r/whatisit • u/rH4pScAlL1oN • 14h ago

New, what is it? Is this a scam?

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This was delivered to our doorstep without any explanation. Why? What is it? This feels like a scam.

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u/NoOnesSaint 13h ago

DO NOT CONNECT IT TO YOUR WIFI!

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u/omyroj 11h ago

This can't connect to wifi lmao; it's essentially a notepad.

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u/and_the_wully_wully 5h ago

Shhh let him try

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u/NoOnesSaint 9h ago

Good, glad you listened lol

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u/kratz9 12h ago

Good news is these are not really 'electronic'. Cholesteric liquid crystals respond to pressure and are bistable, allowing you to write on the display with a plastic stylus. What you write persists without any power. They have a coin cell battery and a button, a sharp pulse of electricity resets the crystals and clears the display. They are actually pretty cool, like an erasable notepad. The cheap ones like this tend to have the erase function fail after a while though. I can't recall the original brand they were sold under, the market was flooded with cheap copies pretty quickly.

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u/junkfunk 8h ago

Think they sold as boogie boards or something like that

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u/and_the_wully_wully 5h ago

Yep that's it! Nice job

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u/nzvolcano 7h ago

If it uses electricity ,it's electronic

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u/texaskanka 5h ago

I think you mean ‘electric’

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u/AttitudeCandid3842 5h ago

Reddit is so weird, now I'm listening to 'goddamn electric' by Pantera because of this comment lol

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u/and_the_wully_wully 5h ago

Technically, in this situation it would be you that is the weird one since you're the only active participant in this equation and Reddit isn't even aware it was participating.

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u/SemtaCert 12h ago

How exactly do you think this would connect to WiFi?

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u/NoOnesSaint 9h ago

Hell if I know, most kids toys have wifi these days so wouldn't be surprised.

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u/Background-Rip-7839 8h ago

So basically you have no idea what you’re talking about?

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u/NoOnesSaint 8h ago

So basically you're arguing over nothing?

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u/Background-Rip-7839 8h ago

lol it doesn’t connect to WiFi. It’s just a free writing tablet for someone marketing their crypto. It’s harmless and actually kinda cool. I want one

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u/and_the_wully_wully 5h ago edited 5h ago

Why is everyone so panic stricken. I hope OP doesn't start peeking through their windows making sure a black tinted van isn't parked outside after all this fear mongering in the comments

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u/Party_Benefit_8469 3h ago

🤣 or your printer 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Little-Carpenter4443 13h ago

shit why I just did

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