Help identifying a prop from the Big Bang Theory

[toasthall]

Hi All,

Every time I watch The Big Bang Theory and see this prop it just bugs me, I can't figure out what it is and was hoping someone here might know?

It is the square black and grey.......... thing under the chalk board in this image:

Many thanks,

Dale

 

[sleepless]

Is it an ectch-a-sketch?

 

[T2SF]

reminds me of a tool Target corporation had its employees use for a short time, highly unlikely its it

 

[joshuatw]

Perhaps you could try asking Bill Prady on Twitter. He's usually pretty responsive with fan questions regarding the show. I've seen him answer a few questions about props on the set in the past.

 

[toasthall]

Hi guys,

Thanks for your help. I might have to try the twitter thing.

cheers,

Dale

 

[swright007]

Hi guys,

Thanks for your help. I might have to try the twitter thing.

cheers,

Dale

Any luck? Now you have me curious ...

Scott

 

[Jack T Chance]

I'm curious too, especially since the image isn't showing up for me.

 

[cheech9898]

I'd bet it's some type of ruggedized tablet pc or laptop. Lots of them close in look.

 

[Mike J.]

Perhaps some kind of educational electronic toy?

 

[Trooper_trent]

I looked for electronic sketch pads, Older Wacom style drawing tablets, even universal remotes. I found lots of things that had similar features but nothing exact.
I even did a lookup of electronic company logos to see if I could match the logo on the bottom of the device. That would at least help identify who made sit.
The slider at the top is what is throwing me off. That's what is making me think it's like a Magna-Doodle or something, but maybe electronic.
No luck, but I looked hard for it for a good 2 hours for ya.

 

[Trooper_trent]

Anybody have a droid phone? There's an image recofnition app that works really well. Not just with logos but also with just an image of something. Maybe take a photo of your screen with the image zoomed in on the device and see if you can match it up with something.

 

[skippster86]

tried using google goggles. nothing showed up.

 

[hankey01]

Perhaps a "roomate agreement monitor 9000".

 

[Supa troop]

Is it an ectch-a-sketch?

my first thoughts exactly :thumbsup

 

[Cenobyte]

I am thinking more of along the line of touch screen remote controller

 

[TheNickFox]

I always just assumed it was some sort of telepresence device, made by Cisco or the like.

Honestly though, I haven't the foggiest what it could really be.

-Nick

 

[TomL]

Found it! It's a rugged tablet PC made by Catcher, Inc. for EMS team medical data collection, etc...See here:

Response Data Engineering

 

[Cenobyte]

AWESOME!!! great find

 

[stromo]

Wow, nice job. Well done.

 

[TheDoctor]

Nice find! I always assumed it was an Audry...