| The fantastic Livescribe Pulse 2 GB Smartpen has | | | | Smartpen to your computer and vice versa. This USB |
| made a dramatic change in the way of taking notes | | | | connection is also where you plug in a mobile charger, |
| and writing. Writing and taking notes has been done | | | | which also comes with the Smartpen You can use this |
| the same old way since the beginning of teaching. It is | | | | USB connector to install other Smartpen applications |
| not an ordinary pen but a very stylish computerized | | | | from its website. When you purchase your Livescribe |
| pen with 8 different functions. | | | | 2 GB Smartpen, you will also get three ink cartridges, |
| Starting from the top of the pen, the first function is | | | | which are very easy to replace. |
| that it can record whatever is going on around you | | | | At the bottom of Smartpen right behind the point is an |
| whenever you are taking notes, so you will not miss | | | | infrared camera that uses a high speed Dot Positioning |
| what was being said while writing down other notes. | | | | System, which videos everything that you write down. |
| The Smartpen comes with a set of earbuds that will | | | | It enables controls for recording and playback as well |
| plug into the top of the pen that will allow you to listen | | | | as the applications for all the interactive paper based |
| to later. The Power button at the top front of the pen | | | | applications that you can get online. This specially |
| is not only used to turn it on, you can hold the button in | | | | manufactured paper uses microdots to enable the use |
| for two seconds and you can begin recording | | | | of the infrared camera. The paper also has some |
| everything around you. | | | | helpful controls at the bottom of each page that will |
| The two microphones below the Power button and | | | | help you navigate different applications. The great thing |
| between the Livescribe logo, is set up with noise | | | | about the microdot paper is that you can use your |
| canceling software that allows you to pick up very | | | | own computer to print your own dot paper. (If it is a |
| clear sounds. The Livescribe logo is the OLED display | | | | color printer that has 600 dpi resolutions or more). The |
| and is used to interact with all Pulse applications and | | | | Paper can then be used just like the store bought kind |
| navigate through each one. | | | | of dot paper for the Livescribe Pulse 2 GB Smartpen. |
| The Livescribe Pulse 2 GB Smartpen has a speaker | | | | For those special projects, you may purchase the |
| just below the microphone; you can adjust the volume | | | | wired notebooks; or for other projects, you can use |
| of the pen with the corner of the paper that comes | | | | the journals that come with lined or unlined pages. |
| with the pen, simply by tapping on the volume buttons. | | | | You will be one of the coolest people when you use |
| It comes with its own USB connector that plugs into | | | | the coolest pen in the world, "The Livescribe Pulse 2 |
| your computer to recharge the pen. You can also | | | | GB Smartpen". |
| transfer your notes back and forth from your | | | | |