[Athen] Opinions on new Livescribe models?

[Shelley Haven]

Though I don’t yet have hands-on experience with Livescribe’s new Aegir smartpen models, I am familiar with how they work and how they differ from the Echo and Livescribe 3 models.

Other than the obvious physical differences (the Aegirs are thinner, lighter, and more colorful), the Aegir smartpen operates conceptually like the Livescribe 3 model.  Whereas the Echo records audio with its built-in microphone and stores both recorded audio and notes on the pen, both the Livescribe 3 and Aegir have no microphone — both must link via Bluetooth to a mobile device (iOS or Android) and use its mic to record audio.

Both the Livescribe 3 and Aegir also stream their captured notes in real time to the Livescribe+ app on the linked mobile device; with the Echo, notes and audio are uploaded later to the Echo Desktop software on either a Mac or Windows PC.

From Livescribe+, handwritten notes can be separated into “snippets” (individual notes) and even converted to e-text (assuming decent penmanship).  Individual snippets or an entire page or notebook can be exported to OneNote, Evernote, or other apps.  One place where the Aegir will surpass the Livescribe 3 is that Livescribe has promised to release a Windows desktop version of the Livescribe+ app (Mac version to follow).  Currently, Livescribe+ is only available on iOS and Android.

Lastly, all three models still need the Livescribe/Anoto microdot paper to work (available in many different forms)..  

Here’s a comparison chart for all three smartpens:
https://livescribe.helpscoutdocs.com/article/1929-30015-smartpen-comparison-chart <https://livescribe.helpscoutdocs.com/article/1929-30015-smartpen-comparison-chart>

Hope this helps,
  Shelley

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Shelley Haven  ATP, RET
Assistive Technology Consultant
www.TechPotential.net




> On Mar 25, 2019, at 2:21 PM, Nast, Joseph <Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu> wrote:

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> I’d also be interested to see if anyone’s given the Aegir a test run. Personally, I was less than enthused about the loss of functionality going from the Echo\Sky to the Livescribe 3.

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> After routine disappointment over the display failure on many of our Echo smartpens … I was pleased to see Livescribe has new aegir models.

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> Has anyone tried these yet? Any pros and cons you’d care to share – as compared to their other models?

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> I noticed Livescribe brought the price of their Echo pens up as well … which will definitely make it harder to justify when we need new devices. Hoping aegir is a solid addition to their lineup.

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> Thanks,

> Justin

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