I just think the world should know that my wonderful wife gets truly awesome presents. This birthday it was something that solved a problem that's been the bane of my life as a journo: how to keep an easily-accessed note of a conversation that's also word-perfect.
Every journo I know spends ages going through voice recordings trying to get accurate notes of their interviews; or, like me, they have shorthand that's a bit rusty and sometimes leads to them missing things.
So Kate got me this James Bond-style pen which contains a voice recorder and a camera just under the nib. If I write "important stuff" when the person I'm interviewing starts saying important stuff, then once I'm reviewing my notes I just have to tap the words "important stuff" to jump to that bit of the recording. It's hard to explain just how natural and intuitive this is until you try it yourself.
Anyway, the one drawback is that you need special paper to write on (same price as a normal notebook, but you've got to seek it out). I'm off to a conference this week but left my stash in my desk at work, so I've just been out stocking up. Hence the post.
PS It's called a LiveScribe Echo if youse want to buy one
That sounds awesome!
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