# Smart Pen Livescribe

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 12, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-pen-livescribe/506136 "2009-08-12T02:48:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-pen-livescribe/506136/1 "2009-08-12T02:48:14Z")

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Has anyone ever used one of these (or known someone who has)?

> **[Livescribe :: Never Miss A Word - Livescribe](https://us.livescribe.com)**
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> Livescribe smartpens effortlessly digitizes your handwritten notes and record audio simultaneously. Limitless sharing options to manage notes and capture every single detail.

it is an electronic pen that contains an audio recorder and an IR camera in the end. It uses special paper and the camera to record what you are writing ans sync it with the audio. So that you can take notes and record the lecture at the same time-and have the notes synced to the right spot in the audio file. Seems overly complex but an intriguing idea. Has anyone ever seen one in action?