A Tablet for Writing, and Only That

boogie boardRemember writing slates? The slabs of flat black material on which people wrote with chalk before the days of electronics (or pen and paper, even)? Improv Electronic's Boogie Board is basically that, only updated by means of a pressure sensitive reflex LCD screen.

Pressure on the Boogie Board with either a finger or stylus (included) turns its screen from dark to light-- and that's all it does, really. No operating systems or apps getting in the user's way. Once one is done, hitting the erase button clears the the screen. 

Clearing the screen is also the only time the Boogie Board uses any power-- and Improv says its 2 button cells can power it for 50000 erase cycles.

It comes in either 8.5" or 10" screen sizes (including an 8.5" model fitting ring binders), and a message centre dock allows mounting on a wall or any flat surface-- which makes it perfect for hanging on the fridge. 

Go Boogie Board