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/

"I Met The Walrus"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR0V6s3NKk

This is very interesting… More Beatles-related news.

Fluid, trippy, hand-drawn animation created around the spoken words of John Lennon from a 1969 interview during a "bed-in" for peace in Toronto.

The book with an accompanying DVD just came out ("I Met the Walrus: How One Day with John Lennon Changed My Life Forever"), and shows some never-before-seen photos, as well as a 16mm home movie (sans sound) that was shot by the interviewer/author — a 14 year old kid.

For some more animation in a similar vein, check out the "Malnar" video on the website of Neil Peart (drummer for RUSH):
http://www.neilpeart.com/xtras/index.html

The Beatles Remastered

I am pleased to hear that my all-time favorite band, The Beatles are releasing their digitally remastered catalogue for the first time. Coming September 9, 2009. (The date tying in with the "Number 9" theme!)

Here's a cool commercial for The Beatles RockBand which comes out on the same day:

http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/videos/tvcommercial

You can view a promo video by clicking here: The Beatles Remastered

Also check out the Box of Vision, which is built to store the remastered CDs, and comes with a 200 page LP sized book of restored album artwork:
http://store.boxofvision.com/

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