The Chromopen is a smart drawing pen, which is designed for Wacom digital drawing tablets. The gadget is ideal for graphic designers who want to extend their abilities. The Chromopen features a built-in camera, an AMOLED display, a scroll wheel and a pair of buttons. The camera is used to capture the color of a place or an object, while the AMOLED display will show captured colors. You can customize some settings such as contrast, brightness or exposure using a scroll wheel and a pair of buttons. The Wacom digital drawing tablet with the company’s Penabled technology will receive the color data when the pen is near the screen and the brush’s color will be changed suddenly. See more pictures after the jump. Read more
Wacom has unveiled the new Bamboo Connect, Capture, and Create tablets. The Wacom Bamboo Connect is an entry-level model that features 1,024 pressure levels, a 5.8-inch x 3.6-inch active area and a 2540 lpi resolution for pinpoint accuracy. The device comes bundled with a full version of Autodesk Sketchbook Express. The Wacom Capture is perfect for photo editing using Adobe Photoshop Elements. This model offers multitouch input, so you can edit photos with your finger gestures. And finally, the Wacom Create offers a larger 8.5-inch x 5.4-inch active area, which is ideal for art projects that require a larger digital canvas. The Wacom Bamboo Connect, Capture, and Create are priced at $79.99, $99.99, and $199.99, respectively. Read more
CG Everything has unveiled several new pictures of the upcoming Wacom Cintiq 24HD. The gadget comes jam packed with a 24-inch HD display with a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a 16:10 of aspect ratio. The Wacom Cintiq 24HD also supports 2048 levels of pressure sensors with a 60-degree tilt sensor, a 92 percent Adobe RGB color saturation, a 190 nits of brightness, a 550:1 contrast ratio and a 13ms response time. See more pictures after the jump. Read more
Sanwa Japan has unveiled an affordable multipurpose tablet in the Japanese market. Dubbed as the TBL-01UBK, this input device is compatible with the Microsoft Windows 7 OS and provides 1024 different type of brushes. The Sanwa TBL-01UBK can also be used with most of Adobe creation tools as well as an additional mouse. Folks in Japan are able to purchase the Sanwa TBL-01UBK for 7,300 Yen or around $88. [Akihabara]
Wacom has quietly released its new DTU-2231 and DTU-1631 interactive pen displays. The 21.5-inch DTU-2231 display provides a resolution of 1920 x 1080, while the 15.6-inch 1631 has a resolution of 1366 x 768. Both gadgets feature 512 levels of pressure sensitivity, an internal scaler for viewing at the native resolution regardless of the incoming signal resolution, two USB ports, anti-glare surface, and incline adjustment up to 72 degrees. The Wacom DTU-2231 and DTU-1631 are also ideal for presentation thanks to a DVI-I pass-thru connection that allows users to connect these gadgets to a projector or a VGA-compatible monitor. Prices are $1,899 and $1,249, respectively. [Slashgear]
Wacom’s latest 21-inch graphic tablet, the Cintiq 21UX, provides better pen performance and ergonomics. The Cintiq Grip Pen features 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity on the pen tip and eraser for precise image editing, accurate brush control, and selective application of effects and filters. The scratch-resistant surfaces are completely flat edge-to-edge, allowing your hand to easily glide over the entire surface. The Cintiq 21UX comes with adjustable stands that allow you to angle or pivot the display to achieve optimal working angles. Meanwhile, the programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strips allows you to zoom, scroll, and activate keyboard shortcuts. [Wacom]
Wacom has added a new Bluetooth-enabled tablet to its range by bringing you the Intuos4 Wireless. Aimed at photographers, designers and artists, this medium-sized tablet offers an 8 x 5 inch active area, eight customizable ExpressKeys with illuminated displays, a finger-sensitive touch ring that controls up to four different functions per application, a USB 2.0 interface and Bluetooth connectivity allowing the tablet to communicate with your PC or Mac wirelessly (up to 10 meters). The Wacom Intuos4 Wireless is now available in the US for a retail price of $399. Read more
Wacom today released four new products from its Bamboo series in the form of the Bamboo, Bamboo Fun, Bamboo Pen and Bamboo Touch. These Tablets adopt a new Multi-Touch technology that provides you with a natural way to work by allowing you to use simple finger taps and hand gestures to navigate, scroll through documents, zoom in and out of photos, and more. This technology senses input from more than one finger at a time, making it possible for you to use intuitive multi-finger motions to perform common commands.
The Wacom Bamboo provides pen and multi-touch input in a single device and is ideal for consumers in the home office or workplace. It can be used to customize emails, letters, spreadsheets, presentations and documents with signatures, notes, doodles and scribbles. The Wacom Bamboo is priced at £74.99($120).
The Bamboo Fun also combines pen and multi-touch input. Available in two sizes – small and medium, the gadget is a versatile device ideal for consumers who are keen to develop their creative skills. The Bamboo Fun Small and Medium are priced at £89.99($144) and £169.99($272), respectively. The range is completed by the Bamboo Touch (touch input only) and Bamboo Pen (pen input only) which cost £59.99($96) and £49.99($80). [Wacom]
Wacom will rolled out their Nextbeat NXT-1000 professional DJ equipment on September 18th, 2009 in Japan and on September 25th, 2009 in Europe. For your info, the Nextbeat is a professional live performance with innovative features including touch-sensitive controls that can be operated intuitively with your DJ equipment. Sadly, there is no info on US release. Video after the jump. Read more
Wacom has officially launched their new Intuos4 graphics tablet range on the company’s European website. The new tablet is available in 4 different sizes including small size 6.2 x 3.9 inches, medium size 8.8 x 5.5 inches, large size 12.8 x 8 inches and extra-large size 19.2 x 12 inches, each with 5,080 lpi resolution and 2,048 pressure levels. Other features include a set of customizable ExpressKeys, OLED displays, pen-input and a Speed Ring touch-sensitive scroll wheel. The Intuos4 retails for $302, $497, $645 and $1,076, respectively. For more details please visit Wacom official website. [SlashGear]
