PRODUCT
Livescribe Pulse Pen
WHAT IT IS NOT: The Livescribe Pulse is not a USB drive that doubles up as a pen.
WHAT IT IS: It is a pen that captures what you are writing (a nifty sensor near the nib does the trick) and stores it in its 2 GB memory. It also records voice inputs. You can hitch the pen to a computer (both Macs or PCs) and have what you have written displayed on the screen. The best part is that you can use the software that comes with the pen to convert what you have written into a text file. The written documents that you create can also be stored as PDF and JPEG files.
WHAT IT COSTS: You need a special dotted paper notebook to write on. For Rs 12,999, you get the pen, two refills (each is good for 800 pages of writing, claims 4 Genius Minds, the company that sells the pen in India), and a 200-page notebook. You can replenish the notebooks at a cost of Rs 1,300 for four.
