Item from The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo
Ancient Sheikah technology in tablet form — a multipurpose device that provides runes, maps, camera, and the sense that the Sheikah invented iPads ten thousand years before Apple.
The Sheikah Slate is BotW's Swiss Army knife. It provides Magnesis (metal manipulation), Stasis (time freeze), Cryonis (ice pillar creation), Remote Bombs (round and cube), Camera, and the Hyrule Compendium. It activates Sheikah Towers to reveal map sections and serves as the key to enter Shrines. Purah restores its functions at the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab. In TotK, it's replaced by the Purah Pad, which integrates with Rauru's arm abilities instead of runes. The Sheikah created these devices ten thousand years ago, which raises uncomfortable questions about the franchise's technology timeline.
A rectangular tablet with a glowing Sheikah eye on its surface. Clips to Link's belt. In TotK, replaced by the Purah Pad — a slightly different design with similar function that deliberately resembles a Nintendo Switch.
Also known as: Sheikah Slate, Purah Pad