#Livescribe desktop for windows for mac#

Livescribe is inviting all Pulse smartpen owners to e-mail their feedback on the public beta release to: Version 1.0 of the Livescribe Desktop for Mac will be available in Q1 2009.Īll current and new users of the Pulse smartpen can use Pulse with Mac computers for free.

#Livescribe desktop for windows for free#

24, consumers can download the public beta software for free at The software makes it possible for Mac users to upload their notes and audio recordings, play them back, search for words, and easily browse through digital copies of their notes. Livescribe Desktop for Mac Public Beta: Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Pulse smartpen is now compatible with all Intel-based Mac computers with Leopard OS 10.5. It’s a useful solution for anyone tasked with gathering and organizing information Ã¢â‚¬” college students, professionals, or anyone who uses pen and paper.Ã¢â‚¬Â “Forty-three percent of people we surveyed between the ages of 25-54 said they are looking for technology gifts that are ‘useful’ this holiday season. “Given the current state of the economy, people want gifts that solve real problems,Ã¢â‚¬Â said Jim Marggraff, Livescribe’s founder, chairman and CEO. Livescribe also announced key new features for its Pulse smartpen, including handwriting to text transcription software and the ability for consumers to print dot paper notepads for free.įrom college students to business professionals, from medical workers to detectives, and from parents to attorneys, Livescribe’s Pulse smartpen is a simple, affordable and effective way to take notes and recordings, so they never miss a word they hear, write, or speak again. (announced today the public beta of its native Mac desktop application Ã¢â‚¬” Livescribe Desktop for Mac. Just in time for the holidays, Livescribe Inc. In addition to being Mac-compatible, LiveScribe also introduced new features, just for the Windows crowd, that allow users to print their own paper and interact with Vision Object’s MyScript.

The official version will be releaed in Q1 2009.

LiveScribe’s pen and software are now Mac compatible, and they are inviting Mac-users to paricipate in a public beta for free. That's not the case with Livescribe, at least for me.Mac note-takers now rejoice. But, for me, the real value lies with whether I can readily get the data out in a cogent and meaningful form. So many products emphasize the ease of getting data into the computer. That's good in principle.īut if I cannot systematically retrieve archived notes, from hundreds of entries, the value of the approach is lot entirely. Paper becomes a mere data entry medium, but not necessarily the storage medium. It's great to be able to input my handwritten notes into the computer.

One must rely entirely on the handwriting recognition of what was written in the note (in the notepad) at the time of note-taking. The data entries, when stored online, are in effect a database after all.īut, as I collect hundreds of pages of notes, I cannot systematically look for al notes on a particular topic, date, location, etc or meetings related to a particular client.

#Livescribe desktop for windows code#

There is no systematic way to code or add meta data to notebook entries (by page or group of related pages). But, for me, there is a glaring omission.