Reading partner. Enjoy the reading and explore more

Abstract: Reading is the access to information and knowledge. But the value of reading is far beyond the knowledge obtained. Reading delights people and contributes to the self-development. Although we have different opinions about reading books, the wishes of having a happy and inspiring reading is the ideal. In fact, people are changing their reading habits according to the fast-paced and information-rich society. How to keep people reading books and make use of technology to benefit reading is what this design project aims to. This report discusses people’s attitude in reading books and the fact of reading e-books, compares the differences of traditional reading and e-reading, and defines reading activities as well as what a pen scanner can do to contribute to reading activities. The problem is how we adjust our traditional reading to a modern lifestyle with the requirement of customizing our reading material for personal use. The design is mainly for students, scholars and people who often read for study and research. The solution is a pen scanner which scans, stores, searches and tags text and pictures in books. The purpose of this project is to find a way to help people to read books and enjoy it in the context of information and internet society, as well as to promote reading as positive means to satisfy people’s spiritual needs and encourage self-development.