![]() ![]() You can use these controls to play back audio for example. The paper also has some tappable controls along its bottom edge which allow you to access the pen's special features. You therefore can't write on ordinary paper and expect to have your writing recorded. The pen's tiny infrared camera captures pen movement over these dots at a rate of more than 70 images a second. There is a network of tiny dots on each sheet that make the paper look grey, and it is these that enable the pen to record what you write. You'll need to be sure its internal battery is kept charged and, most restrictively, you'll have to write on special paper.Īn A5 sized 50 sheet book of this special paper is included with the Echo. Obviously, if you want a comprehensive record of your writings you will have to remember to use the Echo constantly, for everything you write. Although it is smaller than its predecessor, the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen, it's still a bit too big to carry around in a pocket. The pen itself is larger than the average writing instrument making it somewhat unwieldy to hold and write with. In practice it all works smoothly, but there are several constraints. Given the already non-trivial cost of the Echo, this should really be included in the box. However, if you want to turn your written words into typed, editable text, you need to augment Livescribe Desktop with the MyScript optical character recoginition (OCR) program, which costs an extra US$30 to download. Pencasts can be saved or exported to PDF. The upload process starts automatically when the Echo is plugged into a USB port. ![]() ![]() Data from the pen is stored, reviewed and shared using the Livescribe Desktop software. ![]()
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