AUTUMN//WINTER 2017 49 65776-008_PW_Stationery_BM_StationaryMatters_105x297_GB • FOGRA 39 • CMYK • jw: 15.08.2017 DU:17.08.2017 GB Hello new perspectives. 27.–30.1.2018, Frankfurt am Main The stationery trends. Today at Paperworld, tomorrow in your product assortment. Experience the world’s largest offering for personal paper, stationery and school supplies. And discover the colour and material trends of the coming season. New perspectives await: paperworld.messefrankfurt.com/tickets Are you aware of our Business Matchmaking? The ideal service to help you plan your visit effec­ tively – completely free of charge once you buy your ticket! info@uk.messefrankfurt.com Tel. +44 (0) 14 83 48 39 83 The Livescribe 3 digital pen fromAnoto has a camera next to the nib that analyses a pattern of dots on the paper to establish the position of every stroke with high accuracy,sending the information to a tablet or smartphone via Bluetooth.The mobile device can also record audio which can be linked to the notes in the app. Another approach is to place a digitising tablet under the paper, the pen communicating with the tablet to provide highly accurate positioning data. The world leader in this technology is the Japanese company Wacom. Wacom’s Bamboo range of folios and tablets take pads of the user’s favourite paper and digitise the ink, sending it to a computer or smartphone by Bluetooth. The process is intuitive and instant using Wacom’s own app, Bamboo Paper. The technology also underpins Montblanc’s new Augmented Paper system, a luxury folio covered in Florentine leather and a StarWalker digital pen. It is stylish but can hardly be described as cheap – £590 at Montblanc’s website. Canon’s IrisNotes subsidiary takes a third approach – the pen is tracked by an infra-red ‘radar’ unit clipped to the top of the paper. Scans are decent and it is cheaper, but scores high on the faff factor. Rocketbook has a unique selling point in that two models can be erased, as long as you use Pilot’s FriXion pens. The Everlast can be wiped clean with a damp cloth, and the Wave can be erased by blasting it in a microwave oven (unfortunately not for ever, however. Only five times.) Whether you choose to wipe or swipe, it’s clear that for anyone who stores all their notes in the digital domain, having a reusable notebook is a big plus. And where there is demand, there will be startups and enterprises rushing in to meet this need.