Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones

I have bought previous versions of the Livescribe smart pen but returned them all. They all felt like gadgets rather than a pen. Plus, they look like a gadget, you have to push buttons to turn them on, oh and your customers/suppliers/other meeting attendees will find the LCD displays distracting. Then when they learn it can record their conversations...well you can imagine thats not popular in business environments. The Smartpen 3 is different to the previous ones and as such I have kept it and fallen (a bit) in love with it. It looks like a PEN which is a good start. No fumbling with on/off buttons either, just rotate the barrel to extend the barrel and turn it on. No distracting display (just a status light) and... no recording! I am so pleased about that omission. Well OK, so the pen can get your iPhone/iPad to record (if the app is running) but there is no microphone or memory for recording on the pen itself. If you are a student this might be an annoying miss by Livescribe, for me its a relief that I don't get asked 'are you recording this' all the time in meetings. Overall I love it but there are a few gripes I have with it: 1... The refill ballpoint in the barrel rattles when you write. Solution - wrap one-wrap of scotch tape around the refill just above the ball point. That makes it snugger and hence, no rattling. 2... You get a free subscription to Evernote which makes you think woo-boo this also works with Evernote! Well technically/legally it probably does, but not in the way previous pens were integrated more fully with Evernote. So why the subscription...? 3... The instructions are useless. OK, you get the basics on turning on/off, using the app, replacing the refill etc. But nothing significant on the workflow options you have in getting your handwritten notes into other applications, or backup, or converted to typed text. Google and trial/error are your only supporters here. 4... (this may be linked to 3 above) I cannot find a way to back up all notes except by relying on your ipad/iphone being backed up to your PC/Mac/iCloud. 5... (again might be 3-above linked again) it would be easier to be able to go on a screen on your Mac/PC (ie a large screen) to sort your notes and then split/send out/file/transfer to Onenote/pdf etc with a fast mouse and large screen. No, you have to do it on your iPhone/ipad. Unless, I am just missing that instruction sheet too This is a huge improvement by Livescribe over all previous efforts and hats-off to them for continuing to upgrade and develop what is going to be a killer product one day. They do have good web forums and they do respond to questions on them (so I should probably ask my 5 points above there) so they get credit for their service too. The folio that comes with the 'pro' version is very nice too - feels high quality, looks good when you carry / use it and holds the pen neatly. There are better ballpoint refills available too - do a Google search you and you come across them. They still need the wrap of Scotch tape but write more smoothly (the right ones anyway) than the Livescribe refill. If they designed this so it would take Mont Blanc refills.... wow... killer product again (or maybe they do fit...)

I'm an author and I write wherever the words come to me. Sometimes that's on a laptop; sometimes I write longhand. Often I mix it up but I've written entire books in longhand. And the thing that sucks about that is the length of time it takes to type up my work afterward. So, when I saw that this tool actually existed, one that would allow me to write longhand and convert my work to digital text without all of that typing, man I was excited. I mean we're talking about anywhere from 50K-70K words. Set Up: So I get my bundle of joy home and set it up. This was the most frustrating part and why I knocked off a star. I downloaded the app (which required some updates so it took a while) on my iPad mini and iPhone 5s. tried to connect the pen via bluetooth, first on my phone, then on my mini, then on my phone again. I have less trouble squeezing into my Spanx. Took forever...it seems. Well, it felt like forever because you want it to work right away, the first time. So, 20 minutes or a half hour feels like forever. Finally worked after figuring out a routine. The process I now use to get the pen to connect is, open the app. Click the pen on. The first time it blinks green. I let it blink a few seconds. Turn it off. Turn it back on, wait a few seconds, and voila! It starts blinking blue. Have no idea why that works but I don't question it. Next Challenge--Writing: Now my pen is blinking blue and I start writing and it looks like...absolute crap. I tried print. I tried cursive. I wasted six pages of scribbling and not only did it look like crap, it transcribed in to jibberish. Just like in the uploaded customer photo, that's what happened to me. It didn't recognize anything I wrote. the pen made all of these squiggly lines. Exactly like the customer photo uploaded. I was about ready to send the thing back for a refund. But then I said, let's just try again, just one more time. The benefit is SO worth it. I have a pretty long stroke with the pen. Big handwriting. This time, I simply wrote cursive, careful to stay between the lines, and like magic, the thing worked perfectly. I mean, my mouth is hitting the ground because I was two seconds from throwing the thing back in a box. When I attempted to convert it to digital text, perfect...except it had a tough time recognizing my cursive "S." I selected the text, converted it--then emailed a page to myself, converted the PDF to text, and pasted it in my document. Took about two minutes. Making a few edits versus having to type the entire book totally works for me. So, long story short, have patience. Takes a little practice. But once you work out the handwriting style that works, you will wonder why you didn't buy one of these sooner. I will come back and post a couple of photos as soon as I take them and update if I have issues. Right now, I can definitely recommend it--especially for authors.

I'm on my 3rd Livescribe pen. While a touch light for my personal preference, "3" is otherwise very good and a pleasure to write with. It's easily activated by twisting the ring on the shaft, which also serves to expose the ink cartridge tip, ready for note taking. It starts up fast and links via BT4.0 quickly and efficiently to my iPhone 5S. I have a second pairing with my iPad. First I had an Echo, which served me very well for a few years but when the display burnt out and couldn't be repaired I moved on. Second, I had a Sky. Great potential, but seemingly endless problems with syncing. Still have it and it still works (sort of) but when I saw 3, I thought "This is it!" Third, my "3". On paper, this looks terrific. It also functioned very well in terms of syncing and software updates. BUT, I lost EVERYTHING that I'd recorded in one foul swoop and LiveScribe support simply acknowledged it as a bug but said there was nothing I could do about it. Unimpressed, but trying to be fair, I asked how I can archive my content to prevent such a disaster again. So far I haven't got a useful answer. Please note that I verge on extreme with my backup activities, so losing data is a rarity for me. Yet, my daily phone backups couldn't help me restore what I'd lost. I'll write a bit more about the failure at the end together with a possible solution which may work if you respond early and in the correct sequence. The next issue goes more toward the management of content that's generated through LiveScribe products. My content from these 3 different pens appear to have no way to locally consolidate. Effectively, what I require is a virtual bookcase for my LiveScribe books/journals. Regardless of how they were created AND they should each include both pen annotations and audio. The initial App that came with my Echo was the best, so far, and mostly worked the way I required. However, generally UI design left a fair bit to be desired. I faced another problem during the Echo period when I returned to Apple Mac world after a period on PC's. According to LiveScribe and others, my files should have been compatible between platforms, but sadly the audio wouldn't play. Another issue with the LiveScribe+ app is that your text notes can sync to multiple devices, but as the audio is recorded by your device, there's no method to sync that audio with another device. Basically, while "3" can sync with multiple devices you really can only use it with one IF you are recording audio which you intend to be able to access. I sincerely believe that LiveScribe are close to a truly winning product BUT until they get their act together, and ensure the companion software behaves as required, their solution remains hamstrung. If you can live with the limitations that I touched on and/or are prepared to risk loosing your all your audio, go ahead and get this; otherwise look elsewhere. Failure: My experience: After encountering syncing problems on my iPhone 5S with iTunes, I decided to reset my device. That process was successful and the syncing problem I'd been facing was gone. However, the first time I opened Livescribe+ I received a message that read something like 'unable to access your database' 'creating a new one' 'contact engineering for more assistance'. Yes, the message really included the phrase "contact engineering"!!! Failure: What I believe happened: Not long before I reset my iPhone there was an update to Livescribe+ and that included doing a database update within the App. I believe when I first attempted to start the Livescribe+ app (which hadn't yet been updated), the newer database wasn't compatible with the older app. Sadly, instead of a warning message to 'update the app or risk loosing the data'', it immediately created a new database without any method available to access the old one. Failure: The Solution: After such a restore AND BEFORE you start the Livescribe+ application, ensure it's been updated to the latest version. *** Tip 1 "Reducing disruption to recordings from incoming calls" *** (Added 27th April, 2014 - Meant to include this on my original post) --- Problem: "3"'s behaviour when a call is received during an audio recording session is to pause the recording. It will remain paused until you reject the call or the caller hangs up; then the recording will resume PROVIDED that the Livescribe+ app is still active. If you take the call OR if the Livescribe+ App was in the background (which includes where the screen was locked) you need to reopen the Livescribe+ app and then interactively resume the recording. This is quite inconvenient and has resulted in several big gaps in my audio recordings. --- Solution 1: If you have the luxury of having an iPad, then use it for your recordings. Incoming calls cease to be an issue on the iPad, so this source of audio recording disruption is gone. In any case, look at your pen from time to time, the LED should be red when recording audio and blue when linked to your device! --- Solution 2: Put the Livescribe+ shortcut key on your device's shortcut bar, so it's more quickly accessible to start and/or resume recordings. *** End Tip 1 *** Summary: I really want to love and recommend this product. Unfortunately, at this point I don't believe it's ready for commercial use by the operational standards of 2014! At best the solution is in an early beta phase and a few significant updates are required before it's ready for broad commercial deployment.

This is a review of the Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition and Livescribe+ app. for iOS I am a college student recording and taking notes on several hours of lectures per day. I am working with an iPhone 4s The leather portfolio is nothing special but it is functional and looks nice enough. I have been using the smart pen for about 3 weeks and have had some good results. First, I would like to point out that overall, the pen works as advertised. It is a little large but not awkward to write with. The Livescribet+ app also works well. Previous issues have been resolved. So far, I have been able to take several pages of notes. These notes are seamlessly syncing to the Livescribe+ app. If the app is not running while I take notes the data is still stored on the pen, which has 2 GB of storage, and syncs the next time the app and pen are paired. The OCR work well also. I estimate that 85% - 95% of my handwriting is accurately converted into text with the swipe of a finger. This is true for either cursive (script) or block style writing. Now my penmanship is pretty poor, so I think OCR is pretty good. I find that the problem is usually with numbers and symbols, but that just may be my writing style. Notes can be shared easily via email, sms, Evernote, Drop box, Google Drive, etc, in either text form or as a PDF of the page or snippet. I have very successfully written an entire page of notes, had it converted into text, made a few minor edits in the app, and emailed a completed document. I have also been able to group several pages of notes together and send them to Evernote from within the app. In fact, I wrote most of this review with my Livescribe 3 Smartpen! I find as others have mentioned that the pen makes a soft clicking sound when the tip breaks contact with the paper. This is no big deal if you write in cursive and the pen rearly breaks contact with the paper. If, however, you write mostly in block or capital letters as I do you may notice this clicking sound. I don't find it terribly distracting, but earlier today I was writing in an empty silent room and then became acutely aware of the sound. UPDATE -LIVESCRIBE+ APP 1.0.2 Has corrected issues with recording Pencasts. UPDATE I have made many Pencasts successfully. Auto-Lock and Pass-Code no longer need to be disabled. The audio recording works as advertised. Recording about 1.5 hours of audio with several pages of transcribed notes uses about 20% - 30% of battery life. One feature that I am enjoying is the ability to write down a deadline or upcoming event and send it to my calendar with just a click. Creating a reminder, task, or calendar entry is very simple and works as advertised. I don't care much for the ink cartridge, I prefer a finer point on a pen and maybe even gel ink. This is a minor inconveniences and a matter of personal preference. There are other brands of ink refills that can be used and I will give an update when I have checked them out. NOTE: ink refills from previous Livescribe Pens are not compatible with Livescribe 3. All Livescribe Dot Paper, however, is compatible with this pen. You can even print you own dot paper for free with a laser quality printer. UPDATE- It turns out that the Livescribe ink refill that came with my pen write more smoothly than the ink that was installed in the pen originally. Still haven't tried other refills yet but any D1 type ink refill should work. Overall, I am pleased with my Livescribe experience and feel that it can only improved as more functionality is made available through future app updates.

I had reasonable hopes and expectations for a $200 pen. I want to be able to use a good quality pen to handwrite and save my notes electronically and record audio. This pen does deliver on those basic requirements but with a poor user experience. Here's a list of the issues. 1. The pen makes an awful and distracting clicking sound when it meets paper. 2. You can use multiple iOS devices (I want to use an iPad and iPhone) however the audio recordings remain on only one device and do not sync across devices. 3. Poor Evernote functionality. It only exports the visual notes (not the audio) as PDFs. This means it is displayed as an attachment in Evernote which makes it cumbersome. Furthermore, there is no sync feature, you have to manually export your notes one page at a time. 4. The lined paper and the digital lined paper do not match up. For example, if you write a sentence in the notebook right above the line (where it should be), it shows up on the map misaligned with the digital lined paper showing the lines almost to the middle of the words (think strike thru fonts). Very odd. The basic functionality that Livescribe offers is amazing (ability to record audio/handwriting) but this should be accompanied with good user experience. Because it lacks good sync functionally with cloud services (specifically with Evernote) and that annoying clicking sound when it meets paper (which seems like a huge thing to miss before sending this market), this pen seems like in its current state is overpriced and poorly developed. I want this functionality so badly for work and school but having to wrangle with things that seem like they wouldn't be an issue in todays tech climate is distracting and off-putting. Update: Changed review from 3 to 1 stars. Received a replacement because Livescribe said mine had a "bad magnet". The replacement still makes the clicking sound and what is worse, the images from the pen feed appear as if the pen never left the paper. Instead of handwritten notes, it looks like gibberish. There is so much potential here, why isn't this company taking advantage of it and making a great product? Disappointed.

I had the original Livescribe back in grad school and thought it to be an amazing concept. It was nice to be able to take notes and have them viewable and searchable on my computer, next to whatever I was writing. Because of the original Livescribe, I looked into some third party apps that would convert my handwriting into editable text but I couldn't find a good enough solution. I skipped both the Echo and Sky versions because, after grad school, I didn't really have a need for a new smartpen with incremental improvements. I got the Livescribe 3 after getting the iPad Mini because it seemed like a major update and it looked like it could help me gain some control of my chaotic working mom lifestyle. And I am utterly floored by what this thing can do. I've been using it to take notes on work-related trainings, Girl Scout meetings, online classes, and even random family-related notes like phone numbers and appointment dates. I'm very much a digitally oriented person, but I find the old pen and paper to be the easiest method of recording. I don't have to make everyone wait while I fumble with my device, but everything I write is immediately available to view on my iPad. From the Feed screen, I can swipe on any snippet of my writing and the Livescribe+ app will convert it to editable text. I've never had any issues with the handwriting recognition (I don't have terribly messy handwriting, but it's not always perfectly neat, either). As someone whose entire method of organization is digital, this is major. I'm not a power user, and I don't need some of the features like audio recording, so I can't speak to the frustrations people have been having with that. I get that people might have legitimate issues with those features, but I can't help but think of the Louis C.K. bit where "everything is amazing and nobody's happy." What I've seen this pen do is incredible.

For many projects, I prefer writing manually to typing. As such, the holy grail for me is a pen that can transcribe handwriting to easily editable, copy/paste-able digital text that I can incorporate into electronic files. Initially, I was encouraged. The pen seemed to work as advertised, which meant the software wasn't perfect but was good enough to be useful. I could live with the special paper. I could live with minor quirks in the app. All of these concessions were minor to me compared to the usefulness of automatically digitized text. However, the physical quality of the pen itself--and the ink delivery system specifically--are its undoing. The barrel shape is unusual, but one can adjust to it. The ink output, however, is disastrous for long-form writing. After the first page or two, I started to notice ink globs and skipping; the effect went from mildly annoying to highly disturbing. I installed the 2nd cartridge that came with the pen, which gave the same result. I then ordered a 5-pack of 3rd party refill products in hopes it was simply a batch production issue with Livescribe's vendor, but again--same result. The ink started skipping with every paragraph, then eventually almost every sentence, and globs of wet text on the page. The rhythm of manual writing is why I prefer it, but that rhythm isn't possible with this much skipping. On several occasions, I found myself mentally "turning" on this pen, seeing it as a kind of enemy to me, which is absurd because it makes no sense to spend this much money to have such a negative response. I'd be better of to just quit using it. So... ... I've written this off as a "live and learn" experience. The pen sits in its box in the desk drawer, where it has been for several months now. It would take a lot for me to buy another product from Livescribe in the future; the focus here seems to be on giving business users an interesting gadget for intermittent use, not on the act of writing for any extended period of time. The app and the underlying technology are nothing short of amazing, and they deserve credit for that. But it is meaningless unless the physical pen itself is at least as mechanically functional as a pen costing less than $5. And right now, it isn't. Not for me, anyway. As a consumer, it seems a bit shocking that Livescribe wouldn't pay closer attention to this. Perhaps I'm missing something. Perhaps there is a 3rd party ink cartridge provider who has completely resolved the issue and I just don't know about it yet. I hope that's the case, because it would make this Live$cribe 3 purchase functional again. I'm willing to be convinced that I'm just plain wrong about Livescribe's inattention to detail. But at some point one just tires of trying this hard to like a product that isn't proving useful. ---------------------- UPDATE 2/17/2015 I was contacted directly by Livescribe support, so I give them credit for paying attention. They don't ignore their customers. Not this one, anyway. They arranged to send me 8 ink barrel refills. Upon receipt, I tried two of the new barrels and found that after a few dozen pages of writing, the previous problem I had with globs of wet ink was greatly improved. An upgraded experience to be sure. But in the meantime, I had ordered refills from a 3rd party (jetpens.com, Zebra Gel Ink Pen Refill-D1-0.4mm-Black) at the suggestion of another amazon reviewer. These particular 3rd party refills are, in my opinion, far superior. The comparison is not entirely fair because gel ink technology is a different animal. Still, the overall writing experience I get from these 3rd party refills is much closer to what I expected from my $150 purchase of the Livescribe 3. The gel ink barrels don't last as long, but they work perfectly well with the software and the results are far more consistent than the standard OEM refills. All things considered, I'm leaving my two-star rating intact, if only to send a teeny-tiny little message to encourage Livescribe to focus more on the basic mechanical details of classic pen-to-paper writing as they move forward with the software research and development. I have to believe that for many of us, it's not just about the software (which, admittedly, is remarkable)--it's about how the tool feels and whether it is viable for long-form writing. The "feels good!" aspect seems doubly important because at this price point, I think many consumers would consider the Livescribe 3 a luxury item. (Do we really NEED this? No. We don't. We just WANT it.) In the end, I stand by my original review: Livescribe could make that experience so much better simply by choosing a better supplier for the ink barrels.

I've read quite a few reviews on the Livescribe 3 and thought many were harsher than the pen deserved. First, let me start off this review by saying it is not perfect...but it has potential. As it is, I think it will be relegated to the early adopter crowd for now. When I first came across this pen I thought, "there is no way this works!". Well, it does work. I write in my special notebooks (and awesome post it notes) and it either syncs live as I'm using it if my iPad is around or stores until I connect. It's great not having to type my notes (which always distracts people) and can write naturally in my notebook. Honestly, I'm pretty impressed with the clarity and how it doesn't miss a pen stroke. The OCR isn't perfect but I blame that more on my writing than anything. The way I use this pen is I take notes throughout the day and when I get home from work I let it sync with my ipad. While I'm sitting the lazy boy at the end of the day, I skim through my notes from the day and quickly flag or take sections and make them reminders for follow up. I also always have my notes with me in my iPad (and I let it sync to my iphone when I remember to do so) so I have the actual notes as written. No OCR if I don't want it. Very nice. I go nowhere without my Livescribe and the great thing, it's subtle enough nobody realizes that its more than just a pen, unless I tell them. If they could just make that LED a bit dimmer I'd be all set. I look forward to updates to the app and getting some sync going with evernote. Promising but still needs a few features if its going to stick. Update 1/7/14: Still a bit disappointed that all of the updates to the app are for bug fixes. While its good to see the fixes (I didn't have any personal issues) the app is still lacking some basic sync features.

Arrived on time as described. I used a livescribe pen several years ago. This far easier to use the first pens I owned and decreases the work because the notes are being sent to the iPad app. The only criticism/constructive feedback I can provide is that it would be wonderful if you can have the application on different devices and they would all sync together. I have not had the pen a long time so I may have misunderstood. It would be another a great advantage if the applications could sync. I am really happy thus far with the pen.

Dans le cadre de mon métier, je prends énormément de notes manuscrites, que je réutilise parfois plusieurs mois plus tard . C'est beaucoup plus pratique que d'écrire sur un clavier d'ordinateur, plus "naturel". Le seul soucis est que je perds assez régulièrement ces notes et que j'ai du mal à les classer. J'ai été l'heureux possesseur d'une tablette 8 pouces, la Galaxy note 8.0 (version 3g) qui m'a permis de compenser, en partie, ce problème. Un stylet, une tablette format carnet (A5) et je pouvais écrire des notes à la volée, sans me soucier de les perdre. Seul hic, pas assez d'autonomie pour une journée de travail, et, tablette oblige, pas la praticité d'un bon vieux carnet, sur lequel on peut aisément tourner les pages, et revenir dessus. D'autre part, les notes restaient manuscrites. Là, j'ai exactement l'outil que je recherchais. La promesse du produit est la suivante : prendre des notes sur de vraies feuilles, avec un stylo, ces notes étant retranscrites illico sur un smartphone (ou tablette), via une application dédiée. Cerise sur le gâteau. On peut transformer en un clin d'oeil ses notes en format "texte" qu'on peut insérer dans une note (One note, par exemple) ou un mail. Je dois avouer que je me suis méfié quand j'ai lu les articles et les avis sur ce Livescribe 3. Ce qui en était dit : Pas forcément précis, stylo "cheap", reconnaissance manuscrite à revoir. Mais j'ai voulu tester quand même. Grand bien m'en a pris. Afin d'être le plus précis possible, je vais pointer les aspects positifs, puis les aspects négatifs. Je finirai sur un bilan purement subjectif. Pour info, je possède ce produit depuis moins d'une semaine et je suis sur plateforme Android, avec un Blackberry Priv (qui tourne sur Android 6.0). Les points positifs, donc : -Le système est vraiment bluffant. Voir ses mots retranscrits au fur et à mesure sur son smartphone est juste fabuleux et magique. C'est vraiment un prolongement naturel de l'écriture. -La reconnaissance d'écriture est juste (quasi) parfaite. Je suis gaucher, avec une écriture que je reconnais comme tout sauf harmonieuse et régulière, et tous mes mots, à de rares exceptions, sont parfaitement reconnus. J'ai testé deux pages entières, en essayant de me mettre en situation réelle (sans trop m'appliquer, donc), ça marche. -Le stylo, quoi que j'ai pu en lire, ne fait pas cheap du tout. J'ai acheté une housse officielle, afin d'être certain de ne pas l'abîmer durant le transport. Mais je dois avouer que l'écriture est agréable. Je n'ai pas senti que j'avais un gadget dans les mains. Bien sûr, nous ne sommes pas en présence d'un stylo ordinaire, c'est quand même un stylo connecté, ne l'oublions pas. Il faut quand même rester rationnel (je dis cela par rapport à quelques "critiques" lues ça et là). Livescribe a fait du bon boulot, je trouve. -Le coffret "pro édition" porte bien son nom. Un carnet de style "Moleskine' (en tout cas c'est l'impression qu'il m'a fait), dans un bel étui, avec une encoche pour le stylo. Le tout, noir. Tout ceci donne une allure indéniablement très pro. L'outil idéal pour aller en rendez-vous. -Contrairement à toutes les vidéos qui présentaient le stylo ET un smartphone juste à côté pendant l'écriture, il n'est pas obligatoire d'avoir son smartphone toujours connecté. Vous pouvez tout à fait partir sans votre téléphone, écrire plusieurs pages, et synchroniser vos notes uniquement en fin de journée. Un très bon point. -L'application (Android, je n'ai pas testé celle d'IOS) me convient parfaitement. Elle est claire, et "slider" ses phrases pour les transformer d'un mouvement de doigt en texte informatique est simple comme bonjour. Partager ses contenus m'a paru également très commode. -L'autonomie du stylo est très correcte. En l'allumant uniquement quand vous écrivez, vous pouvez compter sur lui deux à trois bonnes journées. Les (quelques) points négatifs : -Le prix des cartouches d'encre et des carnets pourrait rebuter les particuliers. Je pense honnêtement que c'est plus un outil dédié aux professionnels. C'est mon cas, et 30 euros pour 4 carnets de 80 pages, autant je trouve que c'est un bon investissement pour mon boulot, vue la qualité du produit et l'utilité que j'en ai, autant je peux comprendre qu'on trouve cela cher. -La disponibilité des consommables et accessoires. Livescribe est une marque américaine, et à part sur Amazon, très difficile d'en trouver. J'ai acheté deux packs de 4 carnets pour avoir de l'avance. J'espère que ces produits seront encore disponibles dans un an. Bilan. Très heureux de mon achat. Je le recommande à tous ceux qui ont un besoin vital de prendre des notes, les partager, les classer et qui préfèrent (tout comme moi) la sensation d'une écriture manuscrite à un clavier. 5 étoiles bien méritées.

Average product.

I don't know if I've just been really lucky, but my experience with this has been totally different from other reviewers. I had a problem initially connecting to my phone (but it does maintain a large number of Bluetooth connections already) but switching to my iPad and it worked immediately. Not only did the pen immediately start recording my writing, but the handwriting recognition was much better than I was expecting. I bought this because with the amount of typing I do day-to-day between work and IM, I'm having major problems with RSI and my blog posts have suffered as a result. Within a couple of hours, I'd written two out in the included journal, translated them into actual text, edited one of them into a post and had it up. No messing about required! The app still has some rough edges (like it seems to really only want you to export text as PDF), but the ability to write words in a notebook and have them appear on your screen is one of those "this is witchcraft" kind of things. In my experience so far, this product works really well and I've no issues recommending it fully (and I'd also suggest you take a look at the reviews for the pen alone since those are much higher than this Pro edition).

Ho comprato questa penna pensando che non sarebbe mai stata in grado di leggere la mia calligrafia ed ero sicura che l'avrei rimandata indietro dopo poche ore. Invece, completamente a sorpresa, riesce a interpretare benissimo ciò che scrivo e il tempo che passo a "rivedere" i testi è davvero poco. In genere ciò che crea problemi sono gli accenti (che effettivamente faccio simili agli apostrofi), gli spazi (ho una scrittura molto "larga"), i numeri e le maiuscole, che però non posso imputare alla mia calligrafia. In generale però scrivo in corsivo minuscolo, quindi non ci sono troppi problemi. I problemi che ho riscontrato sono: - l'aggiornamento del firmware, lentissimo, che mi si interrompeva di continuo e mi costringeva a riprendere da zero - la necessità di passare sempre per un'app "ponte" come Evernote quando si vuole trasferire il testo su pc - la carta, che essendo difficile da reperire mi spinge a scrivere meno di quanto faccio di solito. Nessun problema, invece, con le dimensioni della penna che non ho trovato così fastidiose. Una funzione che spero venga aggiunta è la possibilità di rendere le immagini disegnate editabili.