Wacom Tablet Adds Gestures, Multi-Touch

Ed Sutherland ()

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Wacom today introduced a version of its Bamboo tablets with the familiar gesture and multi-touch features of the iPhone. Along with the traditional touch-sensitive pen, the tablets recognize nine gestures, including select and drag, double-click and navigate.

There are two version of the Bamboo: a Pen option is $70, while the Pen & Touch tablet is $100. The tablets have a 5.8 x 3.6-inch touch-sensitive area.

The Bamboo is bundled with Adobe’s Elements, which costs $80 by itself.

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[Via Wacom and Gadget Lab]

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  • http://dougitdesign.com Doug Aghassi

    ’bout time, wacom!

    I want one.

  • Gene

    5.8 x 3.6-inches?
    Seriously?
    That’s only slightly larger than the trackpad on my laptop.

  • nimi

    Wacom. Overpriced (cause there’s no competition).

    ” Just get rid of f***ing cord! You’re charging enough money for that!