Perhaps Knapp considers text creation to only pertain to a formal word document, but that is not a reasonable interpretation.

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Thanks in part to the Text Creation Partnership, "within four years effectively the entire printed corpus of English material between 1450 and 1800 will be available on your laptop, " says Witmore's collaborator, Jonathan Hope.

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The project foresees also the preparation of a new text book, training of trainers for its use and the creation of a resource center.

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The Printing Dress is a Microsoft Research creation that is essentially a screen that allows you to text your thoughts onto the dress for everyone to read.

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That said, you'll be hard-pressed to find such extensive content creation apps available on other smartphones, and the ability to combine text, imagery, drawings and written annotations is one of the most compelling features of the Galaxy Note.

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