Livescribe broke new ground last year with the Sky WiFi pen that could transfer handwritten and audio notes straight to the cloud (well, to your Evernote account anyway), so that they'd be accessible ...

Abe: What’s wrong with our hands? Aaron: What do you mean? Abe: Why can’t we write like normal people? Aaron: I don’t know. I can see the letters … I know what they should look like; I just can’t get ...

We’ve pretty much all gotten used to tapping out text on our glass smartphone screens, but there’s still something to be said for writing with a pen and paper. It’s still faster for most people, and ...

Smartphones and tablets might be more popular than ever, but according to Livescribe CEO Gilles Bouchard, so too is paper. “Roughly 60% of mobile users still say they prefer to take notes on paper–and ...

The latest addition to the Livescribe smartpen family is sleeker, better-looking, and has more memory than its predecessor. New tricks include password protection, an app store, and the ability to ...

Okay, so smartpens aren't as common as smartphones, but, hey, they're getting smarter too! That's right, Livescribe's taken the cap off its new Echo smartpen, and not only is it thinner and lighter ...

For all the things modern smartphones do very, very well, there’s one issue (OK, way more than one) they struggle with to this day: input. Touchscreens remain an inelegant wall standing between us and ...

This is not your average pen. Find out how the Echo Smartpen syncs audio with handwritten notes and digitizes them -- and learn a few tricks along the way. Sharon Profis Former Vice President of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Kramer covers golf and luxury technology. This article is more than 8 years old. As a journalist, I take a lot of notes.

Ideal for students and journalists who want the best of both note-taking worlds. New 3.5mm headphone jack is now compatible with most headphones. Tons of dot paper options that are relatively cheap.