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February 9, 2010

Livescribe Founder and CEO Visiting Australia

Filed under: livescribe — Mark Parker @ 12:06 pm
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I’m very pleased to advise that Livescribe founder and CEO Jim Marggraff will be visiting Australia next week.

The Livescribe team has kindly organised a social event with Jim on Monday night the 17th February.

Details of the event are here

This is a great opportunity to meet Jim and some of the team – including the Smartpen team.

I hope to see you there.

November 23, 2009

NEW Livescribe Desktop Version Released – v2

Filed under: New Tools, livescribe — Mark Parker @ 1:31 pm
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On the weekend Livescribe released version 2.0 (2.033886) of the Livescribe Desktop application. In conjunction with this new version, they also launched the Livescribe app store (post to follow).

NOTE – there are some current problems downloading v2. If you experiencing difficulties please let us know. These problems may persist until the 24th or 25th November

I did manage to download and get a version working on one of my machines and I have to say I’m really impressed.

Here are the points that I think stand out:

  • The new look and feel is great – They have really added a lot to the user interface. It feels different – almost crisper. Clearly some work has been done on the back end as it seems to be loading multiple books faster than before.
  • New Search Features – This is a great improvement as it now allows you to nominate how and where you want to search.
  • Multiple Item Delete – this is the stand out addition to the Desktop. The option to now select multiple items and remove them from the Smartpen or the Desktop
  • Proxy Server – this has been a constant issue for many of our customers – so I’m pleased that the app now includes options to configure internet access via a proxy server.
  • Improved Zooming – this is a nice addition – the option to change the zoom when you look at a Livescribe book. It means you can zoom in and out, changing how many pages are displayed.

Overall, I’m giving the new version an 8.5 out of 10.

There are still a few navigation tweaks I think need to be included and some bigger ideas around how the content is organised.

But in the meantime – well done Livescribe team.

October 22, 2009

New Livescribe Products – 4GB – Pro Pack – Cradle

Filed under: New Tools, livescribe — Mark Parker @ 9:38 am
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If you’re an existing Livescribe Pulse Smartpen user, you would have received an email from Livescribe today about the new products coming through the system.

Great news from the team and a reflection of how they listen and react to market feedback!

Not surprisingly we’ve already fielded dozens of calls, emails, and Tweets about when the 4GB will be available here – stay tuned as I don’t have details yet.

Here are the key points about the news this week:

  1. Livescribe 4GB – up to 400 hours of audio capture – but more importantly additional capacity to load applications onto the pen. I think this is a good move by Livescribe. Having spoken to thousands of customers around the APAC region the message I’m hearing is that users want additional functionality and integration
  2. The new Pro Pack – I liked the old Livescribe Pro Pack – I like the new Livescribe 4GB Pro Pack even more – our problem is we just can’t get it down here – YET.
    Over the past 18 months we’ve had the opportunity to build a very detailed profile of what people NEED based on how they plan to use the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen. Shortly, we’ll be announcing a series of product bundles aimed at specific user groups – business users, teachers, students, and researchers.
  3. The new Charging Cradle – Now this is a very cool – very Apple style – addition to the Livescribe accessory range. I had the opportunity to see the prototype a while ago and was amazed at how good this cradle looks. It’s only available as part of the pro-pack and in the US at the moment but we’re making enquiries as to whether we can get them into Australia and New Zealand.
  4. New Colours – another nice addition to the product range.

As we learn more about these new products we’ll share it here first.

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