Livescribe 2 GB Pulse Smartpen

The OLED display has died on me and this seems to be a common feature. Customer support is worthless, as out of warranty repair needs don't get a reasonable answer. For a £140 product (or over more), this is quite unacceptable. Sometimes the pen also connects the end point of a word with the beginning of the next, turning the pdf of your notes into an illegible scribble. Yes it was a good idea and a fine gadget to fill 3 or 4 notebooks, but in view of the high fault rate / limited lifetime it does not meet the expectations created by their marketing. I strongly recommend not to buy.

Bonjour, produit étonnant et fait ce qu'il prétend faire. Et il le fait très bien. Une autre façon de prendre des notes, en associant des dessins avec un exposé par exemple. Pourquoi pas des dessins heuristiques... Livescribe - APX-00004 - EFIGS Titanium Pulse - Smartpen - 4 Go (Import Royaume Uni) Belle invention.

Both pens I bought do not work, screen does not light up, parts unavailable and pens not able to be repaired.

Eigentlich mochte ich meinen Livescribe Pulse sehr gerne - bis nach knapp zwei Jahren das OLED Display begonnen hat immer dunkler zu werden. Mittlerweile ist es komplett erloschen - d.h. der Stift kann nur noch "blind" bedient werden (der Rest der Elektronik funktioniert nach wie vor - geschriebenes und gesprochenes wird noch immer aufgezeichnet und kann wie gehabt per USB vom Stift herunter geladen werden; auch das Laden des Akkus scheint nach wie vor zu funktionieren). Wer jetzt "Einzelfall" denkt, der sollte sich im englischen Livescribe Forum den Thread "21632063-Pen-Display-Faded" ansehen, dort haben sich über ein Jahr hinweg dutzende mit dem gleichen Problem gemeldet und die Standardantwort von Livescribe war, man solle einen neuen Stift kaufen... Entweder miserable Qualitätssicherung oder extrem dreister Fall von geplanter Obsoleszenz....

First of all, these pens are the best Smartpens made, and would still be the best, if they were still being made. The problem is these pens were last made in 2009, and contain parts have have a finite lifespan. The battery and the display are good for about 3 years from the date of manufacture. So if the pen was made in 2009, then by 2012 they are no longer any good. I bought two of these pens in 2009, and they both died in 2011. I bought a new one in preparation for a new job in 2019, and I received a brand new box with a pen undamaged since it was packaged in 2009, however it had a bad display. I was able to charge the battery, and the pen made noises when I tried to operate the setup menu, but with the display being dead, there was no configuration possible. The manufacturer tells me they stopped making these before I bought my first one, so there is no way it is possible these were made later. They have integrated batteries and are not intended to be repaired, The OLED display on my original pens grew dimmer in the two years I used them, and were the primary reason they were failing, but the batteries and display pens stored for 10 years are unlikely to have the same life as new.