This is awesome. The pen is also an audio recorder so that when you're taking notes you can also press a button to record what the lecturer is saying. And if you use LiveScribe's paper you can link what you wrote to what you recorded. You can even upload all your written notes and audio using the pen's USB connection. Awesome! Would also make a great gift for minute takers and administrative assistants.

This pen knows where it is on your (specially-purchased) paper. It can record voice memos and associate them with the location where you're currently writing. (via technologyreview.com)

I finally saw one of these in action at a conference I went to and I think it would be perfect for me. My note taking style is to just jot a word or phrase to help me remember what was said, which unfortunately doesn't always work.

I do wonder if its cool to be recording others in the room without their permission, but also the like the "spy" aspect of that in a very childish way :-)

this pen records, remembers and downloads all that information to your computer. The perfect item for back to school or just plain tech junkies. (via www.livescribe.com)

Saw this on WIRED and though it was way cool

Record a seminar and take notes separately. A pen, a recorder, a computer. I just watched a vid on YouTube where the pen was used to translate words into various languages - you just write them on a pad and the computer tells you the translation. Or use it to play on a basic keyboard. I love this gadget.

finalmente!

Wait. What? This pen will record and sync audio with whatever you write. Simply jot down your notes on its special paper. You can then tap words or drawings with the pen tip to replay whatever audio was recorded when that item was written. They call it "paper-based computing" and I like it!