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As before, plugging the pen into a USB port copies any notes and audio onto your PC and the program shows all of the pages in an easy-to-read display. While the Pulse included earbuds that could record audio in stereo, the Echo sells them separately for $29.95, which definitely seems like an oversight on Livescribe's part.Ĭompared to its predecessor, the Echo's biggest changes are with the Livescribe Desktop software. If space is an issue, recording quality can be adjusted directly from the pen. The Echo's internal microphone only records in mono, but the sound quality was surprisingly good voices came through clearly, and it was easy to distinguish from one person to the other. We tested the pen during a meeting in LAPTOP's midsized conference room.
#LIVESCRIBE DESKTOP FOR ECHOPEN FOR FREE#
The company sells a variety of notebooks and notepads with the dot paper, and users can print out their own pages for free at home.
Admittedly, it's a minor addition, but small details like this make the Echo especially user-friendly. The audio control panel also coordinates with the pen's display-for example, skipping a position in an audio stream brings up the same control on the screen. At the bottom of every page, there are a handful of control buttons for adjusting everything from volume and playback speed to skipping positions within a recording. Livescribe's dot paper makes audio playback similarly easy. The recording process works both ways: if you record audio and then play it back while taking notes, the audio and written text will still sync together. It you want to record audio as well, simply press the Record icon on the bottom of the page. Once you're done, the pen automatically stops recording. If you only need to save a digital copy of your notes, just start writing on a page. Writing and recording notes with the Echo is surprisingly straightforward. The Echo comes in 4GB and 8GB models, but besides cost-the 4GB version retails for $169, while the 8GB pen costs $199-there are few differences between the two. For recording only audio or writing, the battery will go for more than 6 or 12 hours, respectively. If audio and writing is being recorded simultaneously, Livescribe says that the rechargeable battery should last for more than five hours.
On the side, the Echo also has a 96 x 18-pixel OLED display, a power button, speaker, and microphone. By comparison, the Pulse used a cradle for charging and a 2.5-mm jack for audio, so the switch to more common formats is definitely a plus. At the top of the pen, there's a microUSB and 3.5-mm audio jack. Its hard plastic and rubber exterior is certainly durable. The Echo is also flattened on one side to prevent it from rolling around, which is a nice touch.
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