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Improv Electronics plans to offer two new Boogie Board tablets later this year. Boogie Boards are inexpensive tablets designed for writing — and nothing else really. You can write a note or draw a picture on the low power LCD display and it will stay on the screen until you erase it.

The new models include a $20 Boogie Board Jot with a 4.5 inch display, and the $100 Boogie Board Sync with a 9.7 inch screen. Both should be available by the 2013 holiday season.

The Sync doesn’t just cost more because it has a bigger writing surface. It also has built-in storage, allowing you to save your notes as PDF files and transfer them to a computer.

As you might have guessed from the name, the Sync can also transfer files to a computer, tablet, or phone wirelessly, using a Bluetooth connection. That makes the Sync the first member of the Boogie Board product line to use wireless technology in that way.

When I visited with Improv Electronics this week though, I was actually more smitten by the Boogie Board Jot 4.5, an inexpensive new model small enough to hold in the palm of your hand.

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The Jot 4.5 doesn’t have any storage or wireless capabilities. Instead, it’s sort of like a message pad or a blackboard. You can take a note and keep it until you erase it. Write down a phone number, a shopping list, or a message to a roommate.

Sure, it’s not quite as useful as a pad of paper or a stack of post-it notes, because there’s really only room for one message or picture at a time. But depending on your needs, you might be able to save a lot of paper.

The Jot 4.5 has a built-in battery that’s not replaceable… but it kind of doesn’t have to be. It should last for 50,000 erases, which the company says will last most users around 7 to 10 years.

Since the tablet is also very light, it’s easy to prop it up using the included stylus as a kickstand.