Bio-Optical Organized Knowledge Device (BOOK)
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13/November/08
Introducing the new Bio-Optical Organized Knowledge device,
trade named B.O.O.K.
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 devices, it
can become damaged if coffee or soda is spilled on it, and it becomes
unusable if dropped too many times on a hard surface. The browse feature
allows you to move instantly to any sheet and to move forward or
backward as you wish.
Many come with an index feature which pinpoints the exact location of
selected information for instant retrieval.
A Manually Accessed Retrieval Knickknack (MARK) allows users to open
BOOK to the exact place they left off in a previous session - even if
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 a BOOK.
Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a precursor
of a new entertainment wave.
BOOK's appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have
committed to the platform and investors are reportedly flocking to
invest. In some areas, entire buildings are constructed to house BOOKs
for public access. Look for a flood of new titles soon.
BOOK TECHNOLOGY REBUTTAL
RE: The new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device,
trade-name "BOOK."
You should be warned that, re: the message quoted above, this BOOK
technology has serious shortcomings in user outcomes which, while not
apparent from an immediate usability analysis, seriously impair its
market desirability. Research shows that prolonged and repeated exposure
to this BOOK technology causes users to become contemplative,
reflective, and, in severe cases, it can induce bouts of concentration
and focused thinking, with common side effects that include swelling of
the imaginative and/or analytical portions of the brain. Such swelling
can impede market-critical emoto-cognitive functions like the
impulse-purchase quadrant of the cerebellum.
In one overlooked period of history, the installed user base of this
BOOK technology spread with almost epidemic speed. This period, known in
BOOKish techno-jargon as the Renaissance, saw that after the
introduction of BOOK there were unpredictable outbursts of individual
and collective creativity. But, as the record clearly shows, this BOOK
technology has no useful market outcome, in that during the entire
period of the Renaissance, historians can find no evidence of a single
IPO.
