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Reviews of Livescribe Echo Smartpen

Testseek.co.uk have collected 61 expert reviews of the Livescribe Echo Smartpen and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Livescribe Echo Smartpen.
Award: Most Awarded September 2010
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The editors liked

  • Good handwriting recognition
  • Sound recorder
  • New Connect software
  • Does what it says on the box with minimal hassle
  • Impressive performance
  • Range of worthwhile improvements
  • Easy to use
  • Brings the advantages of paper to the PC
  • Excellent for taking notes
  • Writing recognition costs extra
  • The addition of online features to what was already a great device
  • Stunning voice recording and note taking syncing and playback
  • Easy set-up
  • New applications store
  • Ability to share pencasts or notes
  • Ergonomic design
  • 390 hours of audio recording
  • Comfortable to use
  • Organises
  • Shares and stores written content
  • Support for GoogleDocs
  • Evernote and Facebook

The editors didn't like

  • No OCR
  • Connect software a bit hit-and-miss
  • No wireless
  • Awkward shape
  • Rating
  • Still requires specialist paper
  • No headphones supplied
  • The pen is a little too chunky for comfort
  • Still have to plug into a PC to send messages
  • Lack of Wi-Fi
  • Uglier than the Pulse
  • Accessories cost and easily lost
  • No handwriting-to-text conversion
  • Daily battery charging
  • Limited integration with standard office
  • No bundled accessories
  • High initial cost
  • Expensive apps
  • Takes time to get used to software
  • No OCR software

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  Published: 2013-10-06, Author: The , review by: techstrike.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Attending meetings and taking notes has always been a hassle – for this reviewer at least. You sit there listening and scribbling down the salient points and then someone asks a question. Two or three people then add their opinions. You cross out what you...

 
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  Published: 2011-11-30, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • The addition of online features to what was already a great device
  • Lack of Wi-Fi
  • A superb device that will revolutionise your note taking, online features are brilliant and PDF document sharing, with audio, is superb for business users. Lack of Wi-Fi is the only real letdown here...

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  Published: 2011-08-24, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Livescribe's Echo is the most useful smartpen we've seen, and a brilliant buy for anyone who attends meetings regularly or conducts interviews ...

 
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  Published: 2011-08-12, review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  Not the first version of this, but the first I have seen. Earlier versions had only 1GB of memory, now they come in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB versions. There are also other improvements to this interesting unit that is not just a pen....

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  Published: 2011-06-18, review by: techradar.com

  • Good handwriting recognition, Sound recorder, New Connect software
  • No OCR, Connect software a bit hit-and-miss

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  Published: 2011-06-10, review by: techdigest.tv

  • The Livescribe Echo is a niche product if ever we've seen one. If you're just into making quick doodles in a pad while out and about or looking to keep a personal diary, this tech filled pen is almost certainly surplus to your requirements. However, for s...

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  Published: 2011-06-02, review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  Not so long ago I took a look at the Livescribe smartpen. This was the Pulse model and I was impressed with its functionality. Now Livescribe has produced a new model which goes by the title of Echo. ...

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  Published: 2011-06-02, review by: theregister.co.uk

  • Is it an improvement on the Pulse? The new shape stops it rolling off the desk, but the microphone seems more sensitive to pen-on-paper scrape, and the small all-too-losable pen cap is a poor substitute for the Pulse's large "cigarcase" protector. Whi...

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  Published: 2011-05-24, review by: computeractive.co.uk

  • Brings the advantages of paper to the PC; excellent for taking notes; writing recognition costs extra,
  • The pen is a little too chunky for comfort; still have to plug into a PC to send messages,
  • The new software makes an already useful product more versatile, and the 2GB model makes it more affordable ...

 
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  Published: 2011-05-23, Author: David , review by: trustedreviews.com

  • Comfortable to use, Organises, shares and stores written content, Support for GoogleDocs, Evernote and Facebook
  • High initial cost, Expensive apps, Takes time to get used to software, No OCR software
  • The Echo Smartpen is certainly an intriguing piece of technology. On the one hand it seems like a throw back to the good old days of using pen and paper to communicate your message but has combined that with digital technology to make sharing what you hav...

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