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How They Use the Pulse smartpen: An Audio Learner from Canada

klee — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:30:56 +0000

60% of Pulse smartpen users say that Pulse has changed their life—and we love hearing about how the smartpen has helped make life better, easier, and more productive for our customers. We received a note from Cantina Leggo from Canada with a touching story about how her daughter’s life changed with the Pulse smartpen. Cantina’s fourteen-year-old [...]

CBS 19 Charlottesville Talks About Pulse’s UVA Efficacy Studies

livescribe — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:31:34 +0000

We posted a blog entry this January on the University of Virginia’s efficacy studies using the Pulse smartpen. Tiffani Sargent, a reporter from CBS 19 in Charlottesville, discusses with Stephanie Moore how the smartpen works and how UVa is working with Livescribe to develop advanced features and uses for the smartpen for both professors and [...]

Jim Marggraff speaking at the Wealthy Writer’s Wisdom Conference in Orange County, Calif.

livescribe — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:00:45 +0000

In Orange County today? Be sure to check out the Wealthy Writer’s Wisdom conference by Mark Victor Hansen (the famous “Chicken Soup for the Soul” author!) Pulse inventor and Livescribe CEO Jim Marggraff will be presenting the benefits of the Pulse smartpen at the writer’s conference today as well. If you’re a writer or an [...]

Pulse Smartpen Named CODiE Award Finalist!

klee — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:39:31 +0000

News flash, Livescribe fans! The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry, announced the finalists for its 2010 CODiE awards – a top industry honor for innovation in software, education technology and digital content. And we’re proud to say that the Pulse smartpen claimed a spot [...]

On Your Way to a Job Interview? Don’t Forget Your Pulse Smartpen!

livescribe — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:13:44 +0000

Resume? Check. Reference list? Check. Work samples or portfolio? Check … Livescribe Pulse smartpen and notepad? Check! The next time you’re on your way to wow future employers at a job interview, try adding the Pulse smartpen and a flip notepad to your arsenal. In any interview, you may find yourself in a situation where you’ll need to [...]

We’re a Best New Product Award finalist in the 2010 Edison Awards!

klee — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:27:05 +0000

In honor of Thomas Alva Edison’s 163rd birthday, Pulse was declared as a Best New Product (Technology) finalist in the 2010 Edison Awards today at a press conference at the Friars Club in New York City. The winners will be announced at the Edison Awards Gala beginning at the New York Academy of Science on April [...]

Happy Wednesday Pulse fans! Looking for a quick, mid-week read?

livescribe — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:06:30 +0000

According to this article, U.S. Representative James McGovern visited Dean College in Franklin, Mass. on Monday to see how the college was using $150,000 in federal funds he helped secure to pay for upgrades in curriculum, technology, faculty and instruction. During a tour of the campus’ Library Learning Commons, a student named Karl McGrotty demoed [...]

Pulse stars in UVa efficacy studies

klee — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:17:06 +0000

Some cool news, Pulse fans. UVa Today (published by the University of Virginia) reported faculty and students in the university’s Engineering School are studying how the Pulse smartpen can be used for distance learning, electronic grading and interactive class materials. We’ve been working closely with UVa over the last few months to help scope [...]

Where were you during Livescribe’s Developer Day?

livescribe — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:08:56 +0000

In honor of our Global Developer Competition, we hosted a Developer Day event on January 13th at Mountain View’s Computer History Museum. We saw an excellent turnout and such great interest in developing apps for the Pulse smartpen, that we’ve extended our competition deadline to March 13th. You know what that means—get your great ideas [...]

Livescribe is at National Title I Conference in Washington DC!

klee — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:12:30 +0000

Starting tomorrow, Livescribe will be at National Title I Conference in Washington DC. Dedicated to educators, the Title I Conference is a four-day conference with over a hundred sessions offered by recognized experts and new voices in education theory, practice, and reform. We’ll be exhibiting from January 21-24. If you’re at Title I, stop by [...]