Electronic go boards

    Keywords: Equipment, Software

2009 Electronic go boards are comming.

Maybe soon electronic go boards will be available.

No hassle with stones anymore just put your finger on the board and the stone is there.

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Maldoo

Maldoo produced an electronic 9x9 go board (it also plays other games) in 2002 but unfortunedly Maldoo still is just an prototype (april 2009)

http://maldoo.com/Tourn-s.jpg

http://maldoo.com/x_0421.jpg


Netgoban

[ext] Netgoban is an electronic Go board that allows you to enjoy the feeling of a traditional wooden Go board while taking advantage of all the possibilities of online and computer Go.

It may be made out of any normal wood, such as Shin-Kaya, and it is connected to the PC through a USB cable. It detects where you place your stones, and it can indicate where a stone should be placed with a flashing light in the corresponding position. And it's clever enough to figure out where you played even if you slide the stone over the board when placing it!

Gizmodo

A normal or big size board is designed by gizmodo using e-ink. This is only a design. (april 2009) [ext] http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/design/electronic-roll+up-go-board-262186.php

http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/05/goboard.jpg


Tablet computer

Another more general option for an electronic board is using a tablet laptop and go software that allows you just to point at the place where you want to play.

Historical Electronic Go Board

In the early 1980's the Nihon Kiin sold an electronic go board. It looked like a floor board but each intersection on the board had a small light. This device had several uses. Pre-programmed instructional modules allowed you to replay professional games or solve problems. The stones that were used with this board were magnetic so that the board "knew" wheer the stones were played. Thus there was a guess-the-next-move type of presentation for games and problems. The device could also be used as a sort of modem that made it possible to play with another person over telephone lines.


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