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| General | |
| Brand: | Boogie Board |
| Color: | Black |
| Item Height : | 19.8 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 25 millimetres |
| Additional Specifications | |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content: | 1 watt_hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging: | batteries_contained_in_equipment |
| Lithium Battery Voltage: | 2.7 volts |
| Lithium Battery Weight: | 3.5 grams |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells: | 1 |
Technical Details
- Reflective pressure sensitive plastic liquid LCD crystal display
- Ultra 1/8" thin and light - fits easily into backpacks, schedulers or purses
- Allows user to save upto 100 pages of notes or drawings as electronic files with the touch of a button
- Case & LCD made from durable shatter-proof, non toxic plastic
- Compatible with Windows & Mac OS
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Product Description
Box Contains
Video Card
Quick Installation Guide
2 x Low Profile Bracket (DVI/HDMI and VGA)
Driver Disk
Quick Installation Guide
2 x Low Profile Bracket (DVI/HDMI and VGA)
Driver Disk
Product Description
The Boogie Board RipTM LCD Writing Tablet combines an exceptional, paper-like writing experience with the ability to record your written and drawn images and save them as files. Then connect to a computer and transfer files for editing, organizing, archiving and/or sharing!
The Boogie Board Rip has a 9.5 inch scratch-resistant LCD, measures 11.1? x 7? x 0.5? and weighs 11.5 ounces. The slate comes with a plastic stylus and includes 8MB of storage space for notes. That should be enough for about 200 images.
Improv Electronics estimates that you should get about 1 week of usage time under normal conditions, or 60 days of standby time. That's because the tablet is only used for taking notes. You can't surf the web, play games, or perform other tasks on it.
You just scribble on the screen to leave a message. And if you want to save a message, you click the save button to create a PDF file which you can transfer to a computer by connecting a USB cable.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I just got my Boogie Board Rip and I'm pretty impressed.
It takes a bit of getting used to, but for note-taking (which is what I got it for) it's ideal.
A couple of things to note that might slip you up, and aren't explained very well in the leaflet (which is mainly just pictures):
When you unlock or unplug the board, it's in "Sleep" mode. This means you can still write on the screen, but it wont convert it to PDF. You need to press the "Save/Wake" button *before* you start writing, then again each time you want to save.
It's been noted in a lot of reviews that some strokes aren't saved. This is actually indicated in the leaflet, and by the status indicator. When you're writing, the status indicator shows green when you're pressing hard enough for it to save. It does only save all lines as the same thickness, but for writing this isn't a problem.
It's also worth checking out Inkscape for editing the PDFs, and the Virtual Desktop Companion Tool from Improv Electronics that lets you view your input on-screen as you draw/write.
It takes a bit of getting used to, but for note-taking (which is what I got it for) it's ideal.
A couple of things to note that might slip you up, and aren't explained very well in the leaflet (which is mainly just pictures):
When you unlock or unplug the board, it's in "Sleep" mode. This means you can still write on the screen, but it wont convert it to PDF. You need to press the "Save/Wake" button *before* you start writing, then again each time you want to save.
It's been noted in a lot of reviews that some strokes aren't saved. This is actually indicated in the leaflet, and by the status indicator. When you're writing, the status indicator shows green when you're pressing hard enough for it to save. It does only save all lines as the same thickness, but for writing this isn't a problem.
It's also worth checking out Inkscape for editing the PDFs, and the Virtual Desktop Companion Tool from Improv Electronics that lets you view your input on-screen as you draw/write.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Got a Boogie Board RIP for christmas
Had a few expectations, like saving what you draw on the screen (duh that is what it is advertised to do)
But alas , anybody that gives this a good review need to review the amount they got paid to write it or raise their expectation
to what a company advertises their product to do.
The Boogie Board RIP as I have experienced it so far.
Doesnt save what is on the screen , ie unless you press down hard all of the time, if cheaper android tablet pc's can do it why cant this.
Advertised as being able to draw different line thicknesses, dont kid yourself , it saves only one line thickness and it wont look like your lines on the screen.
The product can be recharged and yet you have to wake it out of low power mode to save anything, duh how small is the battery in it.
Very poor product for the price, I expected it to be no more than £60 in the UK, you are better off buying a 10.5" boogie board and taking pictures of the screen with you phone and saving those images to the pc
Had a few expectations, like saving what you draw on the screen (duh that is what it is advertised to do)
But alas , anybody that gives this a good review need to review the amount they got paid to write it or raise their expectation
to what a company advertises their product to do.
The Boogie Board RIP as I have experienced it so far.
Doesnt save what is on the screen , ie unless you press down hard all of the time, if cheaper android tablet pc's can do it why cant this.
Advertised as being able to draw different line thicknesses, dont kid yourself , it saves only one line thickness and it wont look like your lines on the screen.
The product can be recharged and yet you have to wake it out of low power mode to save anything, duh how small is the battery in it.
Very poor product for the price, I expected it to be no more than £60 in the UK, you are better off buying a 10.5" boogie board and taking pictures of the screen with you phone and saving those images to the pc
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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
Save feature disappointing
17 Nov 2011
I wanted to sketch engineering diagrams, software UML, use cases, website designs, etc... Ordered this and was really excited about the advertised save feature.. Problem! It doesn't save as it looks on the Boogie board!!! What I draw on the boogie board looks OK, but when I save and then view the saved .PDF on the PC, pixels are missing! In other words, what the board saves is of lower quality than what you see on the actual boogie board.
And the quality loss on the saved file is substantial enough that it doesn't work for any of my engineering/sketch/design needs. Basically, it's an expensive toy for the kiddos!
I'm really disappointed and consider it false advertising (you are led to believe it saves what you see on the boogie board- as-is). So I'm out $150 (after device, sleeve, shipping) and I would have more than been happy to pay more for something that worked as advertised.
And the quality loss on the saved file is substantial enough that it doesn't work for any of my engineering/sketch/design needs. Basically, it's an expensive toy for the kiddos!
I'm really disappointed and consider it false advertising (you are led to believe it saves what you see on the boogie board- as-is). So I'm out $150 (after device, sleeve, shipping) and I would have more than been happy to pay more for something that worked as advertised.
46 of 51 people found the following review helpful
A toy. Nothing more.
15 Nov 2011
Between being an engineering student and a graphic designer, I use an array of digital tools to speed up design processes. While the boogie board has proven great to bust out calculations without wasting paper, I question its current application to anything other than scratch work. It is fully capable of "saving" a pdf, but please note that its current firmware doesn't support varying line thickness. Translation: What appears on your screen isn't necessarily reflected in the pdf.
In some instances, I've found entire chunks of my notes missing because I failed to press down hard enough. This wouldn't be a problem if the tablet didn't display this information exactly the same as the information it recorded.
Finally, for those of you that plan on using this for creative designs away from the computer, think of a better solution. Besides not accurately recording what displays on the tablet, the exported vectors are created with more nodes than any program/tool I've ever used. A simple 1.5" straight line on the tablet will translate into a 154 node vector. The paths created are often constructed in such a way that it becomes more trouble than it is worth to simplify. As mentioned previously, there is now way to tell what your vector file truly looks like. This renders design impossible.
In short, I find the price ridiculous for its capabilities. Its price point puts it near far better options. I highly recommend spending a little extra and getting something far more capable unless you enjoy overpaying for a glorified whiteboard.
In some instances, I've found entire chunks of my notes missing because I failed to press down hard enough. This wouldn't be a problem if the tablet didn't display this information exactly the same as the information it recorded.
Finally, for those of you that plan on using this for creative designs away from the computer, think of a better solution. Besides not accurately recording what displays on the tablet, the exported vectors are created with more nodes than any program/tool I've ever used. A simple 1.5" straight line on the tablet will translate into a 154 node vector. The paths created are often constructed in such a way that it becomes more trouble than it is worth to simplify. As mentioned previously, there is now way to tell what your vector file truly looks like. This renders design impossible.
In short, I find the price ridiculous for its capabilities. Its price point puts it near far better options. I highly recommend spending a little extra and getting something far more capable unless you enjoy overpaying for a glorified whiteboard.
44 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Writing and nothing but!
19 Nov 2011
I have been searching for a tablet ideal for writing for years! Tablets like the i-pad are designed for surfing the web, playing games and watching movies which is fine, but I have a computer which I use for those things.
When you write with the Boogie Board RIP there is no lag time! And you can see what you're writing on the surface you're writing on which makes it better than a Bamboo tablet (which I own). And it doesn't require special paper or use any paper. I've already made about a notebooks worth of notes!
The lines on the screen are thicker than the save lines, but that doesn't bother me. The only slight glitch is that if you're writing fast not every stroke is saved, but a good deal of them are. I can still figure out what my notes are about later. And over time I've gotten better at writing on it so more of my notes actually save. Also there's this indicator light that tells you if the tablet is registering your stroke. At first I thought this light would bug me, but I actually find it really helpful.
EDIT [Writing in cursive almost guarantees it will pick up your writing.]
Also at first I wondered what I would do with all the documents in PDF form, but I found a free vector PDF editor Inkscape and a free PDF merger PDF Split and Merge Basic. So now I can put all my notes into notebooks. I have them all uploaded onto my kindle and they look amazing.
The battery life is amazing. I've never even seen it get close to running out of juice. As for the memory I use it to take notes during for classes a day and doodle in between classes and at most I have 50 pages at the end of the day.
Also the fact that you can just use it as scratch paper and not save your notes is actually really helpful.
And I must say it is simply really fun to write on!
One thing I would recommend is buying through Brookstone's website since you can get a protection plan. I got mine through Improv Electronics so I don't have one. However it is actually rather sturdy feeling so maybe you don't need to bother.
The only real downside is that the manual is all pictures. I wish they'd just used words. I eventually figured out locking it would put it to sleep.
Anyway if you just want something to write this is the best thing on the market. Unlike other companies Improv actually has a history selling this product! Their customer service is really good!
EDIT
[After three months of use I still love this thing!
The battery power is even better than I imagined I go weeks without charging it! Also I can go weeks without running out of room!
Also one thing I forgot to mention previously is that when using this to take notes it can actually be a plus that it's so low tech. I have a very conservative professor who doesn't allow computers or recording devices to be used during her lectures, but she has no problem with this.
As for durability, I've dropped this countless times. It's very sturdy. Out of all my electronics it's the most unlikely to break.]
When you write with the Boogie Board RIP there is no lag time! And you can see what you're writing on the surface you're writing on which makes it better than a Bamboo tablet (which I own). And it doesn't require special paper or use any paper. I've already made about a notebooks worth of notes!
The lines on the screen are thicker than the save lines, but that doesn't bother me. The only slight glitch is that if you're writing fast not every stroke is saved, but a good deal of them are. I can still figure out what my notes are about later. And over time I've gotten better at writing on it so more of my notes actually save. Also there's this indicator light that tells you if the tablet is registering your stroke. At first I thought this light would bug me, but I actually find it really helpful.
EDIT [Writing in cursive almost guarantees it will pick up your writing.]
Also at first I wondered what I would do with all the documents in PDF form, but I found a free vector PDF editor Inkscape and a free PDF merger PDF Split and Merge Basic. So now I can put all my notes into notebooks. I have them all uploaded onto my kindle and they look amazing.
The battery life is amazing. I've never even seen it get close to running out of juice. As for the memory I use it to take notes during for classes a day and doodle in between classes and at most I have 50 pages at the end of the day.
Also the fact that you can just use it as scratch paper and not save your notes is actually really helpful.
And I must say it is simply really fun to write on!
One thing I would recommend is buying through Brookstone's website since you can get a protection plan. I got mine through Improv Electronics so I don't have one. However it is actually rather sturdy feeling so maybe you don't need to bother.
The only real downside is that the manual is all pictures. I wish they'd just used words. I eventually figured out locking it would put it to sleep.
Anyway if you just want something to write this is the best thing on the market. Unlike other companies Improv actually has a history selling this product! Their customer service is really good!
EDIT
[After three months of use I still love this thing!
The battery power is even better than I imagined I go weeks without charging it! Also I can go weeks without running out of room!
Also one thing I forgot to mention previously is that when using this to take notes it can actually be a plus that it's so low tech. I have a very conservative professor who doesn't allow computers or recording devices to be used during her lectures, but she has no problem with this.
As for durability, I've dropped this countless times. It's very sturdy. Out of all my electronics it's the most unlikely to break.]
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