Priced at $170 and $200 the Echo pens offer 4 or 8 GB of data storage. Livescribe has added several improvements to its first-generation products, including support for PDF format. “Livescribe’s Pulse ...

"There is something a little magical" about the Livescribe Echo pen (from $100). For anyone who takes handwritten notes, it's "a pretty ideal tool" because it records audio while you write and allows ...

For many high schoolers, college is right around the corner. Are you getting a little nervous about keeping up in class? Note-taking skills not up to par? This is a problem area that it seems every ...

For this week's giveaway we're serving up a special-edition Echo smartpen courtesy of the folks at Livescribe. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000 ...

There is one new gadget called the Echo Smartpen from a company named Livescribe that aims to take the hassle out of notetaking. The hefty price — $200 for the top-of-the-line model — obviously will ...

The Livescribe pen is something of a niche tool, but for those who need its services, it's absolutely essential. It's long been a friend to journalists and students in particular, making note-taking ...

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 ...