For this week's giveaway we're serving up a special-edition Echo smartpen courtesy of the folks at Livescribe. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000 ...

Here’s a consumer electronics riddle: What’s the opposite of the iPad? Answer: the Livescribe Echo "smartpen." It’s as if Livescribe and Apple both looked at the old pen-and-pad combination, but ...

Answer: the Livescribe Echo "smartpen." It's as if Livescribe and Apple looked at the old pen-and-pad combination but completely disagreed on how to take it into the digital age. Apple put all the ...

For many high schoolers, college is right around the corner. Are you getting a little nervous about keeping up in class? Note-taking skills not up to par? This is a problem area that it seems every ...

Smartpen maker Livescribe has released Paper Tablet, a new app for its $169.95 Echo model that lets you connect the pen to a PC or Mac via its USB cable and write or draw directly into desktop ...

Writing meeting or classroom notes on paper with an ink pen might seem anachronistic these days when there are easier digital alternatives, such as typing on a laptop. But an Oakland company called ...

In honor of the Lifehacker 2011 Resolutions Theme Week, here’s a handy tip: Livescribe™ smartpens can help you keep track of your New Year’s resolutions by recording anything you hear, write, and draw ...