reTerminal Sticky is a magnetic ePaper display for group notes

Sticky is a small 3.97-inch magnetic ePaper display that’s basically a digital sticky note. Use it to leave messages for friends, family, or colleagues — like a traditional note. You can write or create messages with voice commands, using AI help, or manage content via a mobile app.

It’s definitely “retro” to leave sticky notes all over the house, your workplace, or communal areas. But it is quick, convenient, and relatively accessible. Sticky note blocks don’t cost much, neither does ink, and you can slap them just about anywhere. That’s the same energy that the reTerminal Sticky brings to modern life. It’s a 3.97-inch ePaper display but it’s magnetic, so you can stick it pretty much anywhere. It comes with a mount for secure placement.

Picture this. You want to leave a note for your late-shift co-workers. You can mount the Sticky somewhere everyone will see it, leave your message, and bada-bing bada-boom. Want to leave a message for your kids before leaving for work? Use the Sticky you have mounted in the living room or by the front door. You can issue voice commands to the device itself, or you can use the mobile app from SeeedStudio (the app is called Seeedash) to customize onscreen content.

What else can the sticky magnetic ePaper display do?

The screen is also a touchscreen, like modern tablets. That allows for a bit of customization, to use the display as a smart home control unit, for example. SeeedStudio also says its open source with the option to install custom firmware and custom builds. You could turn it into a small eReader, a live information dashboard, and much more. “The possibilities are endless, and the choice is yours.”

So, in addition to natively functioning as a digital sticky note display you can also fully customize what it does, or leverage community-available firmware and design options. There are documents and tutorials available at SeeedStudio, presumably to help you customize the display.

As for the the specs, it’s a 3.97-inch ePaper display with a maximum resolution of 800 by 480. Inside, it has 32MB of flash memory, supports external storage via MicroSD, and has both 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE 5.0. For power, it’s rocking a 750mAh lithium rechargeable battery and charges via USB Type-C. A single microphone is embedded in the unit, too, to enable voice commands. And with all of that, you won’t believe the price. I didn’t.