LiveScribe Smart Pen

I recently discovered a great, new tool which could be useful for recording interviews, lectures or meetings. The LiveScribe Pulse digital smart pen.

It is rare that I am so excited about a new piece of technology, and it shows that there are still some incredibly original ideas out there.

The pen has an infrared camera, an audio recorder, mini speaker, USB connector, and the ability to write like a normal ink pen. It uses a matrix type of micro "dot" paper, which you can print out yourself on regular paper, or purchase from your local office supply store.

As you are taking notes, the audio recorder in the pen records the audio. Later, if you go back to any particular word that you wrote, even several pages back, the pen will play back the exact audio, associated with that particular word or phrase you are clicking on, due to the matrix paper keeping track of the time-line.

You can even draw sketches and transfer it to your computer without having to scan anything. And no more missed information as you are trying to write something down.

Here is their URL if you want to check it out:
http://www.livescribe.com/