Paper Notebook Beats CNN To News Exclusive

Enthusiasts and technologists were amazed to discover yesterday that a new invention has beaten established organisations to breaking news.

While many journalists and reporters are carrying this new device, because it can be integrated into larger collections they personally carry (so called files of facts), only a few of them have realised that this is the future – they and their close friends can see news written down long before it reaches broadcast or print.

It is called the notebook, and is a cross platform solution, which can run in almost any location and configuration. It is expected that manufacturers will be gearing up production of these small book like devices now that the consumer market is demanding smaller portable versions after successful trials in courts and political briefings around the UK.

The only stumbling block is that people have to carry a separate dispensing device, called a pencil, to make full use of the technology. While some people are insisting that a pen is just as good, the expectation is that people will have to carry on buying these pencils to use their notebooks, providing a recurring revenue stream to the nascent industry that is expected to grow over the next few years.

Apple currently have no plans to launch an iNotebook, although every analyst in the country has pointed out they don’t yet have one in their line-up.  A popular Apple Blog site said they had heard an insider comment that Steve Jobs had a prototype on his desk and it would be launched in a blaze of glory at an as yet unannounced press launch later in the year.

Until then, other companies will be testing the area, and trying to agree on a common format. With a variety of sizes and nomenclature (A4, B6, A5 and Foolscap are emerging as front runners) there is a lot of worry that the market will not be able to grow sufficiently until a standard size is agreed on.