Following through on several of its promises, digital-pen maker Livescribe this week is announcing a Mac version of its desktop software, handwriting recognition software, as well as the ability for digital-pen owners to print special ""dot paper"" using their own printer.

Mac support was tops on the list of feature requests, CEO Jim Marggraff said at a recent press event, while the ability to convert handwriting to text was the No. 2 most-requested feature. The digital pen had required 32-bit versions of Windows XP or Windows Vista, although it is adding 64-bit Windows support, along with the Mac option.
Meanwhile the ability to print one's own paper could help assuage some of the cost concerns around a pen that costs $150 and also has required comparatively pricey custom notebooks.
That said, there are some limitations with each of these new features. The Mac software is still in beta, the handwriting recognition software comes from a third-party and costs $29, while the print-your-own-paper option requires a color PostScript laser printer. The handwriting recognition software and print-your-own paper options are Windows only for now, with plans to add them to the Mac version in the first quarter of next year, when the Mac product goes final.
Oakland, Calif.-based Livescribe hasn't released any sales figures, but the company has been featured prominently at Target stores nationwide and recently expanded sales to include Costco.
Also, Marggraff noted that the company recently sent a survey to 10,000 of its users, which he said represent a fraction of its total users. (No word on whether that fraction is more like one-thirtieth or two-thirds.)
(Source: CNET.com)