real ink on paper and see them easily integrated into their daily workflow.

Handwriting is converted into digital text that is automatically organized into meeting minutes, tasks or action items to share with colleagues. This combination of Beesy and the Livescribe 3 smartpen is designed to make the iPad and Livescribe 3 smartpen even more productive for business.

With the Livescribe 3 and Beesy, professionals can take notes with a real pen on paper and turn their handwritten notes into reusable digital text. To simplify organization, customers can create comments, tasks or drawings just by tapping short-cut buttons printed at the top of each page in their Livescribe notebooks. The Beesy app automatically turns those notes into professional meeting minutes, project tracking documents and organised task lists complete with assignments and due dates for team members. This unique capability turns an iPad into a productive business notebook replacement for an efficient workplace.

Beesy is in use by customers at the National Health Service (NHS) Scotland and Bruce Archibald of NHS Grampian and four of his colleagues use Beesy daily to improve their task and time management.

Beesy is available for £4.49 in the App Store. Livescribe 3 smartpen support is available for an additional fee via in-app purchase, and enables instant handwriting conversion and digital text input using MyScript technology. The app with Livescribe support is available now. 

For more information on how Livescribe works with Beesy, please see this video.

To purchase Beesy for £4.49, visit the App Store here

Livescribe announces LS3 for Android this Spring

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Livescribe unveils Livescribe+ app for Android at CES in Las Vegas. The Livescribe+ app, currently available only for iOS devices, will be released this spring for select Android devices.

The Android version of Livescribe+ app will provide full support for the Livescribe 3 smartpen, and will include the key features already in the iOS version of the app.

The Livescribe+ app will be available for select Android smartphones and tablets running Android KitKat 4.4 or Lollipop 5.0 with support for Bluetooth LE. Livescribe+ will include key features of the iOS version of the app, including the ability to transfer notes from Livescribe 3 smartpens, search handwriting and convert it to digital text. Customers can also create and play back pencasts that synchronize audio recordings with handwritten notes, and easily share their notes in standard PDF format.

Any Livescribe 3 smartpen can save notes to both an iOS and Android device so customers have all their notes wherever they need. Additional features will be introduced in later versions of the software.

Existing LS3 owners will be able to switch to Android from Apple if they wish. All paper is compatible with both operating systems.

 

Desktop software update replaces Livescribe Desktop while Live PDF enables customers to use their smartpens with any printed document.

Livescribe has released an important update to Livescribe Desktop software named Echo Desktop, for managing notes and pencasts created with Echo smartpens.

In addition Echo and wifi smartpen users, with Microsoft Windows, can now print any document and capture handwriting with their smartpen using Live PDF (www.livepdf.net). Live PDF is a paid for service of that enables the creation of printed documents that can then be written upon with a smartpen. Ideal for forms and presentations. See Blog Post Livescribe goes Live!.

Echo Desktop

Echo Desktop is designed to modernise and streamline how smartpen users store and organise their notes. The software update introduces a new way to share notes and pencasts. Echo Desktop uses PDF format and native Windows and Mac sharing methods, making sharing information easier while standardizing the sharing format.

Instead of relying on Adobe Flash-based technology, Echo Desktop gives customers the ability to share pencasts with the same Livescribe PDF file format created by Livescribe+ on iOS devices. (Livescirbe+ App is free from the Apple App Store http://tinyurl.com/ob4xh99 . By using PDF for exporting pencasts, users will have more flexibility to share their notes and play back interactive audio-pencasts on a wider range of Macs, PCs and mobile devices. Smartpen users will be able to export standard PDFs of their notebook pages and stand-alone audio files of their recordings as well.

With Livescribe PDF files, people can save their pencasts on any online service, email them to a range of devices and open them in Echo Desktop or the Livescribe+ iOS app. In addition, if someone does not have Livescribe software installed, they can open a Livescribe PDF file and play back the linked written and audio notes using the web-based Livescribe Player at www.livescribe.com/player.

Existing notes, custom notebooks and pencasts from Livescribe Desktop will still be available after Echo Desktop is installed. Smartpen apps and handwriting search will continue to work as they did in Livescribe Desktop. MyScript for Livescribe, the handwriting conversion application from industry-leader MyScript, is still integrated with Echo Desktop.

Optional upgrade

Echo Desktop is an optional upgrade for Echo smartpen customers, with support for Windows 7 or above, and Mac OS X 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion) or newer. Customers on older operating systems can continue to use their current version of Livescribe Desktop, however support for Livescribe Desktop will be phased out and as previously announced, the Echo Community will be discontinued at the end of 2014.

Echo Desktop can be downloaded here.

Adapted from Livescribe.com

Livescribe’s support for Live PDF opens up an entirely new way for us to use our smartpens. With the Live PDF service, Echo or wifi smartpen users can print documents from any Windows application using a color laser printer. Any notes, comments or other annotations made on the printouts will be synced into the master document when the smartpen is plugged into a computer.

Live PDF makes any document more useful by allowing customers to add their own handwritten notes, annotations or sketches to printed documents – and automatically save that information digitally on their computer or anywhere else they store PDF files. The documents can be sent via email or shared using services such as Evernote, OneNote or Dropbox.

However, the full power of Live PDF is found in the collaboration features. Multiple people working on a single document can add their comments and markups to the document and Live PDF will collect everyone’s edits in a single document and automatically distribute the updates into each person’s inbox. Someone could mark up PowerPoint slides, share a signed contract without a scanner, or review a presentation and easily capture notes and edits.

The collaboration features have broad applications across personal, business or education uses. Users can easily capture digital signatures from paper documents without scanning. Contractors can capture client changes and secure sign-off from their customer. Healthcare professionals can keep track of their patient notes.

Cost

The Live PDF Personal plan is available for $24 per year and allows customers to print up to 50 documents per month. More details are available at www.livescribe.com/livepdf. Other plans are available.

Adapted from Livescribe.com

Great news! Livecribe has announced that the current Livecribe Desktop software will be updated and renamed ‘Echo Decktop’ this Autumn. Release date to be confirmed.

The platform has been a favourite for years but needs this important update to the application to provide improved support for the latest versions of Mac and Windows. There will also be changes in the way you send and share pencasts.

Pencast PDF (Adobe Flash based) will be replaced by Livescribe PDF which can be opened in Adobe Reader as well as the web based Livescribe Player or the Livescribe+ App (Free download from iTunes) so you can review your notes on iPhone or iPad.

The clean up of the Decktop software will also remove unsupported areas of the old service such as the App store and the Community.

Read more http://www.livescribe.com/blog/noteworthy2/2014/07/echo-desktop/?subscribe=success#blog_subscription-2

SPS verdict – Can’t wait for more news and to make the switch.

Moleskine, the high end notebook manufacturer, has produced two notebooks that work with all Livescribe smartpens.

Product description from the Moleskine web site…

The notebook features the iconic Moleskine design details, from the familiar rounded corners, ivory-coloured pages and ribbon bookmark to the elastic closure and “in case of loss…” label printed on the flyleaf. Its center-stitched binding ensures the notebook lies flat, for an enjoyable writing experience. The on-page commands which enable quick access to the app’s features, including voice recognition, have also been redesigned in the Moleskine style. Two bookmarks are stored in the back pocket with further commands for the Livescribe smarpen. Lastly, the debossed pattern on the cover subtly recalls the design of the smartpen, a perfect finish for this innovative tool that bridges analog and digital.*

The Moleskine Livescribe Notebooks are available in #1 and #2 and work with all Livescribe smartpens.

These notebooks are only available from Moleskine themselves in Europe! They will be available for £22.50 in the coming weeks.

SPS will be attempting to source some so we can provide them to our customers as soon as possible. Watch this space!

Livescribe 3 Smartpens Now Support Auto-Send to OneNote 

With the App update to Livescribe+ v1.3, users can set up the Livescribe+ app to Auto-Send notes from any of their physical notebooks to OneNote, making it even easier to store, organize and search their notes written with pen and paper on the range of devices they rely upon.

With this new update to Livescribe+, the Auto-Send capability allows users to set up any Livescribe notebook to automatically send all its contents to a specific notebook in OneNote. During classes and meetings, people can just pull out a Livescribe 3 and start writing as they always have, with the knowledge that everything they write will end up in OneNote. All the notes, sketches, diagrams and charts that are best captured with a pen can be placed into OneNote notebooks alongside all the other information people rely on in OneNote, for maximum mobile productivity.

Despite the plethora of note taking devises systems still there is no ready replacement for the flexibility and intuitiveness of pen and paper. When a student or business person is trying to keep up with a rapid discussion in a meeting, brainstorming their next great idea, or even just jotting down an item to pick up at the grocery store, the speed and flexibility of pen and paper can help capture an idea before it flies away. If someone needs to sketch out an idea, think through a problem, or send someone a funny doodle, then pen and paper is the best medium to combine productivity with a personal touch. But only a smartpen will let someone write things down, while storing everything digitally.

The further integration with OneNote enhances the capability, flexibility, security and productivity of the Livescribe 3 smartpen.

Swamped with stacks of folders and sheets of copious notes, or if you’re about to go to University for the first time and want get the most out of your lectures – a Livescribe smartpen can help ensure you never miss – or lose - a word. BELIEVE.

We’ve all done it in classes or seminars, trying to desperately listen and make notes simultaneously. Impossible to do both things perfectly at the same time. RIGHT?

The Livescribe smartpen is the solution: every single page, paragraph and scribble backed-up on your computer, safe from loss or damage, searchable by key words at a later date and, even better, the ability to tap on any part of your writing and hear exactly what was being said in your class or lecture at that moment in time. A TOTAL REVISON PACKAGE IN ONE.

The Science bit, it is proven that it helps you learn smarter. Researchers at Princeton University* found that students who handwrite their notes process information more deeply than laptop note-takers who primarily transcribe what they hear. As a result, capturing notes with pen and paper leads to better performance in exams, especially those that require a conceptual understanding of the material.

Livescribe and www.smartpenspares.co.uk  has a family of smartpens that cost less than a festival ticket and will do you more good in the long term without getting wet! Also your parents will love you more! 

You can choose from the Livescribe 3, wifi or Echo smartpen at www.smartpenspares.co.uk

Just read blog post http://www.smartpenspares.co.uk/blog/what_pen/ to choose WHICH PEN IS RIGHT FOR ME?

WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER… BELIEVE

*http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/take-notes-by-hand-for-better-long-term-comprehension.html>

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• We have been working with Livescribe for over 5 years and were instrumental in the UK launch and beyond. No one in the UK knows Livescribe smartpens better.

• smartpenspares.co.uk is the most comprehensive online partner for all Livescribe smartpens, paper, ink and accessories plus spare parts.

• We stock the entire Livescribe range, including those hard to find items often only available here.

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Which Livescribe smartpen is write for me?

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Here SPS offers some insight to help you make the correct choice of Livescribe smartpen.

The Livescribe Echo smartpen is the original platform and is the only platform of the three that is intrinsically reliant on the Livescribe Desk Top software platform for back up of your notes and audio and offers the functionality for organising and sharing your work.

Suitable for heavy notetakers, especially students, PA’s and anyone who wishes to have the comfort of a desktop solution for data backup and a software interface at their fingertips for both Mac and PC. Plug the pen in to the PC via USB to automatically upload and save your data while charging.

Livescribe Desktop (LD) enables key word search for documents, the creation of custom notebooks to help organise notes, the creation of emailable attachments of your notes called Pencast PDF’s  and an easy interface for sharing via other systems including Evernote.

If you are looking for full document transcription of handwriting to editable text then Echo is for you. Via Myscript for Livescribe by Vision Objects this $30 download will transcribe you written documents to editable text ready for correction and export to Word or email and other document types. Echo is the only smartpen format to offer this solution.

SPS Brief: USB connectivity. Desktop  software.  Handwriting  transcription option. Mac and PC.

This revolutionary platform utilises the power of wifi, cloud based technology and great note taking software Evernote. This is not an upgrade from Echo. The wifi smarten is its own ecosystem with unique characteristics and functionality.

Again taking notes and audio with paper and pen, the similarity ends. When connected to a known wifi network, your notes and audio will automatically leave the pen, pass through the cloud and arrive in your Evernote account. Once in Evernote you can then organise and share your notes. Evernote can be accessed from nearly any devise and is format agnostic. Mac. PC, Mobile, Android, in fact any device that has the Evernote App or a web browser.  A truly mobile platform.

The wifi smartpen platform suits users that are comfortable with cloud based solutions and especially anyone who already uses Evernote. Great for heavy note takers, however there is currently no handwriting to text transcription service available. There is an audio to text cloud based service available from Transcribe Me, however for long documents this can become expensive as you pay by the minute.

SPS Brief: wifi connectivity. Cloud based access. Evernote required. Access from any device anywhere.

The latest smartpen platform from Livescribe, released at the end of 2013. This smartpen utilises and exploits the power of Apple iOS and therefore is a perfect partner to your iPad*, iPhone* or iPod Touch*.  *iPad 3 or newer, iPhone 4S or newer, iPod Touch 5^th Gen

Designed by a Pen designer this smartpen resembles and feels like a high end writing instrument. The pen syncs to the Livescribe+ App (available free from the Apple Apps store) via Bluetooth LE. Once connected your paper notes upload to the App and are stored on your device. If you are connected to your device while taking notes you can capture and link audio to your notes. The audio is recorded on the device and uses the enhanced audio recording that Apple devices offer. Your notes will appear in on screen as you write on paper

The Livescribe+ App enables the sharing of your notes via other Apps you already have including Evernote, OneNote, Dropbox, email etc

Transcription software is built into the App so snippets of your notes can be turned into text instantly and actioned by the iOS. Create calendar entries, contacts, reminders, addresses that can go straight to Maps directly from your notes. Even write a phone number and call it or send a text.

Additional information like photos can be added to your notes on the devise to enhance your hand written and audio notes.

The Livescribe+ App is continuously updated and other Apps are being written all the time.

SPS Brief: Apple companion only. App based note taking, sharing and more. 

SPS Additional information from Livescribe

Which Livescribe Pen Is Right For You

Livescribe Inc. announced 27^th March collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to integrate the Livescribe 3 smartpen with OneNote, Microsoft’s popular program for capturing, storing and sharing all kinds of information. Now OneNote customers can use the Livescribe 3 to add handwritten notes, drawings and other information captured on paper into their OneNote notebooks.  This connection with OneNote is the latest step forward in Livescribe’s push to make smartpens a ubiquitous and valuable tool.

“We know that OneNote customers love how the software captures all the information they need, from typed notes to photos to spreadsheets.” said Gilles Bouchard, CEO of Livescribe. “Research shows handwriting is one of the fastest, most natural and least distracting ways to take notes, and now people can send the information from their Livescribe 3 pen directly to OneNote.”

With a few taps, users can now quickly send their notes from the Livescribe+ app to OneNote, and then those notes can be synchronized across multiple devices using OneDrive (previously SkyDrive). This feature gives customers full control over what is sent to OneNote so that they can send full pages or just the single snippets of information they want to save in OneNote.

“Microsoft OneNote is the best way to track what’s important in life by capturing ideas, organizing notes and sharing that information with co-workers, fellow students, friends and family,” said David Rasmussen, group program manager, OneNote. “Now people can use the Livescribe 3 to write their notes or diagrams, and use the power of OneNote to manage their daily lives via pen and paper or keyboard.”

Starting today, Livescribe 3 customers with the latest version 1.1.0 update can configure Livescribe+ to quickly send their handwritten notes up to OneNote, where the text can be organized, edited or shared with just a few taps.

App Developers and Outline Customers Can Now Incorporate Natural Penstrokes In Their Notes With Livescribe 3 Smartpens

 LivescribeInc.  announced 11^th February that Outline, a leading note-taking app for the iPad, now integrates handwritten notes from the Livescribe 3 smartpen.

Developed by Gorillized, Outline and Outline+ make use of Livescribe’s new software development kit (SDK) to add natural pen and paper note-taking to these flexible apps.

With the availability of Livescribe’s private SDK, any iOS 7 app can integrate handwritten notes, drawings and doodles from paper. This will allow Livescribe customers the freedom to use their smartpen with a variety of apps and will provide external developers with the tools to create unique experiences and ways to integrate the flexibility and accuracy of pen and paper.

For example, Outline is a popular note-taking app that works with Microsoft OneNote to store, organize, edit and annotate notes. By integrating Livescribe 3 support, Outline users can use pen and paper to create notes alongside content created using Outline’s iPad-based tools. Outline+ also adds the ability to use Microsoft OneDrive (previously SkyDrive), Microsoft SharePoint Server, Box and DropBox so people can continue working in the same notebooks using Outline for Mac or Microsoft OneNote on a Windows PC.

“With the Livescribe 3 smartpen, we designed an elegant writing solution that lets people enjoy the benefits of both physical and digital note taking,” said Gilles Bouchard, CEO of Livescribe. “With this SDK, developers and customers can use their smartpen in creative new ways. We look forward to working with premier SDK partners to give their customers a better way to capture handwriting.”

The Livescribe 3 smartpen is the fastest and easiest way to make handwritten notes useful, actionable and searchable on an iOS device. With the SDK integration, Outline now allows users to add handwritten notes using a Livescribe 3 smartpen to their digital notebooks, bringing together documents, images, photos, their own sketches and more. Note takers can enhance documents with annotations, highlighting, editing, and basic page layout within Outline. Outline for Mac is the only app which currently supports OneNote notebooks on Mac OSX, allowing people to sync their notebooks from iPad to Mac and to OneNote on a Windows PC.