I REALLY dug this thing. I'm hoping the company will offer handwriting-to-text soon, but it's still a nifty device with boatloads of potential.
from the official Gadget Pr0n site:
* While you're writing, the smart pen will pick up any audio near you and you can adjust the mic settings, so it'll work well even if you're taking notes in a lecture hall
* Then, all you have to do is play the session back and it plays your audio along with it, either from the pen or through the livescribe software
* The software recognizes words so you can search through your notes, even if your handwriting is terrible
* It won't convert notes into computer text, but there's already third party software to do so
* You can make a flash movie out of your notes and audio, and it's fun to see how everything played out while you were drawing or writing
* Upload your notes and audio to your Livescribe account so you can access it anywhere
* The main graph is used to get to each feature, and this is at the bottom of every page along with the other shortcut buttons
* You very rarely have to tap twice and there's very little lag while navigating
* This makes all the other features work well too
* The translator demo will translate a word you've written from English to a few different languages
* The piano app lets you draw a piano that you can play
* Developers have already started writing apps for this, so it has serious potential
* If you're always taking notes for college classes, meetings, or stand-up, it works like a charm
* PRICE: $150
