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Livescribe 3 smartpen Black Edition (APX-00020)

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 382 ratings
$269.99
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Color black
Brand Livescribe
Material Paper
Number of Batteries 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
Item Weight 0.13 Pounds
Compatible Devices Tablet
Item dimensions L x W x H 6.25 x 1.63 x 9.31 inches
Are Batteries Included Yes
Batteries Required? Yes
Charging Time 2 Hours

About this item

  • Connects to your iOS and Android devices via Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy) to sync everything you write or draw to the free Live scribe+ app
  • The quickest, simplest way to bring valuable information from paper onto your tablet and smartphone, where it becomes more useful
  • Uses your smartphone or tablet's microphone to record audio that's synchronized to everything you write on paper and camera is high speed infrared camera
  • Once your notes are in the Live scribe+ mobile app, you can organize, tag, play back audio and send/share notes to any of the devices you use
  • Search your handwritten notes and convert what you write into digital text with amazing accuracy.2 hours of full charge will let you keep writing with Livescribe 3 for 14 hours
  • Built-in memory on the smartpen captures and stores your notes, allowing you to sync to up to 4 iOS and Android devices

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Livescribe 3 Smartpen Black Edition

With the Livescribe 3 smartpen and the Livescribe+ mobile app, simply write on paper and watch it instantly appear on your tablet or smartphone. Your notes become infinitely more useful when they are tagged, organized, searchable, or even converted to text. Easily add recorded audio that's synced with your handwriting so you can relive important moments. Quickly share notes and ideas with friends, colleagues, and peers—all with just a few quick taps of your finger.

The Livescribe 3 smarten Black Edition features a sleek, matte-black finish complemented by a glass-reinforced clip and a smooth writing experience that feels luxurious and effortless. Along with the free Livescribe + mobile app (for iOS and Android), you will also get a 5-inch X 8-inch Starter Notepad, an ink cartridge, a capacitive stylus cap and micros-USB charging cable.

How It Works

The Livescribe 3 smartpen is designed with the meticulous attention-to-detail that a premium writing instrument deserves. From the integrated stylus cap, down to the Swiss-made tungsten-carbide ballpoint ink cartridge, we've paid close attention to deliver an experience that is worthy of the title of your new favorite pen. But it is the amazing amount of technology packed inside the Livescribe 3 that really delivers the magic. Once you twist the ring to extend the ink cartridge, everything you write is captured by the infrared camera on the pen and stored on the smartpen’s built-in memory. Simply connect your smartpen to your iOS or Android device and watch as all your notes are synced to the Livescribe+ mobile app.


Livescribe+ is available on iOS8 or newer and Android KitKat (v4.4.2) or newer

Pencasts Help You Never Miss A Word

Using the microphones on your tablet or smartphone, create pencasts that record and synchronize audio to everything you write or sketch. Play back your pencasts to hear, see and relive notes as if you were back in your meeting or lecture so that you will never lose any important information.

Share your pencasts as PDF files, which can be easily played back on any of the devices you use every day, including Mac, Windows, Android or iOS.

Livescribe+ Mobile App

If you use Livescribe+ on more than one device, the built-in memory on your Livescribe 3 smartpen allows you to sync your notes seamlessly. Any Livescribe 3 can be paired with up to four different iOS or Android smartphones or tablets.

Available on iOS and Android, Livescribe+ is the companion to the Livescribe 3 smartpen that’s designed to quickly make your notes more useful. Livescribe+ makes it easy to integrate your notes with the rest of your mobile life:

  • Create contacts, appointments and more from your handwritten notes
  • Find what you need quickly with incredibly accurate handwriting search
  • Convert your handwritten notes to text and use them in any doc or app
  • Use easy sharing options to send notes to a variety of apps and services
  • Record audio that synced to your handwriting

Bluetooth Smart — Quicker Pairing, Longer Battery Life

Livescribe 3 smartpen uses Bluetooth Smart technology to pair with compatible mobile devices to deliver more than 14 hours of continuous use between charges. Pairing is also much easier – just turn on the Livescribe 3 and accept the pairing request on your mobile device with a single tap. After that, your smartpen will pair automatically each time you launch the app.

The Livescribe 3 can pair and sync to up to four devices, switching seamlessly between iOS and Android. Synchronize your notes to your smartphone, tablet and other devices so you have them when and where you need them.


What You Get in the Box
  • Livescribe 3 Black Edition smartpen
  • 5” x 8” Starter Notepad (50 pages)
  • Livescribe+ mobile app (iOS and/or Android)
  • 1 Ink Cartridge
  • 1 Capacitive stylus cap
  • Basics Guide
  • Micro USB cable

An inspirational classic to hold your brightest ideas

All Livescribe dot paper is printed with a unique pattern of tiny microdots that work with the infrared camera in the Livescribe 3 smartpen to allow it to capture the exact location of everything you write or draw. Controls and tags that are printed on Livescribe notebooks help the smartpen communicate with the Livescribe+ mobile app. You can choose from a variety of paper types, bindings, and sizes at competitive prices: blank, lined, or grid paper in spiral-bound notebooks, hardbound journals, notepads, and even sticky notes.

Requirements:

  • Bluetooth Smart Ready (Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy) mobile device running:
  • iOS 8 or newer: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 4S or newer, iPad 3rd generation or newer, iPad mini, iPod touch 5th generation or newer
  • Android KitKat (v4.4.2) or newer including Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Samsung Galaxy S4 or newer, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or newer, LG G3, HTC One and other select devices. Check Livescribe+ page on the Google Play store or Amazon App Store for specific details.
  • USB power source for charging (computer or power adapter)
  • Livescribe dot paper

Product Description

With the Livescribe 3 smartpen and the Livescribe+ mobile app, simply write on paper and watch it instantly appear on your tablet or smartphone. Your notes become infinitely more useful when they are tagged, organized, searchable, or even converted to text. Easily add recorded audio that's synced with your handwriting so you can relive important moments. Quickly share notes and ideas with friends, colleagues, and peers-all with just a few quick taps of your finger.

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  • Livescribe 3 Black Edition smartpen^5” x 8” Top-Bound Notepad (50 page)^Livescribe+ mobile app (iOS and/or Android)^Ink cartridge^Smartpen stylus cap^Basics Guide^Micro USB cable

    • Customer reviews

    3.9 out of 5 stars
    3.9 out of 5
    382 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the ease of use of the pen, saying it's easy to take notes and integrate with Microsoft OneNote. They appreciate the appearance. However, some customers have reported issues with the performance and ink refilling. They say the pen doesn't work as advertised, doesn''t function as realistic, and that the ink only lasts for about 3 days. Customers also are disappointed with readability. Opinions are mixed on quality, value, and connectivity.

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    37 customers mention27 positive10 negative

    Customers find the pen easy to use and set up. They say it's reliable, efficient, and easy to integrate with Microsoft OneNote. They also say it allows them to not only memorize by writing but through audio recordings. Customers also mention that it'll connect to their iPhone 7 and allow them to have their notes electronically.

    "...This product has allowed me to not only memorize by writing but through audio recordings...." Read more

    "...It was also easy to integrate with Microsoft OneNote, which allowed me to share my notes across multiple devices - and access them from my Windows..." Read more

    "...Either way, I gave a high rating because of the ease of use, I like the ability to pull my notes electronically and I don't mind having to use..." Read more

    "...5. A small but enormously irritating issue is there is no option to transfer just the ink text and images to pdf format...." Read more

    8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the pen. They mention that it looks and feels more luxurious than the Livescribe 3 pen, has a satin velvet finish, and is immaculate. Some appreciate the texture and find the pen easy to handle.

    "...The product itself is a good one. The paper feels nice, and the text is captured well for the app and exporting to OneNote...." Read more

    "...When the pen was working between glitches, it looked pretty cool." Read more

    "...Pen is not that heavy still manageable, love the texture and pen easy to handle." Read more

    "...It broke within 1 hour of total use. The pen looks immaculate but I'm sure its just a reflection of its cheap quality...." Read more

    114 customers mention70 positive44 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the pen. Some mention it's awesome, great device for note taking, and fantastic for school and research notes. However, others say that the build quality is lacking, the ink cartridges could be better quality, and the electronics are cheap.

    "...It does exactly what I wanted- convert my cursive handwriting to editable text. The OCR isn't 100% perfect, but its pretty eerie how good it is...." Read more

    "...of this pen felt a little odd in the hand of the livescribe 3 feels good in the hand." Read more

    "...I have my notes with me where ever I go. The handwriting recognition never worked for me as I write like a four-year-old..." Read more

    "...reviews I think the Livescribe 3 is a terrific time saver and productivity tool. It enables me to save all my handwritten notes to .pdf files...." Read more

    19 customers mention6 positive13 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the pen. Some mention that it's worth the price, while others say that it was a waste of money.

    "...and takes forever to search through your notes it is a waste of money for the pen and their notebooks." Read more

    "...Given the quality and functionality it's worth the price...." Read more

    "...Lost time and money. Online customer service? Got an email that a team member would be contacting me. Not...." Read more

    "...Was very disappointed. Not worth the price." Read more

    16 customers mention8 positive8 negative

    Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the pen. Some mention that it synced easily with their Android phone and iPad, while others say that it didn't connect to their notebook or iPhone.

    "...with the previous versions of the pen, the Livescribe 3 now transfers data to an app which I run on my iPad...." Read more

    "...problems synching with the app and sending over documents at timesUpdate..." Read more

    "...It synced easily with my Android phone and iPad. I was concerned about the size of the pen, but found it very comfortable to write with...." Read more

    "I just don't know. When I first got the pen it would not pair. The software was demanding a PIN code that I did not know...." Read more

    26 customers mention0 positive26 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the pen. They say it does not work as advertised, doesn't work well with Android, and is practically unusable in its current state. They also mention that the app is buggy and needs work.

    "...Also, the first pen received was defective and didn't work...." Read more

    "...3. It also annoys me that the Livescribe software doesn't work with my older iPad.4...." Read more

    "...Using my notes in the livescribe app is not functional or realistic...." Read more

    "...shows on their YouTube videos to create an appointment and task, it didn't work...." Read more

    17 customers mention0 positive17 negative

    Customers have negative opinions about the ink refilling of the pen. They say that the inking cartridges are terrible, and the pen only lasts for about 3 days.

    "...was just about perfect for my needs with the exception of the horrible ink refills, something I'm not going into because so many LiveScribe users..." Read more

    "...Unfortunately it is here that the pen literally falls apart when you are picking it up...." Read more

    "...The bad,Other reviewers are right, Livescribe ink cartridges are terrible...." Read more

    "...My problem is with the ink. You really need to get good ink refills...." Read more

    16 customers mention4 positive12 negative

    Customers find the text barely legible when it gets transferred to the app. They also say the convert to text function is hopeless, rough, and useless for actually using text. Some customers mention the pen can only translate a few lines of notes into text, not whole ones. They say the text is too small to read and not all of their text shows up in the app, and that the cursive software is incredibly poor.

    "...The conversion is not perfect. You still need to proof and correct the text document...." Read more

    "...Also, the pen is having a hard time reading my handwriting, and I promise it's not bad, which is a pain because you then have to reread..." Read more

    "...the reviews are so low - honestly, this is a pen that converts your cursive to editable text with a nearly 99% accuracy rate - what more do y'all..." Read more

    "...much more portable than a laptopCons*large and a little heavy*you will need to edit your text because it’s not perfect*..." Read more

    This is not a Smart Pen, it is a pen shaped fax machine.
    1 Star
    This is not a Smart Pen, it is a pen shaped fax machine.
    When you get right down to it, this is not really a smart pen. It's a highly technical bit of sleight-of-hand that ultimately results in a "picture" of what you wrote.When you read the product description where it says, "Search your handwritten notes and convert what you write into digital text with amazing accuracy", you are led to believe to that it will do just that. You would be partially right. If you write very meticulously, it does have a way of accurately rendering handwritten text into digital text, albeit a tedious one. However, if your handwriting is not perfect, or you have a tendency to go back over your work and clean up the botched letters then it will not work well at all. I would guess that for the normal person, it might hit 75% accuracy and when it misses, it misses pretty big. That is not "amazing".When you read where it says "Once your notes are in the Live scribe+ mobile app, you can organize, tag, play back audio and send/share notes to any of the devices you use", you would think that it flawlessly syncs up with your mobile and you can easily share the digital text transcription of what you wrote with anyone. You would be partially right. The pen syncs with the LiveScribe+ mobile app flawlessly. That part is really good. Unfortunately, aside from having what is effectively a snapshot of a notebook page sliced into text segments, it doesn't really do anything else very well.You might think that this device will transcribe what you write into digital text and then deliver it to their partner tools like EverNote and OneNote as digital text. That is NOT what happens. It records what you write and translates it into an image or PDF that it will then send to these apps, maybe, if the wind is blowing at the right speed and you hold your mouth just right, at some non-deterministic point in the future.Finally, In the event that you try to engage their support people you will be treated to the finest experience a chat-bot can deliver. Whatever your question, you will get a canned response from ZenDesk with an FAQ attached.In the end, you can do everything this pen does with your cellphone simply by taking a picture of your notebook, so save your money for something else.
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    Rebecca coale
    5.0 out of 5 stars After a few text to customer service and almost giving up on it 😞😣 I finally figured it out There's a rubber tip on the ink pen part of the pen You half to remove it for the pen to read the tablet or phone I didn't know this until I wasted all my ink And read the book Text customer ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    Took me a min to figure out how to use it, 😒 boy o boy I'm telling you, 😣 for nothing in me could figure It out read all the info that I could went through everything more then once ugggh I used all my ink that came with it, and my paper tablet is all marked in the place that says device paring it wouldn't pare with my tablet or phone I had to hard reset it 6 times then I couldn't find the red light
    What a rigarow!!
    After a few text to customer service and almost giving up on it 😞😣 I finally figured it out
    There's a rubber tip on the ink pen part of the pen
    You half to remove it for the pen to read the tablet or phone I didn't know this until I wasted all my ink
    And read the book
    Text customer service looked it up, and almost gave up
    If in the instructions it does say anything about this
    You did good by finding it
    If it’s not
    You might want to put it in there 😑
    I get this stuff for me to learn and to keep me busy
    I now love my pen
    And use it often
    Thank you for coming out with it
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    Rebecca coale
    5.0 out of 5 stars After a few text to customer service and almost giving up on it 😞😣 I finally figured it out There's a rubber tip on the ink pen part of the pen You half to remove it for the pen to read the tablet or phone I didn't know this until I wasted all my ink And read the book Text customer ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017
    Took me a min to figure out how to use it, 😒 boy o boy I'm telling you, 😣 for nothing in me could figure It out read all the info that I could went through everything more then once ugggh I used all my ink that came with it, and my paper tablet is all marked in the place that says device paring it wouldn't pare with my tablet or phone I had to hard reset it 6 times then I couldn't find the red light
    What a rigarow!!
    After a few text to customer service and almost giving up on it 😞😣 I finally figured it out
    There's a rubber tip on the ink pen part of the pen
    You half to remove it for the pen to read the tablet or phone I didn't know this until I wasted all my ink
    And read the book
    Text customer service looked it up, and almost gave up
    If in the instructions it does say anything about this
    You did good by finding it
    If it’s not
    You might want to put it in there 😑
    I get this stuff for me to learn and to keep me busy
    I now love my pen
    And use it often
    Thank you for coming out with it
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    David S. Saunders
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loving Livescribe after many years
    Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    This is the third livescribe pen that I've owned and I'm a big fan (I've previously used a Pulse and an Echo). I take notes by hand because I prefer to have an archival copy of my writing that does not need rebooting, never runs out of batteries and doesn't care what operating system I am currently running. Instead of using the old desktop software which came with the previous versions of the pen, the Livescribe 3 now transfers data to an app which I run on my iPad. The pen also allows me to record audio as I'm writing and will playback the recording as a sort of synchronized movie which can be shared with other people. This is useful as a "recordable whiteboard" and I have used it to sketch out designs and provide instructions to remote teams with great success. The app provides the ability to convert my handwriting into type but I don't use that very often. My handwritten words are searchable from the app, which is very useful considering I have completely filled five notebooks with handwriting. Pages can be exported to PDF, Evernote and Microsoft Onenote. Most importantly, the pen itself is a very nice writing instrument. The previous versions of this pen felt a little odd in the hand of the livescribe 3 feels good in the hand.
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    J. Murdoch
    4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite productivity tools
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    I used the Livescribe 4 GB Echo for nearly six years to take notes during interviews and for classes. The Echo was just about perfect for my needs with the exception of the horrible ink refills, something I'm not going into because so many LiveScribe users complain about the refills.

    When I upgraded my Mac's operating system to Sierra this year the desktop software for Echo stopped working. Although Livescribe offers newer software for Echo I was concerned because the company is clearly investing in newer products like the Lifescribe 3 and I decided to retire the Echo and buy the Livescribe 3.

    Despite the negative reviews I think the Livescribe 3 is a terrific time saver and productivity tool. It enables me to save all my handwritten notes to .pdf files. I often sketch out my ideas and with the Livescribe 3 I can easily copy and paste my sketches into articles and emails.

    The other benefit that I wasn't expecting is the cursive handwriting recognition feature. You have the option to save your cursive handwritten notes to a text file and in the transcription process your written notes will be converted to typed text. The conversion is not perfect. You still need to proof and correct the text document. But I don't have particularly great handwriting and I was impressed by how good the transcriptions turn out. Saves me a lot of time.

    Some people don't like the fact that the Livescribe requires special paper. As someone who is picky about paper I really like using Livescribe paper and wish it came in more sizes and templates. The paper is thick and feels great to write on. The paper is also marked in ways that makes it easy to track where you are and to use pen features by tapping on different symbols. Given the quality and functionality it's worth the price.

    One thing the Livescribe 3 has that the Echo didn't is a pen clip and the ability to retract the pen tip. You can actually carry it like a normal pen. That was something that drove me nuts about the Echo: it was big and bulky, it had no clip, and I could end up with ink marks all over my purse. I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to find a decently priced holder to keep the Echo from getting lost. Problem solved with the Livescribe 3.

    There are still a few things I wish this pen included:

    1. I really liked the Echo apps created by 3rd party developers. I used a handwriting recognition app that worked even better than the native handwriting recognition in the LIvescribe 3. I know there were also developers creating custom templates and forms which I would use if I could with Livescribe 3.

    2. As your notebooks get full it takes longer and longer for the notebooks to load in the mobile app. This was an issue with the Echo as well. It's possible my older Mac and iPhone are to blame: performance might be better with new products and more storage.

    3. It also annoys me that the Livescribe software doesn't work with my older iPad.

    4. I also wish Livescribe integrated with more productivity applications. Currently it works with Evernote and MS OneNote neither of which I use.

    5. A small but enormously irritating issue is there is no option to transfer just the ink text and images to pdf format. This means any drawings or charts you create will include the lines or grid of your notebook paper. To get rid of the lines I can import the pdf into Photoshop and edit the document but it's time consuming. The Echo pen included the option to transfer ink without the background. It seems like such an easy adjustment to make because Adobe Postscript automatically separates every element on the document. I'm hoping this is something Livescribe can include in an update.

    Still, when it comes to integrating ink writing with digital I think the Livescribe 3 is one of the best tools on the market. It saves me so much time and hassle it has already paid for itself many times over.
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    Cliente de Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente producto
    Reviewed in Mexico on January 5, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    No es la primera vez que compro plumas Livescribe y siempre me dejan impresionado. Gracias!
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    Carmela Iadaresta
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prodotto perfetto
    Reviewed in Italy on December 23, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Ottimo prodotto per riversare su PC i miei appunti
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars This pen is amazing, it is the best purchase I have made ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    This pen is amazing, it is the best purchase I have made in months. It is so useful!! It works quite well regarding recording and transcribing (about 70 to 80% comes out perfectly when I do not write too rushy; another 10% is not perfect but deducible). BTW, I use it to transcribe notes in Brazilian Portuguese with good results.
    It is quite easy to use. I record and take notes of interviews, and it links the audio with the notes, in a way I can touch the notes and listen to exactly what was being said at that point. It saves me much time from trying to find a specific point of the dialogue in regular audios which are not syncronized with the notes. I can also electronically edit the handwritten notes or the text version.
    It is super easy to transform my handwritten notes to .txt and to send them by email and by other means, such as dropbox or even whatsapp. No complaints whatsoever, it has made my life sooo much easier.
    Two downsides of it, maybe: (1) the app does not run in the computer, but only on the phone or tablet, which is a limitation; (2) the price of the notebooks and cartridges, which makes this gadget a bit expensive in the long run (even though the cartridges are relatively less expensive than the notebooks and last relatively longer).
    All in all, I highly recommend it!!
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    Keith Attoe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    The Livescribe 3 smart pen, black edition works wonderfully and looks great.
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    MONIN-BAROILLE T
    5.0 out of 5 stars tres bon produit
    Reviewed in France on July 9, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Très bon produit correspondant a mes attentes. Ce produit gagnerais d'avantage a avoir des traductions d'utilisation en Français. mais je ne désespère pas de le trouver sur le net.
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