Sketching on the Go For the Digitally Inclined

Kelly Schwarze — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:31:55 PDT

Whether drawing is a casual hobby or part of your livelihood the latest gadget from Wacom, maker of the Bamboo digital tablets, is likely to become your new favorite toy. The Inkling, a digital sketch pen, takes live rendering a step further than writing tablets, which must be connected to a computer, by capturing sketches when in use on any standard paper or sketchbook.

Graphic designers who prefer to sketch out concepts before working in a software application will love how the pen bridges free-form creativity with the practicality of high-tech innovation. The Inkling pen works with an included wireless receiver that clips to the edge of paper and records sketches via a line of sight with the tip of the pen. Use a basic USB cord to connect the receiver to a computer and import JPG, BMP, TIFF, and PNG sketches from the Inkling into Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.

The Inkling ($200) is available in mid-September on Amazon and the Wacom's online store. Follow the break for a video of the magic pen in action.

Wacom Technology Introduces The Bamboo Fun

GeekSugar — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:00:02 PDT

If your hand gets sore from using a mouse, you may want to try a Wacom tablet-a gadget that YumSugar swears by. These cordless, ergonomically designed devices come with a pressure-sensitive pen for quick and effortless editing. This new blue tablet is called the Bamboo Fun and comes with a cordless, battery-free pen and a mouse. Featured on Crave, the Bamboo Fun is compatible with both Macs and PCs and includes copies of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 for Mac, Nik’s Color Efex Pro 2 GE filtering software, and Corel Painter Essentials 3. Available in small and medium sizes in black, silver, white or blue. Prices start at $99 and go upwards to $199.