Cool Story for a Hot Day

Just wanted to share an interesting article I found on one of my new favorite sites: Mind/Shift.  It's about an entry into the 2011 Imagination Cup, Microsoft's student technology competition.

Team Note-Taker out of of Arizona State University developed a tool that tackles the real-world problem students who are visually impaired have taking notes in class. See the solution they came up with using a camera and tablet PC.

Oh, and it's not too early to register for the Imagination Cup 2012...

Best note taking app for your smartphone??

Your smartphone is with you all the time, right? Why not take notes directly onto your phone. But which one is best for the iPhone? how about DROID?

Check out this link from Gizmodo. This "APPBATTLE" looks at the top three note taking apps for each smartphone operating system.

Do you use one of these? Do you have a different app you use? Leave a comment below and share.

MyScript for Livescribe Pen

Are you familiar with the Livescribe Pulse SmartPen?

The pen allows you to record audio that is sync'd to your handwritten notes as you write in the specialized notebook. Pretty cool technology!

Well......now it just got a little cooler.

MyScript is an app for the Pulse SmartPen that will enable users to translate their written text into digital text. Think of the possibilities - any handwritten notes can be converted into digital text. Then this digital text can be read aloud by any text to speech software program. Now struggling readers can hear both the audio recordings of the note taking session AND the audio of the notes themselves.

MyScript costs $29.95 but is now available as a 30-day free trial.

If you have a Pulse SmartPen, check it out. I know I am. I will report back on the features of this tool as I move through my trial.