Livescribe Pen: To Buy or Not to Buy

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The concept of the Livescribe pen is amazing. The price = Not so amazing.

For those who are not yet familiar: What is a Livescribe pen?

Basically it is a pen/recorder in one. There's a special paper that you write on as your recording. This allows you to "click" on your notes and hear that point in the lecture. For more explanation go to http://www.livescribe.com

To anyone that uses it: Does it work? And is it worth the investment?

How long does the ink last?

When you archive a notebook, what exactly happens? Can you still play back the recording while looking at the notes?

If I take notes with the livescribe pen, and then playback the recording, can I add notes to the notebook? I don't necessarily need my added notes to be linked to the lecture, but I do want to be able to add in anything extra that I may have missed.

Thanks for any feedback!

I printed my slides out on livescribe paper all through nursing school... I just used paper from the livescribe notebooks (tore out easily/cleanly with perforated edges). LOVED using the pen during class... Definitely worth the cost & improved my grades tremendously!! I'd recommend getting the microphone headphones if your professors walk around the room during lecture...

That's a great idea.... Were you still able to view the files on your computer ok?

Specializes in Oncology, Palliative Care.

Well, sort of... I could see what I had written, but not what I had printed. I mostly only used it for the audio.

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