LiveScribe, the Oakland startup from the founder of LeapFrog, plans to introduce today its digital smart pen.

LiveScribe CEO Jim Marggraff, who is speaking at this week's Demo conference in Palm Springs, had previewed the pen last year at the D: All Things Digital conference.

The regular-sized pen, called the Pulse Smartpen, incorporates a microphone and tiny computer inside. Scribble an equation on a piece of paper and it will calculate the answer. It also records audio as the writer is taking notes. Combined with special "dot paper," the pen stores the audio from that moment in time. Tap on the text later on, and the pen will play back the audio. The audio and notes also can be transferred to the computer.

Marggraff said a smart pen with 1 GB of storage, or about 100 hours of recording time, will be available in March for $149. The 2 GB pen, with 200 hours of recording time, will cost $200. It is compatible with a Windows PC only. Marggraff said a Mac version will be introduced in time for back to school later this year.

 

 

 

Information gathered from: Cheng Yang January 31 2008 at 05:00 AM

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