Yes! lawyers nowadays not only get their own websites where they advertise their services and contact information. They also use very special electronics to have all their information in one place. The special electronics I am talking about are no other than the famous Sony PRS-500. This device allows the user to save ebooks in various formats in it so he can later read it on its screen. So? what is the difference between reading on a handeld device or reading directly from the screen?. The main difference is the screen itself: The technology used in the PRS 500 is called Electronic Ink or e-ink.

This new display technology doesn't cause eyestrain as it doesn't need a backlight to work. It is displayed like if it was ink over regular paper. And many industries are taking advantage of the portability and great features this product offers. You could indeed read your ebooks from the screen of a laptop, but a few minutes later, you would feel the disconfort the plasma or LCD technology causes to the eye. That's why this invention is so revolutionary. Not only provides portability but also reduces eye strain. Also, the battery lasts for dozens of hours. No need to run to the closest power outlet when battery is running low. This precious can stand literary thousands of hours, and its small size makes it just perfect! Lawyers all over the US are now using it to get all their documents and legal papers in one place. They carry their statutes, codes, etc, everywhere! How about having all the statutes (local and federal) in one paperback? Nice, isn't it?

Well, the credit doesn't entirely go to the gadget itself but also to a software used to format documents for it. It is called Michelangelo. It is very practical to use because it gets integrated into a know interface by most of us which is Microsoft Word as a plugin. I see the possibilities and they are huge. Students carrying all their books and school material in one electronic device.... Businessmen going to meetings and having all their documents ready in one place instead of carrying around folders and huge briefcases. The PRS 500 formatting software can tank it all. From the smallest task to a whole encyclopaedia. Everything can fit your 6 inch screen with this software. The world is getting to a point in which a few things will be put in paper. Most people nowadays never see the money they make in a physical form. They carry credit cards, do payments online, etc.... We are living in a virtual world. A world in which a whole library can fit the palm of our hands.