No-power Boogie Board LCD tablet wants to replace paper

Improv Electronics has revealed an LCD writing tablet that uses a power-free “reflex LCD” to display hand-written content. The Improv Electronics Boogie Board Writing Tablet is designed to replace paper as the note pad of choice with super-efficient, power-free LCD technology.

The Improv Electronics Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet uses a technology developed by Ohio’s Kent Displays, a pressure-sensitive system that requires no power to display hand-written notes and etchings. These notes can be erased by a small battery, which can execute a total of 50,000 erase cycles without needing to be replaces. Compared to standard paper, this system costs “15 times less” than a sheet in a steno notepad.

The Boogie Board writing tablet will be available for $29.95, including those “50,000 erase cycles” that compare to 50,000 sheets of paper. The difference, however, is that once a page is erased, its contents are gone forever. The Improv Electronics Boogie Board writing tablet does not include a storage device, and this would obviously complicate the technology that at present requires zero electrical energy to produce an image.

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