The Livescribe Echo smartpen is the perfect lecture tool for students, capturing audio and providing the ability to link it to written notes.   The Echo Pen  allows captured audio and written notes to be upload to a PC or Mac computer, where they can be filed and searched according to key words.  Students can also share their notes by attaching a pencast file to an email.  The pencast file, which consists of both images and audio, can be played back on any computer.

The Echo smartpen comes in 4GB (400 audio hours) and 8GB (800 audio hours) models.  Their available at BestBuy for $169.95 and $199.95. 

To see the Livescribe Echo Pen in action, check out the YouTube video below and / or visit the Livescribe website: