Deep in the Heart of Tech-xas

This is the tumble log of Brandon Brunson, Lisa Peterson and Brittany Todd. We're starting off our efforts by liveblogging the DEMO 08 conference in Palm Desert, CA.

Obligatory disclaimer: We are employees of Porter Novelli. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the official opinions or positions of my esteemed employer.

Contact us at brandon.brunson [at] porternovelli.com, lisa.peterson [at] porternovelli.com or brittany.todd [at] porternovelli.com.

Jan 29

Livescribe

Livescribe is launching the Pulse Smartpen and a platform that includes the pen, desktop software and a web community.  The pen is a computer in a pen that records and links audio to what users write on paper in a special notebook.  The pen has a speaker and can record audio taken during a meeting, conference call, presentation.  Your notes can be uploaded into their desktop software.  A search functionality allows you to seach for keywords within the desktop software so that notes including searched keywords can quickly be found. The pen also features a foreign language translator, so notes you take in English can be translated to Spanish for example.