1. An annotation system that associates annotations with at least one object, the annotation system comprising: a viewing device for viewing the at least one object, the viewing device being distinct from an annotation device; a search circuit that locates the at least one object to be annotated and provides an object identifier that corresponds to the at least one object; the annotation device allowing a user to make at least one annotation independently from the at least one object, the annotation device comprising: an input device that inputs the at least one annotation; an annotation linking circuit that establishes a link associating the at least one annotation with at least one portion of the object; a database that stores the object identifier, the at least one annotation and the link; and a synchronize circuit that associates the at least one annotation with the at least one portion of the object based on the link and the object identifier; and wherein the user makes annotation using the annotation device while viewing the at least one object using the distinct viewing device, and upon synchronization by the synchronize circuit, the at least one annotation is transferred to the at least one object, wherein the distinct annotation device stores the at least one annotation in a database and wherein the distinct viewing device views the at least one annotation from the database.