6 posts and columns on echo

Digital Pen Maker Livescribe Lands New Funding, Taps Ex-HP Exec as New CEO

in Mobile on January 18 at 9:00 pm PT

The maker of the Echo and Pulse smartpens says Gilles Bouchard has replaced founder Jim Marggraff as chief. The company has also lined up $10 million in new funding.
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Talk About Discounting: Groupon Gets a Pre-IPO Smackdown

in Commerce on June 13, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

It has only just announced its IPO plans, but Groupon is already getting a good taste of the brutality of being more public in an increasing series of negative reports aimed at its business prospects and execs, just as the social buying phenom starts to market itself to Wall Street investors.
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Livescribe Connects Its Digital Pen With Google Docs, Evernote

in Mobile on May 22, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Starting Monday, the digital notes taken with Livescribe pens will be able to be easily transferred to other programs, posted to Facebook or sent via e-mail. The company also says it is on pace to sell its millionth smart pen this year.

The Echo Doubles Up on Touch Screens

in The Digital Solution on April 12, 2011 at 9:03 pm PT

There’s nothing special about a smartphone with a slide-out keyboard, but a smartphone with two touch screens is enough to turn heads. Katie reviews the Kyocera Echo.
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News Byte

What's Better Than One Screen? Two! Sprint Unveils Kyocera Echo.

in Commerce on February 7, 2011 at 3:57 pm PT

Ahead of Apple’s iPhone launch on Verizon later this week, Sprint unveiled the Kyocera Echo, a dual-touchscreen smartphone. The Android phone, which looks a lot like a Nintendo DS, is being positioned against tablets because of better multitasking capabilities. It allows people to watch videos on one display while browsing on another. The Echo will be available this spring for $200 with a new contract. Monthly plans start at $80 for unlimited text, talk and data.

Easy Way to Log In Face Time

in The Mossberg Solution on June 16, 2009 at 5:20 pm PT

Logitech Vid aims to help non-techies who simply want to use their Webcams to see someone while they’re talking, without any fancy features.
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