Not sure how this one slipped under my radar but last month Livescribe was recognised in the list of winners in Wall Street Journals Technology Innovation Awards for 2009
Livescribe was recognised in the consumer electronics section with a runner-up award.
It’s great to see Livescribe being recognised around the world. Given what we expect to see in 2010 from Livescribe I wouldn’t be surprised to see further recognition.
Keep up the good work team
We’ve had a few requests from the community about whether Livescribe Desktop will work with Windows 7.
If you have upgraded to Windows 7 (we will be shortly) and you have a Livescribe Pulse Smartpen – then you’re in luck.
Livescribe Desktop v1.7 is compatible with Windows 7. To get Livescribe Desktop v1.7, simply go to the Livescribe website and follows the links through the Support section of the site.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line
We’ve written before about the new Pencast feature available in the Livescribe Desktop. It’s a very cool feature as it allows you to create YouTube-like snippets of content and then share this out with your audience.
So if you’ve been wondering about Pencasts – could you use them in a learning environment? Watch this Livescribe Pencast as it’s a great example of how to use this feature.
Sigh…all we need now is integration to Microsoft OneNote and Apple Evernote…
Over the past few months we’ve been running a really great offer whereby the Livescribe Pulse 2GB Smartpen has been bundled with MyScript for Livescribe. Our regional distributor organised this for us and it’s been very successful (thanks John!).
We’re currently investigating whether we extend the special offer or even create a special offer or special bundle.
We need your feedback.
If you purchased a Pulse Smartpen how important was it for MyScript to be included?
Should we extend the offer?
What are your thoughts?
Ahh Newcastle. Why have I not been back to your fine city for so long?
Friday was the final day of the Assistive Technology Forum and I was looking forward to another cracking day showcasing Livescribe to the assembled delegates.
Given this was the home town for the organiser I was expecting a great day – and they didn’t disappoint. You kind of forget that Newcastle’s like a big country town – so when you meet locals like Tony Wilks or Veronica McLoughlin – you realise how much you miss the country…
As we experienced earlier in the week, visitors to our booth left amazed at the capabilities of Livescribe and yet again, I was able to rely on existing customers to do demo’s for us.Yet again, the unanswered question is how we can integrate Livescribe into other products and deeper and better into your Learning Management Systems – we’ll keep sending your suggestions and thoughts up to the team in the US.
Thanks also to those who stopped by the booth. Clearly some of you have a very funny sense of humour given the written notes in the pads – the funniest? Yes I have a shiny head. And for those Kiwi’s who stopped by and worked out that I’m a Rugby fan – not funny.
If you attended and have any follow up questions, feel free to contact us. Hopefully we’ll see many of you at the next event.
thanks
Yesterday was day 1 of a 2-day, multi city event with Livescribe. In conjunction with Livescribe we’re exhibiting the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen at the biennial Assistive Technology Forum.
Given we’re doing quite a bit of work with this segment I figured this was going to be a pretty cool day talking to a lot of great people who are doing wonderful things with students who don’t have the opportunity to learn like some of us – and I was right.
The event was very well run and even though I’m not directly involved in Education I thought the speaker line up was first class – the opening address by Professor Ron McCallum was first class and one of the most entertaining speeches I’ve heard in many years of attending conferences.
I was surprised (and a little disappointed) that there wasn’t a greater use of tools like Twitter and Facebook at the event, particularly given the technology focus. I would have thought speakers on technology like Gerry Kennedy, or the reps from Microsoft and Apple would have been encouraging use of these tools.
We had a really busy day with literally hundreds of attendees wanting information about Livescribe. The attendees kept us on our toes by throwing many different types of ‘Can it help if…’ scenarios at us. A common theme was how Livescribe can help students participate and remain relatively independent in the classroom.
I was pleased to meet a number of our existing customers – and we owe them big thanks as they often hung around our stand talking to prospective customers – there is no power greater than an existing customer talking enthusiastically about your product.
Newcastle is the next stop tomorrow. We’ll be Twittering again, sharing photos, and talking to as many people as we can. If you’re coming to the Newcastle event, please stop by.
We received some great feedback from a customer late last week and given we are exhibiting at the Assistive Technologies Forum this week I thought it was good feedback to share
Our customer originally bought a Livescribe pen for himself as a business tool. As most of us do with new toys he was showing his family and was impressed with how quickly one of his sons took to the technology. Given his son has a learning disability he sent him off to school with his pen.
The impact was immediate and enough for his teachers to show considerable interest in his magic pen. This was enough for dad who purchased a pen for his son and has been a great advocate for Livescribe and Smartpen at his school.
Dad spoke to me late last week – he’s very happy as his son is learning dozens of new words every day and best of all – learning is fun. Learning has gone from a frustrating chore to a fun experience.
This is an important point that we hear a lot from parents and educators. One of the hidden powers of Livescribe is its ability to help young people keep up with their peers in the classroom – making their day more enjoyable and less stressfull.
At Smartpen, we really enjoy hearing stories like this – if you have a similar experience please let me know – we’d love to hear from you.
Livescribe Pulse Smartpen continues to get wide community recognition. The latest is from Time Magazine who has included Livescribe Pulse Smartpen in their list of Must Have Back to School Gadgets.
Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is a must have gadget
Just as with Popular Science and other recognition, this article recognises the important role Livescribe now plays for our growing community of students and educators.
Don’t forget if you’re involved in education that in conjunction with Livescribe we’re exhibiting at the Assistive Technology in Education Forum in Sydney and Newcastle next week
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