Announcing the new device: Built-in Orderly Organized
Knowledge Or (BOOK)
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 rebooting, although 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.
The number is limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK. 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.