By John MelloJune 16, 2014 06:30 AM ET Despite a plethora of digital gadgets -- laptops, smartphones, phablets and tablets -- pen and paper remains popular among note takers. Why? Probably because a digital equivalent hasn't been invented yet to satisfactorily mirror the experience of scribbling notes on paper.Also, there's evidence that old-fashioned note taking has benefits missing from its digital counterpart. To begin with, writing your notes manually instead of typing them may aid memory retention (see the sidebar below). In addition, the New York Times recently cited several studies concluding that children learn better if they write by hand. ComputerWorld/ full read here/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249018/Review_3_note_taking_gadgets_keep_you_scribbling