Tapping away on a laptop or tablet may be a handy way of recording your thoughts , but there is something satisfying about scribbling away on paper - especially if you 're drawing a picture . Now there ’ s a notebook that allows people to write in it with a pen , then digitise the notes and save them to the cloud , using just a smartphone app . When the Rocketbook is full , users heat the book in a microwave to clean the pages so they can begin to fill them again . Take note ! A notebook ( pictured ) allows people to write in it with a pen , then digitise the notes and save them to the cloud , using just a smartphone app . Joe Lemay , of Cambridge Massachusetts , is raising money on crowd funding site Indiegogo to put the book into production . The notebook and app will work together to enable notes and drawings to be uploaded to the cloud , where they can be stored . The notebook is the size of a traditional sheet of paper and is compatible with any pen , but by using Pilot FriXion pens , notes can be erased by heating the book in a microwave . Organised : There are seven icons on each page , described as the ‘ magic buttons ’ used to organise notes in the cloud . ‘ You assign each icon to the place of your choice , any folder inside Dropbox , Evernote , Google Docs ( illustrated ) or your email address , ’ the company said , so they can easily be found in the cloud . Write on ! When the Rocketbook is full of ideas ( pictured ) , users will be able to heat in a microwave to clean the pages . People will be able to use the accompanying free app to ‘ accurately and quickly ’ convert handwritten notes and drawings into digital images . Using image capturing technology , the Rocketbook app will be able to ‘ accurately and quickly convert ’ handwritten notes and drawings into digital images . It will then store written information in predetermined cloud locations using seven icons on the pages . The app will be available for Apple iOS and Android and will come free with any notebook . It will also be able to be used to scan any piece of paper but performance in deciphering the information and storing it may be limited . Instead of the usual lined pages , the sheets in the Rocketbook have a dot grid pattern ‘ that allows for true creativity and are great for writing text notes , sketches , and designs , ’ according to the firm . There are seven icons at the bottom of each page , described as the ‘ magic buttons ’ which can be used to organise notes in the cloud . ‘ You assign each icon to the place of your choice , any folder inside Dropbox , Evernote , Google Docs , or your email address , ’ the company said . ‘ When you mark that icon on your page , Rocketbook automatically files your notes in the right place. ’ People will be able to use the accompanying free app to ‘ accurately and quickly ’ convert handwritten notes and drawings into digital images . Easy : The notebook is the size of a traditional sheet of paper and is compatible with any old pen , but by using Pilot FriXion pens , notes can be erased by heating the book in a microwave . They will hover their handset above a page so the app can use image capturing technology to register words , images and the chosen icon . The app will first be available for iOS devices , with an Android version due in August . It will be able to be used for scanning non-Rocket book pages , but performance may be limited . The book can be pre-ordered via Indiegogo from $ 25 plus $ 15 international shipping ( £27 for those living in the UK ) and each one comes with one black FriXion pen , with others colours on sale too . The firm set out to raise a modest $ 20,000 on the site , but has so far pulled in $ 194,982 , which is 975 per cent of what it asked for .
People write in the book using a pen and transfer scribblings to the cloud . This will be possible thanks to a free app using image recognition . Each page of the book one icons to allow musing to be organised online . Writing with a FriXion pen in the Rocketbook can be erased in a microwave . Notebook can be pre-ordered on Indiegogo for $ 25 ( £17 plus shipping )