Ed, This sounds like something I would enjoy... may have to try it! (Actually, my greatest vice is accumulating BOOKs and other Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge devices... they're everywhere around my place.) This is very good... I will, no doubt, be forwarding it to many of my friends. Mike
On Jun 17, 2005, at 3:51 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: > MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH > > Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade named: > BOOK > > 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. > > 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: > > BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper > (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. > The 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. Experts > are divided on the prospects for further increases in information > density; for now, BOOKS with more information simply use more pages. > > Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into > your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. BOOK may > be taken up at any time and used merely by opening it. > > BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, 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 > pin-points the exact location of any selected information for instant > retrieval. > > An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open 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 BOOK markers 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, BOOK is being hailed as a precursor > of a new entertainment wave. Also, BOOK's appeal seems so certain that > thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and > investors are reportedly flocking. Look for a flood of new titles soon. > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
