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May 4, 2008 by Rich Whittle | 3 Comments

engadget:

We’ve seen countless attempts to re-invent the Post-It note, but no one’s ever really managed to improve on the basic design — which might be why MIT’s “Quickies” concept doesn’t even try.

The electronic note system is instead based around a digital pen and special pad, which saves your notes as you jot them down on RFID-embedded Post-Its.

Software on your PC then does some quick OCR and, according to the inventors, “uses its understanding of the user’s intentions, content, and the context of the notes to provide the user with reminders, alerts, messages, and just-in-time information.”

Check out a video of the system in action:

Editor’s note: When I saw this, it was so cool, I just had to share it with our readers. Just imagine how other common items could be ‘re-invented’ by combining them with new technologies.