we used livescribes which were very usable. However instead of constantly improving their physical device they wasted a few years trying to make a platform for

we used livescribes which were very usable. However instead of constantly improving their physical device they wasted a few years trying to make a platform for apps. The pens were fat and they should have invested in making really nice form factors. 1) you wrote on their special dot paper. I filled many moleskin notebooks 2) You could record at the same time that you wrote 3) the writing was digitized 4) You could touch anywhere in the notebook and the audio that was recorded at the time you were taking notes would play. Livescribes are really amazing, but I think their marketing was crap. Every college student, business analyst etc should be using one by now.