The Word Cloud

Seen at a technology fair is the latest reader to rival the ubiquitous Kindle: the i-scroll. 

One of the first of a new generation of readers, the i-scroll takes customer preference for a tactile reading environment seriously. The parchment-textured surface even smells of old libraries. Storage is virtually unlimited, because the i-scroll incorporates a unique roll-up mechanism.

As with all new technology, there are potential problems. The analogue interface should allow personalized textual comments and the posting of critiques. However, the design of the stylus is suspect, and ridiculously over-engineered. Referred to as the ‘quill’, it is .ink-compatible.

Rumour has it that the transfer rate is slow and data-loss common.

It should be worth waiting a year for the expected i-scroll 2, as pundits expect it will utilize PEN technology.