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Wacom's sleek new Intuos4 tablet

It's been about five years since Wacom launched its Intuos3 tablet line. That's an awfully long time in computer years; then again, Wacom has little in the way of competition for a tiny slice of the pro graphics input device pie. And it's nice to have some products that you don't have to constantly worry about upgrading to the Next New Thing.

Still, it looks like Wacom has spent its time well, because the new Intuos4 tablet line was worth the wait. With a sophisticated design and cleverly engineered new controls, the Intuos4 is both a … Read more

Axiotron's Mac tablet comes out of hiding

SAN FRANCISCO--On first glance, Axiotron's Modbook is unsettling. It takes a moment before you realize it's because you've been programmed by countless Apple advertisements to expect a keyboard down there below the screen.

But Axiotron thinks its Modbook machines look just fine, thank you. The start-up, founded in 2005, just began selling its "Tablet Mac" machines the last day of 2007 and is showing them off at the Macworld trade show here.

The company hopes to appeal to artists, designers, and photographers who want to be able to draw or otherwise directly interact with the … Read more

Drawn to life on Wacom's digital canvas

In the next few months, markets in Asia and Europe will get a 12.1-inch widescreen tablet that plugs into a USB port and is fanless, silent and won't burn your thighs. It doesn't come with a keyboard, but it does come with a spiffy 1,024-pressure pen. And you don't even need to spend money on future upgrading because it doesn't need RAM or an operating system.

If you haven't already guessed, we aren't describing any ordinary tablet PC--we're talking about a real drawing tablet. Wacom's Cintiq 12WX is a smaller … Read more

Wacom Graphire gets new nom de plume: Bamboo

In technology circles, hitting the quarter-century mark makes you positively ancient. That may be the impetus behind Wacom's decision to update its logo at the same time as it jettisons the Graphire brand for consumer pen tablets, redesigning and rechristening them with the trendier moniker "Bamboo."

Two models launch the series. The Bamboo Fun--doesn't it cry out for an exclamation point?--targets the popular growth segment of project-oriented imaging enthusiasts largely defined by scrapbookers. It comes in two sizes and four colors--black, white, silver, and an electric blue--and features big, friendly looking programmable buttons and a … Read more

Digital tablet is bamboo in name only

What a letdown. When we first heard the name of Wacom's new digital tablet, the "Bamboo," we were hoping for something like the wooden laptops and DVD players we've lusted after. Alas, it appears to be made of standard manufactured materials, attractive enough but nothing like a bamboo TV. But enough about our sylvan fetish.

The touch tablet, which Technabob says is designed for consumer use, appears to be the successor to Wacom's "Graphire" line with some updates such as four "express" keys and a familiar-looking scroll ring. It's supposed … Read more

Wacom Intuos3 6x8: way cool and intuitive

My girlfriend has a side business making wedding invitations. She's got the high-powered notebook and the requisite software, but she's also starting to get carpal tunnel syndrome. That's because she's still using a mouse to try and make these invitations. I suggested she look into the Wacom Intuos3 6x8 Graphics Tablet before she loses all motor function in her right hand. For only $270, she gets a tablet, a stylus, and a mouse, and I get the peace of mind that she'll still be able to smack me with her right hand.