LCD tablet Boogie Board can already be bought for $ 30

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Kent Displays company specializes in producing reflexive displays under the brand name Reflex, which uses a technology called cholesteric liquid crystals. One feature of these displays is that they are catering to them only by changing the image. According to the company released some of its displays already hold one and the same image without power for more than 10 years.


To advance technology in the consumer segment was created a special unit called the Improv Electronics. The first product that the company released to the market under the brand Improv Electronics, became tablet Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet.

The device, shown in the illustrations, is intended to replace the paper notebook or a board for the records. It is the first "paperless notepad", which as a surface for the letters used to pressure-sensitive liquid crystal display Reflex.


Unlike most LCD displays, built on a glass substrate, display Boogie Board is made of durable and flexible plastic. To write or draw something on the surface of the tablet, you can use a stylus or other object. The line width depends on the thickness of the object and the forces of pressure. The created image is saved on the screen as long as there is no clear button is pressed. Energy is expended only during the treatment (as a power source uses a small watch battery, which is enough for 50000 cycles of abrasion). The site Amazon device you can buy for about $ 30.

Sources: KentDisplays.com, myboogieboard.com, Amazon.com