Livescribe DESKTOP VERSION 1.2 - Manual (Page 12)

• back up strategies for your My Livescribe folder
Manage Applications
• view all applications you own
• install software updates
• install new software
Manage Memory
• view memory usage
• free memory
About the Pulse Smartpen and Dot Paper
The Livescribe Pulse™ smartpen is an advanced paper-based computer, providing
both audio and visual feedback, powerful processing capabilities, and substantial
built-in storage. The smartpen integrates several components and technologies. It
also uses firmware and application software to support the interaction of all of its
components and to enable built-in handwriting recognition, and applications such as
Paper Replay™, among many others.
Livescribe Dot Paper
To perform its many operations, the Pulse smartpen requires Livescribe™ dot paper.
This paper is standard paper with printed microdots on its surface. These dots are
nearly invisible to the human eye. However, the smartpen can easily see these dots
and uses them to know which page you are writing on and the exact location on that
page. The smartpen can even see these dots through the ink you write on your
pages.
The microdots are printed on each page in a special pattern based on technology
from Anoto AB. This dot pattern consists of small dots (100 micrometers in diameter)
arranged with a spacing of approximately 0.3 mm. The dot pattern overlays an
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