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Japan Says Goodbye to Paper, Goes Green With Boogie Board(TM) Paperless eTablet
KENT, Ohio, June 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Kent Displays announced today it is expanding distribution for the Boogie
Board LCD Writing Tablet in Japan based on high demand for the
environmentally-friendly alternative to paper. Kent Displays subsidiary
Improv Electronics launched the Boogie Board tablet in the United States in
January 2010.
Part of Kent Displays' Push Green(TM) initiative, the Boogie Board tablet
provides a highly-effective vehicle to reduce everyday paper consumption in
the home, office, and classroom. While most reduction strategies have focused
on computer-related activities, an equally significant amount of paper is
used for writing memos, jotting down ideas, and making reminders/lists. The
Boogie Board tablet is the revolutionary paperless device that can be used
for all these purposes as well as a wide variety of student activities
including handwriting/arithmetic practice, solving equations, drawing
pictures and playing games. It is a must have learning aid that can replace
note pads, loose leaf paper and chalk, magnetic and dry erase boards.
Although the initial launch focused on the U.S., demand for the Boogie
Board tablet in Japan was immediate and has grown steadily since. To satisfy
this demand, Improv Electronics now offers reduced shipping rates to Japan
through its own online store as well as amazon.com. Both stores are
will begin selling the Boogie Board tablet in Japan in the near future.
The Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet is the first paperless writing tablet
to utilize a pressure-sensitive, Reflex(TM) LCD from Kent Displays for its
writing surface. Unlike glass LCDs, the Reflex LCDs used in Boogie Board
tablets are impact-resistant, flexible plastic. They are also reflective.
Images are generated and retained indefinitely without power. A small amount
is needed to erase (supplied by a coin cell battery, which executes over
50,000 erase cycles). At $35 USD retail, the Boogie Board tablet's cost per
erase is 15 times less than the cost of a comparably-sized sheet of paper.
Images are created with an included stylus or any other instrument that
will apply the desired pressure (even a finger nail). The Boogie Board's
Reflex LCD is highly responsive to variable pressure, allowing different line
thicknesses to be easily created (great for sketching) and providing a
writing experience very similar to paper and pencil.
The Boogie Board tablet is customizable for integration into third party
devices (e.g., computer keyboard).
About Kent Displays
Founded in 1993, Kent Displays, Inc. is a world leader in the research,
development and manufacture of Reflex No Power LCDs for unique, sustainable
applications including electronic skins, writing tablets, smartcards and
eReaders.
Learn more about Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablets at
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Learn more about Kent Displays or Improv Electronics at
Boogie Board, Reflex and Push Green are trademarks of Kent Displays, Inc.
SOURCE: Kent Displays
CONTACT: Kevin Oswald of Kent Displays
+1-330-673-8784 x161
koswald@kentdisplays.com
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