(AP) New York - Announcing the new Built-in Orderly Organized
Knowledge (BOOK) device.
The BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no
wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover!
Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even sitting in
an armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc. Here's how it works...
Each BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of
paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of
information. These pages are locked together with a custom-fit
device called a binder, which keeps the sheets in their correct
sequence.
Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use
both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and
cutting costs in half. Experts are divided on the prospects for
further increases in information density; for now books with more
information simply use more pages. This makes them thicker and
harder to carry, and has drawn some criticism from the mobile
computing crowd.
Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly
into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. The BOOK may be taken up at any time and used by merely
opening it. The BOOK never crashes and never needs re-booting,
though like other display devices it can become unusable if
dropped overboard.
The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet,
and move forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an
"index" feature, which pinpoints the exact location of any
selected information for instant retrieval.
An optional "bookmark" accessory allows you to open the BOOK
to the exact place you left it in a previous session -- even if the BOOK has been closed. Bookmarks fit universal design
standards; thus, a single BOOKMARK can be used in BOOKS by
various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous bookmarks can
be used in a single BOOK if the user wants to store numerous
views at once. Only the number of pages in the BOOK limits the
number.
You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with
an optional programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic
Intercommunication Language Stylus (Pencils). Portable, durable,
and affordable, the BOOK is being hailed as the entertainment
wave of the future. The BOOK's appeal seems so certain that
thousands of content creators have committed to the platform.
Look for a flood of new titles soon.
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