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Draw Better With Wacom Innovative Touchscreen Technology

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Wacom Company, specializing in pen tablets, interactive pen displays and digital interface solutions, announced Reversing Ramped Field Capacitive (RRFC) touch, a major innovative capacitive touchscreen technology to be introduced at the International Society for Information Display Exhibition, that will take place in Los Angeles this May.

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This technology is designed with low-power circuitry and breaking reversing ramped electro-static fields for precise drift-free performance. With this innovative technology, Wacom can offer true flexibility for interface solutions to OEM partners.

Today’s surface capacitive touchscreens have many limitations, which Wacom’s RRFC technology has overcome. Wacom has new static field engineering to enable drift-free performance. RRFC features advanced ASIC design and high resolution signal processing, which is immune to noise. And it is also the only one technology that can show great accuracy, stability and sensitivity.

Both RRFC touch and EMR pen input techs can work together off of a single ASIC and MCU pair and thus reducing consuming of materials and manufacturing inputs. What is more, Wacom can boast highly durable transparent glass sensors, as well as multiple coating and bonding options and easy-to-read driver software.

New controller processing methods with system design enable accurate pointing without big costs and at evidently low power consumption levels. Any OEM should pay attention to the Wacom’s progress so that to move beyond resistive touch solutions.

Having increased sensitivity and durability, compared to older resistive capacitive touchscreens, new solution offers up to 95 percent of transmissivity. RRFC touch technology needs less pressure and poses tough surface.

Let’s hope that most companies will trust Wacom and integrate its technology into their models to hit the market with better tablets and screens. It would be great to draw better on a durable and sensitive screen which responds both to touch and pen.

For more information visit Wacom.com
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Asus Eee PC 900 With 8.9 Inch On Threshold

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The popularity of Eee PCs was so huge, that 1 million items were sold after a month of its launch. With the release of the new Eee PC 900 Asus is going to target hit.

eeepc_900_white_hires_270x297.jpgThe new system adds 8.9 inch widescreen, innovative FingerGlide, 1.3Mpixels web camera, 12GB hard disk space for Windows platforms and 20GB for Linux to satisfy wider consumer needs. The overall weight is light – under 1 kg – to carry it on you without any effort.

The new mobile built-in Solid State Disk (SSD) technology offers stability and quietness in work with low energy use and shock proof design. Use it outdoors, for Eee PC is prone to bear damages, bumps and protect hard disk from data loss.

The overall weight of Asus Eee PC remains 1 kg, while the enlargement of screen size to 8.9” took place, so children and women will carry it easily, and a resolution of 1024 x 600 was achieved. Now it is much easier to work on A4 format documents without scrolling the page left or right.

The innovative FingerGlide features easy and convenient operating of the Eee PC. Zooming in or out and scrolling up and down is actualized with just two finger movements on the touchpad, making page navigation and pictures viewing convenient and detailed.

1.3M Pixel webcam introduces wireless Internet connection capabilities to organize web conferences or live video chart anywhere and anytime to work more efficiently.

The Microsoft Windows version incorporates Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Mail for instant access to messaging and mailing services. The Linux version provides easy point-and-click interface with fast boot-up time for immediate Internet access while anywhere.

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The issue date is claimed to be May 12th and $549 is a good deal for everything you get.

Characteristics:

  • 1024 x 600 resolution of 8.9″ Display
  • Black and pearl white colors
  • Intel® Mobile CPU with chipset processor
  • Memory of DDR II 1GB
  • Intel UMA display card
  • 12GB SSD for Windows & 20GB SSD for Linux storage capabilities
  • HD audio with built-in speakers
  • Built-in wireless 802.11b/g
  • 1.3M Pixel web camers
  • SD or MMC (SDHC) storage cards support
  • 3 USB inputs, VGA-out (D-Sub, 15pin), headphones jack, microphone channel, RJ45 10/100 Mbps
  • 22.5cm x 17.0cm x 2cm-3.38cm
  • 1 kg of weight

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Professional Screen Touch Tablets To Become A Good Artist

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

144442-cintiq21wx_1_thumb.jpgAll those good artistic works make you feel like why not draw something good? But everything you get on outcome is something terrible and not quite artistic. Have you ever considered professional screen touch tablets as the key to becoming a good artist? Yeah, special graphic tablets will make your drawings look professional.

Wacom tablets offer budget-friendly Bamboo series from 79$ to qualitative top-ranking Cintiq line (if you don’t mind to pay, for instance, 2499$). Cintiq 12WX, Cintiq 20WSX and Cintiq 21UX are interactive pens of hi-end generation, which display natural feel with superior performance.

Using computer should be natural and productive. Drawing or writing can be quick andcintiq12wx_1.jpg convenient with using professional screen touch interactive pens. Let’s see its features:

  • Draw with a stylus on the tablet
  • Tablet translates your pointer’s movements on the screen in the most natural way
  • Working eraser on the end of the stylus works to eliminate undesirable movements
  • Stylus is pressure-sensitive, so press down and get your thick lines
  • Pen accuracy gives highly precise cursor control, the Cintiq Grip Pen boasts 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity
  • Good image editing with eraser
  • Thorough brush control
  • Wide range of effects and filters
  • The combinability of all its features is resulted in smooth, responsive on-screen experience compared to real paper writing
  • Stylish contoured pen barrel of ia aimed at reducing grasp effort for comfortable use
  • The products of Cintiq family possess scratch-resistant surface, with flat edges so it is a great pleasure to hold and glide over
  • Adjustable stands angle and rotate the display for distortion-free look
  • Activate keyboard shortcuts, scroll, zoom with ExpressKeys™ and the speed of your will be increased effectively.

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If you are tired of typing – just write on it, if you want to make an artistic picture – some easy-to-make editable strokes will make it, if you are a graphic professional – use it as the most convenient way to do your job!

Top Budget Laptops Under 1000$ (part 3)

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Here we consider top budget laptops under 1000$. Everyone would admit that a good colored laptop is a must. And it is possible to buy a laptop with good configuration and trendy laptop skin design under 1000$.

Listed laptops even have extras that can strike you dumb for such prices:

c27f96e0ca1a3048e2c32b5f1447f.jpgDell Inspiron 1525 (999$) is really a unique item, as you can easily configure your own online. Just customize it down to the smallest detail.

  • Here good performance is a priority – equipped with 2GB of memory and the best notebook CPU Dell 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7250.
  • Battery can be upgraded from the standard four-cell to a six-cell ($15 extra) and lasts 4 hours.
  • Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 and no dedicated video card option – no play in games of high requirements.
  • The 1525 includes a 15.4-inch 1280 by 800 resolution screen, a DVD writer, and a good keyboard.
  • An HDMI connection, an instant-on button, a Webcam, and even dual headphone jacks will provide you with a comfortable usage.
  • Dell’s MediaDirect button has an application viewer that allows you to use your calendar, contacts and PowerPoint presentations.
  • Volume gauge is easier to use, but speakers frustrate ears and take off 1525’s entertainment appeal.

It’s up to you to decide whether to choose a 500$ base configuration, or to get your ideal of 1000$, that includes a lid of 11 colors. From a base configuration of $500, you can build your perfect $1000 laptop that includes:

  • a lid in any one of 11 different colors ($25)
  • bluetooth ($20)
  • an integrated mobile broadband card ($150)
  • built-in wireless USB ($150)

If the choice of features is of a prior importance, the Inspiron 1525 is your best bet among the models in the test group.

Visit Microsoft’s official site for more information

The research was held by PC world

Top Budget Laptops Under 1000$ (part 2)

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Here we consider top budget laptops under 1000$. Everyone would admit that a good colored laptop is a must. And it is possible to buy a laptop with good configuration and trendy laptop skin design just under 1000$.

Listed laptops even have extras that can strike you dumb for such prices:

a1cb444444a2d7f27ddaf83dc513.jpgThe Acer Aspire 5920-6954 ($999) is worth every penny. It lacks business applications, but has just about everything home-office buyers could ask for in a solid budget notebook.

  • It has a black-and-cream-colored case set, including a triangle-shaped shortcut key set in the corner of the keyboard.
  • Aspire 5920-6954 weighs 7.3 pounds, that makes him the heaviest in the range.
  • 250GB hard drive and a fairly nice 15.4-inch screen (although a bit too reflective).
  • The 5920-6954 is the most high-definition-ready unit here, including both an HDMI port and an HD DVD reader, but it doesn’t have Bluetooth.
  • It has a subwoofer for better-than-average sound with convenient volume wheel.
  • Dedicated graphics chip - nVidia GeForce 8600M GS with 256MB of memory. So it has enough power to play the 3D games such as Doom 3 and Far Cry. Its fps rates are more than enough for smooth play.
  • Enjoy 1.66-GHz Core 2 Duo T5450 and 2GB of memory.
  • Battery life is 3.8 hours.

Visit Microsoft’s official site for more information

The research was held by PC world