Just when it seems you’ve exhausted all possibilities for finding a true unfilfilled need for Pulse Livescribe pen technology, the real value proposition tumbles out. For meetings and training programs, I’ve been able to find some round-peg-in-square-hole application for my so-called SmartPen. It’s cumbersome to carry, a bit of a challenge for use as a writing implement, and the paper-intended ink seems to run out at just the wrong moment. (Note: In addition to other case shortcomings, add “needs place to store spares for use in field swap-outs, as they’ll be needed.) But now I think there may actually be...


