Boogie Board Paperless LCD Writing Tablet

Green Energy LCD — 24 February 2010

Improv Electronics Boogie Board

Bringing the Etch-A Sketch into the modern era, the Boogie Board Paperless LCD Writing Tablet will be simply awesome in the hands of anyone who likes to doodle or take notes. The tablet is only 1/8 of an inch thick and measures in at 8.8 x 5.6 inches (223.52 x 142.24 mm).

The Tablet uses a pressure-sensitive LCD writing surface that will display text and pictures of different thickness levels depending on how hard you press on the screen. To erase, just press the iPhone style Home button and the slate is magically wiped clean.

Included is a stainless steel telescoping stylus but you can literally use just about anything to make a valid impression on the Boogie Board. Also, the sealed battery should last for the life of the projected 50,000 erases the Boogie Board is capable of.

Priced at $30, none of the links on the product page bring you to the actual item so I can’t speak to its availability unfortunately. Also in the works is a recordable version that will have flash memory and USB connectivity so you can save your work that will be priced at $50.

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Jeff B

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I have been watching this device since late January. How unfortunate that their supply stream has never caught up with the demand. They had quite a good press campaign, and front page mentions on many reputable tech blogs on Jan 22nd. And now out just past the 30 day mark, you can “pre-order” via the website (approx. 10 day wait), and “4 new” are being blackmarketed at 79.95 on Amazon. Yes that is something fishy that you smell.

Add to that the sealed battery (encapsulated, non-replaceable), lack of clip/tether for the pen (?), and absence of magnets, and it truly is no wonder: The More I Know the Less I Care.