Is This the World's Smartest Pen? Livescribe 3 Launches in UK

LONDON, November 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

The Ultimate Note-Taking Companion Combines the Best of Pen and Paper with Mobile Devices

Livescribe™, the world-leading manufacturer of smartpens, has today released the stylish new Livescribe 3 in the UK. The Livescribe 3 cleverly makes handwritten notes more useful on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch by instantly transferring handwriting from paper to the screen. Diary dates and contacts can be saved easily and quickly into Calendar and Contacts when natural handwriting is instantly converted to digital text. Users simply twist a ring on the elegant black and chrome smartpen to begin writing, and watch their words and diagrams appear on the free Livescribe+ mobile app. This latest addition to Livescribe's line of award-winning smartpens is designed as a premium writing instrument, with the look and feel of a quality ballpoint pen combined with the intelligence of a mobile device.

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The Livescribe 3 smartpen lets people:

• Write on Livescribe dot paper and watch everything appear instantly on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch devices with Bluetooth® Smart wireless technology.
• Use the built-in microphone on a tablet or smartphone to create interactive "pencasts™" that synchronise recorded audio with written notes. 
• Convert handwriting to text to create tasks, reminders, contacts and calendar events.
• Add photos and text memos to notes to add context and clearly communicate details. Share written notes, photographs and diagrams as PDF files over Mail, Messages Evernote, Dropbox and other apps.

The Livescribe 3 smartpen captures everything written on Livescribe paper as soon as it starts up, and then transfers that content to an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch when the Livescribe+ app opens. This allows people to take notes with just a smartpen and notepad, and then review that information on the mobile device later.

Livescribe 3 is compatible with iOS devices that are Bluetooth Smart Ready, including the iPhone 4S or later, third-generation or later iPad, iPad Mini, and the fifth-generation iPod touch or newer. The free Livescribe+ mobile app is available from the App Store℠ for devices running iOS 7.

The Livescribe 3 smartpen is available in two versions:  the Livescribe 3 standard edition at £129.99 or the Pro Edition, at £169.99, which includes a leather portfolio and year of Evernote Premium service.

Livescribe http://www.livescribe.com smartpens are available in the UK from Apple, Amazon, and other leading retailers.

Contact: Amanda Slayton-Joslin, +44(0)7774-601-059