minoio

Type it from the sofa.

Write a message in the web app, hit send, and the wall rearranges itself. Queue a week of them, or let a live number write it for you.

Six colour flaps.

On every character drum, so you can rule a line, block out a border, or spell something in nothing but colour.

Overview

A chalkboard says one thing until somebody rewrites it, and nobody looks twice. The Board says whatever you send it, rearranges itself in front of people while they wait, and they stand there and watch it do it.

It's a grid of split-flap characters — the counter's talkative sibling. Type a message from your phone and the whole wall turns over to say it.

It also reads live numbers, so it can write out “12,480 FOLLOWERS” in words rather than digits, print the newest five-star review as it lands, or show what’s playing. Queue messages for the week, set quiet hours, and it runs itself.

Three sizes. Mini is a shelf piece and a doorway greeter. Standard is the one most shops hang behind the till — six rows, twenty-two characters, the size you picture when you picture one of these. Max is for lobbies and studios, and for people who want the whole sentence on one line.

Specifications

for Mini

Grid
3 rows × 12 characters · 36 flap units
Size
52 × 27 × 6 cm
Weight
3.9 kg
Sound
≈ 58 dB at 1 m during a full change
Mechanism
Split-flap, 48 flaps per character, individually stepper driven
Character set
A–Z, 0–9, punctuation, and 6 colour flaps
Control
Web app and phone · schedule, queue, or trigger from live numbers
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 2.4 / 5 GHz · Ethernet (RJ45)
Power
12 V mains adapter · 2.4 m cable, UK/EU/US plug
Body
Printed shell, 2.4 mm wall · cream or walnut · 4 mm anti-glare acrylic
Mounting
French cleat included · sits on a shelf without it
Quiet hours
Scheduled — it won’t flip at 3 a.m.
Warranty
3 years, mechanism included
In the box
  • The Board, in the size you chose
  • 12 V power adapter (UK/EU/US plug included)
  • French cleat and fixings
  • Spare flap set
  • Set-up card with a QR code
New line

The Board

The wall that stops people mid-sentence.

4.8 · 1,214 reviews
£449
SizeMini

Measured in characters: 3 × 12 is 3 rows of 12. Stand back and read what you’ve written before you choose.

FinishCream
1
  • Ships in 5–8 business days · made to order
  • 30-day returns, we pay the label
  • No subscription, ever
Not sure which? Mini for a shelf or a doorway. Standard is the one most people picture, and the one most shops hang. Max when the room is big enough that people read it from across it.

Goes well with

Everything