Livescribe’s digital pens, which employ a unique combination of actual pen and voice recorder, have always been a top-notch way to take accurate notes, the latest version, the Sky Wifi Smartpen is the first digital pen to integrate WiFi and cloud services.
“Thanks to our unique partnership and joint development efforts with Evernote, we have created an amazingly simple and exciting new experience for our customers,” says Gilles Bouchard, Livescribe chairman and CEO.
He adds, “With the Sky WiFi Smartpen, they can easily capture important ideas, presentations and conversations in the most natural way, on paper, and they automatically appear right where they want them – on their mobile devices and personal computers.”
Also take a look at the official video describing the features of the smartpen.
The Sky WiFi Smartpen works with Evernote (free) and Evernote Premium accounts, and the pen includes an additional 500MB of monthly upload capacity (up to 70 hours of recording time) for content created with the Smartpen.
Evernote’s developer community which already contributes apps and services to its overarching platform, can also integrate content created with the Sky WiFi Smartpen into their handiwork.
In the UK, Livescribe’s latest Smartpen is available from Amazon.co.uk, with the 2GB version (recording around 200 hours of audio) setting you back £159.99, while the 4GB version will be £179.99 and 8GB Smartpen propack, which includes Livescribe’s smartpen portfolio and a one-year subscription to Evernote Premium, costs £224.99. In the US, the corresponding prices are $169.95 (2GB), $199.95 (4GB) and $249.95 (8GB propack).
It’s worth noting that the existing Livescribe Echo 2GB wired version is still available to purchase too, for a slightly cheaper price.
