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In the last two weeks we bring a lightweight flexible technology in our workflow. Generally speaking, course, almost everything you write are routed through a processor, operating system and application and are immediately reflected on a LCD display using a multitasking user interface. However, we have been seeking a way to organize to-do lists on a separate screen that is not lost in the course of work a day or take improper screen real estate. In this case, we were guests to an exclusive press event extolling the latest version of the document.

Paper is a thin, folding substance that can accommodate a wide range of pencils to produce words and graphics. The catch is that, as well as printer cartridges, these pens should be filled with ink or replaced. But there is a broad ecosystem of these devices are widely available.

Role developers have really put a lot of anticipation on a wide range of uses. The tool does not have almost no learning curve and data entry is as simple as small children are have no issues dominate its foundations. Role yields high contrast when used with the appropriate ink and does not consume any power. And there simply is no presentation on the market that can bend the same flexibility as paper, allowing us to fall a little sheet imperceptibly into a shirt pocket or purse.

When used with pencils, paper offers powerful editing options, but we prefer using the soft option smooth ink, which required that we use a gesture of strikethrough for correcting input errors. This gave rise to becoming illegible words, but still consuming space on the surface. Of course, low-cost paper it is trivial to simply start with a new document, but create any content on the first worksheet that you want to perform. This can be very tedious editing and explains why is much more effective to Shakespeare's plays to be correctly written by an infinite group of monkeys for written by one man.

To try to overcome some of the disadvantages of paper, we try the electronic Improv Boogie board. The Boogie board is a monochrome LCD screen slim which can be used for many of the same types of tasks as paper. However, like with the combination of ink and paper, screen cannot be selectively erased. Furthermore, while the paper, which involves a scanner or a machine backup, backup process is kludgy at best, these measures not work so well with Boogie Board, leaving a photo all maintains its accidental deletion written in the press of a button. Even so, we are optimistic about the potential of a Boogie Board equipped with a USB port or SD card slot for easy sharing and backup. A reader has shifted CherryPal will soon be launching a version of this for 99 cents.

That said, we consider Pen paper will continue to serve a role in our workflow. It is a classic case of great hardware that let down by poor software. Therefore, while I will serve as a pinch of ad hoc is used as jotting down phone messages, you probably expect to obtain the information copied to our PCs and smartphones for actual work as soon as possible.

Paper is undoubtedly a polarization technology and we found that people love or hate. We asked some other Engadget scorecard for some other outlet:

Joshua Topolsky: Check out any Museum and you'll see much of the so-called "art" has been created in the paper, but almost none of them has 16-bit retro 80s graphics. Actually does only good use of the same impression as raffle tickets at Engadget show.

Nilay Patel: Let's break this down for you. Role developers really have a strong case for infringement of patents against all these developers scrollable and folding screens. AH and Joojoo. A good complement to pen (yeah, right) "permanent" liquid del Monte.

Chris Ziegler: When used with carrier pigeons, paper was one of the earliest forms of wireless communication. I am now using version Egyptian eBay to track down one of the original Papyrus scrolls - still in the original box.

Paul Miller: Without question, a big screen, but its lack of pixels means essentially has zero pixel density. Pass.

Joanna Stern: Love it. A mixture of almost perfect light weight and durability and not include any Microsoft or Intel stickers. Screen has contrast even better than Pixel Qi. Lack of keyboard can be a switch treatment for many, however.

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