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Wacom Launches Capacitive Touchscreen Tech for OEMs

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Wacom announced today that it plans to launch a new line of capacitive touchscreen components called CapPLUS. The components promise performance gains over currently used touchscreen products and are based on Wacom's Reversing Ramped Field Capacitive technology.

The components will be used in the retail, hospitality, desktop display, casino, and other businesses. Wacom says the new technology provides for drift-free touch control that is stable around metal and can be used while wearing gloves. The technology scales to displays up to 32-inches in size. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:10:33 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Wacom Shows Off Multi-Touch Technology

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Wacom is one of the top makers of tablets for PC drawing and other uses. The firm introduced a new multi-touch solution at WinHEC 2008 that allows users to navigate and control a computer with multiple fingers.

The design is compact allowing it to scale to multiple sizes according to Wacom and the device boasts a speed of 100 fps, a pointing accuracy of within 0.5mm and a resolution of 200 ppi. Wacom says markets for the multi-touch technology include the PC industry. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Wacom Announces Capacitive Touchscreen Innovations

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Wacom announced that it had devised a major innovation in capacitive touchscreen technology that it would unveil at the International Society for Information Display exhibition. The patent-pending technology uses a newly designed low-power circuit and a reversing ramped electro-static field to provide pin point precision.

Wacom says the new technology can be used in two ways by integrating into its OEM tablet PC technology or on other platforms that require only a finger to operate. Wacom says touch screens using its new technology have a transmissivity of up to 95% compared to only 80 to 85% in resistive touchscreens. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 08:49:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wacom Shows Off New Cintiq 12WX at NAB

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Wacom announced today that it is showing off its latest Cintiq graphics tablet at NAB 2008. The new Cintiq is called the 12WX and provides artists with direct pen-on-screen input with a low-profile, lightweight design.

The MSRP for the new 12WX is $999.99, which is low cost for the interactive pen display market. Wacom says that the Cintiq 12WX is perfect for multi-monitor environments or as a companion monitor or by itself. The device weighs 4.4 pounds and has a 12.1-inch TFT LCD screen with 1280 x 800 resolution and 24-bit color depth. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:48:29 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wacom Expands Tablet Offerings

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Wacom announced today that it has expanded its line of Cintiq interactive pen displays. Two new models have been added called the Cintiq 12WX and the Cintiq 20WSX. The Cintiq 12WX uses direct pen-on-screen input with a low-profile flexible design.

The 20WSX is called the world’s first wide-format desktop pen display. Wacom says the 20WSX combines elements of the Cintiq 21UX for users who don’t need the high resolution of the 21UX. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:31:47 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Wacom Bamboo

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Wacom launches new tablet input device that is aimed at all computer users.

The Wacom Bamboo supports Windows Vista's pen functions and also works with Apple OS X. The idea is that you can doodle and add handwritten notes to emails and documents to make them more personal.
The active area of the Bamboo is 147.6x92.3mm with overall measurements of 200x186x10.7mm. The accuracy is +/- 0.5mm and the tablet supports 512 pressure levels.
The so called touch ring on top allows for instant zoom and scroll. Read more