--- product_id: 1143938 title: "Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones" brand: "livescribe" price: "€ 656.02" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/1143938-livescribe-3-smartpen-pro-edition-for-android-and-ios-tablets store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Handwriting to text conversion 10+ hrs battery life Bluetooth Smart sync Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones **Brand:** livescribe **Price:** € 656.02 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ–ŠοΈ Write Smart, Sync Smarter β€” Never Miss a Thought! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones by livescribe - **How much does it cost?** € 656.02 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/1143938-livescribe-3-smartpen-pro-edition-for-android-and-ios-tablets) ## Best For - livescribe enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted livescribe brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Audio-Linked Note Capture:** Record synchronized audio with your handwritten notes for richer, context-driven recall. - β€’ **Instant Digital Conversion:** Transform your handwritten notes into searchable, editable digital text with remarkable accuracy. - β€’ **Seamless Multi-Device Sync:** Effortlessly connect and sync notes across up to 4 iOS & Android devices via Bluetooth Smart. - β€’ **Premium Accessories Included:** Arrives with a sleek Leather Smartpen Portfolio and a hardbound journal for professional style. - β€’ **Evernote Premium Subscription:** Boost productivity with a 1-year Evernote Premium subscription ($45 value) included. ## Overview The Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition is a cutting-edge digital pen that wirelessly syncs your handwritten notes and drawings to iOS and Android devices via Bluetooth Smart. It uniquely pairs audio recordings with your notes, enabling playback and enhanced organization through the Livescribe+ app. With built-in memory supporting up to 4 devices, handwriting-to-text conversion, and premium accessories including a leather portfolio and Evernote Premium subscription, it’s the ultimate tool for professionals who demand seamless analog-to-digital productivity. ## Description Connects to your iOS and Android devices via Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy) to sync everything you write or draw to the free Livescribe+ app.The quickest, simplest way to bring valuable information from paper onto your tablet. Easy to use. Review: UPDATE Great Smartpen! App is Improving - This is a review of the Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition and Livescribe+ app. for iOS I am a college student recording and taking notes on several hours of lectures per day. I am working with an iPhone 4s The leather portfolio is nothing special but it is functional and looks nice enough. I have been using the smart pen for about 3 weeks and have had some good results. First, I would like to point out that overall, the pen works as advertised. It is a little large but not awkward to write with. The Livescribet+ app also works well. Previous issues have been resolved. So far, I have been able to take several pages of notes. These notes are seamlessly syncing to the Livescribe+ app. If the app is not running while I take notes the data is still stored on the pen, which has 2 GB of storage, and syncs the next time the app and pen are paired. The OCR work well also. I estimate that 85% - 95% of my handwriting is accurately converted into text with the swipe of a finger. This is true for either cursive (script) or block style writing. Now my penmanship is pretty poor, so I think OCR is pretty good. I find that the problem is usually with numbers and symbols, but that just may be my writing style. Notes can be shared easily via email, sms, Evernote, Drop box, Google Drive, etc, in either text form or as a PDF of the page or snippet. I have very successfully written an entire page of notes, had it converted into text, made a few minor edits in the app, and emailed a completed document. I have also been able to group several pages of notes together and send them to Evernote from within the app. In fact, I wrote most of this review with my Livescribe 3 Smartpen! I find as others have mentioned that the pen makes a soft clicking sound when the tip breaks contact with the paper. This is no big deal if you write in cursive and the pen rearly breaks contact with the paper. If, however, you write mostly in block or capital letters as I do you may notice this clicking sound. I don't find it terribly distracting, but earlier today I was writing in an empty silent room and then became acutely aware of the sound. UPDATE -LIVESCRIBE+ APP 1.0.2 Has corrected issues with recording Pencasts. UPDATE I have made many Pencasts successfully. Auto-Lock and Pass-Code no longer need to be disabled. The audio recording works as advertised. Recording about 1.5 hours of audio with several pages of transcribed notes uses about 20% - 30% of battery life. One feature that I am enjoying is the ability to write down a deadline or upcoming event and send it to my calendar with just a click. Creating a reminder, task, or calendar entry is very simple and works as advertised. I don't care much for the ink cartridge, I prefer a finer point on a pen and maybe even gel ink. This is a minor inconveniences and a matter of personal preference. There are other brands of ink refills that can be used and I will give an update when I have checked them out. NOTE: ink refills from previous Livescribe Pens are not compatible with Livescribe 3. All Livescribe Dot Paper, however, is compatible with this pen. You can even print you own dot paper for free with a laser quality printer. UPDATE- It turns out that the Livescribe ink refill that came with my pen write more smoothly than the ink that was installed in the pen originally. Still haven't tried other refills yet but any D1 type ink refill should work. Overall, I am pleased with my Livescribe experience and feel that it can only improved as more functionality is made available through future app updates. Review: GREAT tool...but takes patience at first - I'm an author and I write wherever the words come to me. Sometimes that's on a laptop; sometimes I write longhand. Often I mix it up but I've written entire books in longhand. And the thing that sucks about that is the length of time it takes to type up my work afterward. So, when I saw that this tool actually existed, one that would allow me to write longhand and convert my work to digital text without all of that typing, man I was excited. I mean we're talking about anywhere from 50K-70K words. Set Up: So I get my bundle of joy home and set it up. This was the most frustrating part and why I knocked off a star. I downloaded the app (which required some updates so it took a while) on my iPad mini and iPhone 5s. tried to connect the pen via bluetooth, first on my phone, then on my mini, then on my phone again. I have less trouble squeezing into my Spanx. Took forever...it seems. Well, it felt like forever because you want it to work right away, the first time. So, 20 minutes or a half hour feels like forever. Finally worked after figuring out a routine. The process I now use to get the pen to connect is, open the app. Click the pen on. The first time it blinks green. I let it blink a few seconds. Turn it off. Turn it back on, wait a few seconds, and voila! It starts blinking blue. Have no idea why that works but I don't question it. Next Challenge--Writing: Now my pen is blinking blue and I start writing and it looks like...absolute crap. I tried print. I tried cursive. I wasted six pages of scribbling and not only did it look like crap, it transcribed in to jibberish. Just like in the uploaded customer photo, that's what happened to me. It didn't recognize anything I wrote. the pen made all of these squiggly lines. Exactly like the customer photo uploaded. I was about ready to send the thing back for a refund. But then I said, let's just try again, just one more time. The benefit is SO worth it. I have a pretty long stroke with the pen. Big handwriting. This time, I simply wrote cursive, careful to stay between the lines, and like magic, the thing worked perfectly. I mean, my mouth is hitting the ground because I was two seconds from throwing the thing back in a box. When I attempted to convert it to digital text, perfect...except it had a tough time recognizing my cursive "S." I selected the text, converted it--then emailed a page to myself, converted the PDF to text, and pasted it in my document. Took about two minutes. Making a few edits versus having to type the entire book totally works for me. So, long story short, have patience. Takes a little practice. But once you work out the handwriting style that works, you will wonder why you didn't buy one of these sooner. I will come back and post a couple of photos as soon as I take them and update if I have issues. Right now, I can definitely recommend it--especially for authors. ## Features - Connects to your iOS and Android devices via Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy) to sync everything you write or draw to the free Livescribe+ 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 - Once your notes are in the Livescribe+ 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. - Built-in memory on the smartpen captures and stores your notes, allowing you to sync to up to 4 iOS and Android devices - Comes with Leather Smartpen Portfolio and hardbound journal - Includes One-Year Subscription to Evernote Premium ($45 value) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00FONJDZ6 | | Best Sellers Rank | #493 in Digital Pens | | Brand | Livescribe | | Built-In Media | Computer Digital Pens | | Color | Black with dark chrome highlights | | Compatible Amazon Tablet Models | Amazon Fire 5th Generation, Amazon Fire 7 5th Generation, Amazon Fire 7 7th Generation, Amazon Fire 7 9th Generation, Amazon Fire HD 10 5th Generation, Amazon Fire HD 7 4th Generation, Amazon Fire HD 8 5th Generation, Amazon Fire HD 8 6th Generation, Amazon Fire HD 8 7th Generation, Amazon Fire HD 8 8th Generation | | Compatible Devices | Tablet | | Customer Reviews | 3.7 out of 5 stars 461 Reviews | | Enclosure Material | Paper,Leather | | Global Trade Identification Number | 07426700456436 | | Item Dimensions | 2.63 x 7.38 x 9.44 inches | | Item Weight | 2.1 pounds | | Manufacturer | Livescribe, Inc | | Material | Paper, Leather | | Mfr Part Number | APX-00017 | | Minimum Required Operating System Version | iOS 7 | | Model Number | APX-00017 | | Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) | | Number of Packs | 1 | | UPC | 012303903223 027425860187 880150874542 012300305594 858783701870 816108010427 804904195981 808113014453 801947310470 804067331257 809395327279 659926296440 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Warranty Description | 1-year warranty on all parts and labor. | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Livescribe - **Color:** Black with dark chrome highlights - **Compatible Devices:** Tablet - **Global Trade Identification Number:** 07426700456436 - **Item Weight:** 2.1 pounds - **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 2.63 x 7.38 x 9.44 inches - **Material:** Paper,Leather - **Number of Batteries:** 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) - **Number of Packs:** 1 ## Images ![Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713ufw5FavL.jpg) ![Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41JORoZSkVL.jpg) ![Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dQMMPBFvL.jpg) ![Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61flMYXS6KL.jpg) ![Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition for Android & iOS Tablets and Smartphones - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BYxJK14tL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ UPDATE Great Smartpen! App is Improving *by A***N on November 17, 2013* This is a review of the Livescribe 3 Smartpen Pro Edition and Livescribe+ app. for iOS I am a college student recording and taking notes on several hours of lectures per day. I am working with an iPhone 4s The leather portfolio is nothing special but it is functional and looks nice enough. I have been using the smart pen for about 3 weeks and have had some good results. First, I would like to point out that overall, the pen works as advertised. It is a little large but not awkward to write with. The Livescribet+ app also works well. Previous issues have been resolved. So far, I have been able to take several pages of notes. These notes are seamlessly syncing to the Livescribe+ app. If the app is not running while I take notes the data is still stored on the pen, which has 2 GB of storage, and syncs the next time the app and pen are paired. The OCR work well also. I estimate that 85% - 95% of my handwriting is accurately converted into text with the swipe of a finger. This is true for either cursive (script) or block style writing. Now my penmanship is pretty poor, so I think OCR is pretty good. I find that the problem is usually with numbers and symbols, but that just may be my writing style. Notes can be shared easily via email, sms, Evernote, Drop box, Google Drive, etc, in either text form or as a PDF of the page or snippet. I have very successfully written an entire page of notes, had it converted into text, made a few minor edits in the app, and emailed a completed document. I have also been able to group several pages of notes together and send them to Evernote from within the app. In fact, I wrote most of this review with my Livescribe 3 Smartpen! I find as others have mentioned that the pen makes a soft clicking sound when the tip breaks contact with the paper. This is no big deal if you write in cursive and the pen rearly breaks contact with the paper. If, however, you write mostly in block or capital letters as I do you may notice this clicking sound. I don't find it terribly distracting, but earlier today I was writing in an empty silent room and then became acutely aware of the sound. UPDATE -LIVESCRIBE+ APP 1.0.2 Has corrected issues with recording Pencasts. UPDATE I have made many Pencasts successfully. Auto-Lock and Pass-Code no longer need to be disabled. The audio recording works as advertised. Recording about 1.5 hours of audio with several pages of transcribed notes uses about 20% - 30% of battery life. One feature that I am enjoying is the ability to write down a deadline or upcoming event and send it to my calendar with just a click. Creating a reminder, task, or calendar entry is very simple and works as advertised. I don't care much for the ink cartridge, I prefer a finer point on a pen and maybe even gel ink. This is a minor inconveniences and a matter of personal preference. There are other brands of ink refills that can be used and I will give an update when I have checked them out. NOTE: ink refills from previous Livescribe Pens are not compatible with Livescribe 3. All Livescribe Dot Paper, however, is compatible with this pen. You can even print you own dot paper for free with a laser quality printer. UPDATE- It turns out that the Livescribe ink refill that came with my pen write more smoothly than the ink that was installed in the pen originally. Still haven't tried other refills yet but any D1 type ink refill should work. Overall, I am pleased with my Livescribe experience and feel that it can only improved as more functionality is made available through future app updates. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT tool...but takes patience at first *by K***Y on November 12, 2014* I'm an author and I write wherever the words come to me. Sometimes that's on a laptop; sometimes I write longhand. Often I mix it up but I've written entire books in longhand. And the thing that sucks about that is the length of time it takes to type up my work afterward. So, when I saw that this tool actually existed, one that would allow me to write longhand and convert my work to digital text without all of that typing, man I was excited. I mean we're talking about anywhere from 50K-70K words. Set Up: So I get my bundle of joy home and set it up. This was the most frustrating part and why I knocked off a star. I downloaded the app (which required some updates so it took a while) on my iPad mini and iPhone 5s. tried to connect the pen via bluetooth, first on my phone, then on my mini, then on my phone again. I have less trouble squeezing into my Spanx. Took forever...it seems. Well, it felt like forever because you want it to work right away, the first time. So, 20 minutes or a half hour feels like forever. Finally worked after figuring out a routine. The process I now use to get the pen to connect is, open the app. Click the pen on. The first time it blinks green. I let it blink a few seconds. Turn it off. Turn it back on, wait a few seconds, and voila! It starts blinking blue. Have no idea why that works but I don't question it. Next Challenge--Writing: Now my pen is blinking blue and I start writing and it looks like...absolute crap. I tried print. I tried cursive. I wasted six pages of scribbling and not only did it look like crap, it transcribed in to jibberish. Just like in the uploaded customer photo, that's what happened to me. It didn't recognize anything I wrote. the pen made all of these squiggly lines. Exactly like the customer photo uploaded. I was about ready to send the thing back for a refund. But then I said, let's just try again, just one more time. The benefit is SO worth it. I have a pretty long stroke with the pen. Big handwriting. This time, I simply wrote cursive, careful to stay between the lines, and like magic, the thing worked perfectly. I mean, my mouth is hitting the ground because I was two seconds from throwing the thing back in a box. When I attempted to convert it to digital text, perfect...except it had a tough time recognizing my cursive "S." I selected the text, converted it--then emailed a page to myself, converted the PDF to text, and pasted it in my document. Took about two minutes. Making a few edits versus having to type the entire book totally works for me. So, long story short, have patience. Takes a little practice. But once you work out the handwriting style that works, you will wonder why you didn't buy one of these sooner. I will come back and post a couple of photos as soon as I take them and update if I have issues. Right now, I can definitely recommend it--especially for authors. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Product has potential but needs work before safe to use - LiveScribe need to sack their Application Development lead *by A***R on April 26, 2014* I'm on my 3rd Livescribe pen. While a touch light for my personal preference, "3" is otherwise very good and a pleasure to write with. It's easily activated by twisting the ring on the shaft, which also serves to expose the ink cartridge tip, ready for note taking. It starts up fast and links via BT4.0 quickly and efficiently to my iPhone 5S. I have a second pairing with my iPad. First I had an Echo, which served me very well for a few years but when the display burnt out and couldn't be repaired I moved on. Second, I had a Sky. Great potential, but seemingly endless problems with syncing. Still have it and it still works (sort of) but when I saw 3, I thought "This is it!" Third, my "3". On paper, this looks terrific. It also functioned very well in terms of syncing and software updates. BUT, I lost EVERYTHING that I'd recorded in one foul swoop and LiveScribe support simply acknowledged it as a bug but said there was nothing I could do about it. Unimpressed, but trying to be fair, I asked how I can archive my content to prevent such a disaster again. So far I haven't got a useful answer. Please note that I verge on extreme with my backup activities, so losing data is a rarity for me. Yet, my daily phone backups couldn't help me restore what I'd lost. I'll write a bit more about the failure at the end together with a possible solution which may work if you respond early and in the correct sequence. The next issue goes more toward the management of content that's generated through LiveScribe products. My content from these 3 different pens appear to have no way to locally consolidate. Effectively, what I require is a virtual bookcase for my LiveScribe books/journals. Regardless of how they were created AND they should each include both pen annotations and audio. The initial App that came with my Echo was the best, so far, and mostly worked the way I required. However, generally UI design left a fair bit to be desired. I faced another problem during the Echo period when I returned to Apple Mac world after a period on PC's. According to LiveScribe and others, my files should have been compatible between platforms, but sadly the audio wouldn't play. Another issue with the LiveScribe+ app is that your text notes can sync to multiple devices, but as the audio is recorded by your device, there's no method to sync that audio with another device. Basically, while "3" can sync with multiple devices you really can only use it with one IF you are recording audio which you intend to be able to access. I sincerely believe that LiveScribe are close to a truly winning product BUT until they get their act together, and ensure the companion software behaves as required, their solution remains hamstrung. If you can live with the limitations that I touched on and/or are prepared to risk loosing your all your audio, go ahead and get this; otherwise look elsewhere. Failure: My experience: After encountering syncing problems on my iPhone 5S with iTunes, I decided to reset my device. That process was successful and the syncing problem I'd been facing was gone. However, the first time I opened Livescribe+ I received a message that read something like 'unable to access your database' 'creating a new one' 'contact engineering for more assistance'. Yes, the message really included the phrase "contact engineering"!!! Failure: What I believe happened: Not long before I reset my iPhone there was an update to Livescribe+ and that included doing a database update within the App. I believe when I first attempted to start the Livescribe+ app (which hadn't yet been updated), the newer database wasn't compatible with the older app. Sadly, instead of a warning message to 'update the app or risk loosing the data'', it immediately created a new database without any method available to access the old one. Failure: The Solution: After such a restore AND BEFORE you start the Livescribe+ application, ensure it's been updated to the latest version. *** Tip 1 "Reducing disruption to recordings from incoming calls" *** (Added 27th April, 2014 - Meant to include this on my original post) --- Problem: "3"'s behaviour when a call is received during an audio recording session is to pause the recording. It will remain paused until you reject the call or the caller hangs up; then the recording will resume PROVIDED that the Livescribe+ app is still active. If you take the call OR if the Livescribe+ App was in the background (which includes where the screen was locked) you need to reopen the Livescribe+ app and then interactively resume the recording. This is quite inconvenient and has resulted in several big gaps in my audio recordings. --- Solution 1: If you have the luxury of having an iPad, then use it for your recordings. Incoming calls cease to be an issue on the iPad, so this source of audio recording disruption is gone. In any case, look at your pen from time to time, the LED should be red when recording audio and blue when linked to your device! --- Solution 2: Put the Livescribe+ shortcut key on your device's shortcut bar, so it's more quickly accessible to start and/or resume recordings. *** End Tip 1 *** Summary: I really want to love and recommend this product. Unfortunately, at this point I don't believe it's ready for commercial use by the operational standards of 2014! 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