Livescribe signs a $39M funding deal for its smartpens

Smartpens are looking like a smart move at Livescribe. The company announced it has raised $39 million in a third round of funding to further build the market for its Echo and Pulse smartpens, which have tiny computers inside them.

First launched in 2008, Livescribe’s smartpens have sold more than 500,000 units. They allow students and professionals to be more efficient, recording lectures and linking the playback of those lectures to written text. If you … Continue Reading