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A Practical LCD Writing Tablet

Posted by kdawson on from the write-on dept.

An anonymous reader passes along a word about an innovative LCD writing tablet. The Boogie Board costs $30, can be written on with a stylus or a fingernail, and uses no power in the act of writing. Only erasing consumes power — from a watch battery, which lasts for 50,000 erases. The total cost per "page" comes out to only 1/15th that of steno paper. The writing surface is pressure-sensitive and "highly responsive to variable amounts of pressure," so you can make thick and thin lines.

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  1. Shipping kills it by Albanach · · Score: 4, Informative

    Wow, they want almost $45US for shipping an 11oz tablet to the UK.

    USPS airmail from the US to the UK for a 1lb parcel is slightly over $10.

    So, it's $30 for the tablet, and $35 for the handling fee. Shame.