Use and reception[edit]
From March 2008 through July 2010, Livescribe sold 400,000 .[3] About thirty percent of the customers are college students, while the majority are professionals in fields such as journalism, law, or sales.[12] Some universities issue Livescribe's products to students with learning disabilities to reduce the anxiety related to note-taking.[23][24]
PC World rated the original Livescribe Pulse pen 93/100.[25] A September 2011 review in the Associated Press compared the Livescribe Echo pen to an iPad for the purpose of note-taking and concluded that the Echo is "the best tool".[26] Livescribe was named one of BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups" in June 2009.[27] Awards earned by Livescribe include the Codie Award,[28] the Editor's Choice Award of MacLife,[29] and the Silicon Valley Business Journal's Emerging Tech Award.[30]