http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/lenovo.w701.to.sport.quad.core.i7.from.intel/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lenovofccin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A recent FCC filing reveals that a new notebook from Lenovo is coming soon, powered by a 2GHz Intel chip believed to be the quad-core Core i7-920XM. The FCC filing points to the finished product as the ThinkPad W701 and confirms this with the presence of a Wacom digitizer, which has only shipped as part of the earlier W700.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/lenovo.w701.to.sport.quad.core.i7.from.intel/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/08/genius.low.cost.tablet.tested/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/geniusi405-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Genius' EasyPen i405 tablet promises to undercut the mainstream in tablets by offering a substantial number of drawing features attached to a reasonable price tag. However, can it compare to the user experience of industry titans like Wacom, whose businesses revolve almost exclusively around pen input? We take a look in our review.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/08/genius.low.cost.tablet.tested/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/wacom.bamboo.touch.more.launch/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/wacombamboofun2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wacom on Thursday morning put out multiple tablets that signal a gradual break away from the company's pen-only approach. The Bamboo Touch, Bamboo Pen & Touch, Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Craft all have a multi-touch surface used for navigation, ranging from basic moves like a basic tap select or mouse-like input to two-finger pinching for zoom and twisting to rotate images. Users don't have to toggle... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/wacom.bamboo.touch.more.launch/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/wacom.bamboo.tablet.gets.multi.touch.support/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/wacombamboointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An upcoming tablet PC from Wacom has been spotted on the Internet, thanks to an anonymous source. Specs aren't completely clear in the shots given to Engadget, with the text on the box for the device revealing mostly that the Bamboo Touch tablet will support multi-touch input. However, the move would lead to the first Wacom device designed to work with only finger contact, as its previous tablets... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/wacom.bamboo.tablet.gets.multi.touch.support/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/24/wacom.unveils.intuos4/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/wacomsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wacom has released the Intuos4, the latest addition to the Intuos line of pen tablets. The company claims the device offers improved pressure sensitivity capable of recognizing 2048 individual levels, while the new tip sensor offers a near-zero starting pressure of one gram. The Grip Pen also features a pressure-sensitive eraser and two side switches that can be configured for commands such as dou... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/24/wacom.unveils.intuos4/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/wacom.intuos4.pen.tablet/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/wacomintuos4intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The next-generation Intuos tablet from Wacom has been spotted, though the device itself has not yet been officially announced. The photo of the packaging reveals the new tablet will sport a wide-format tablet area along with a number of customizable ExpressKeys. It also reveals that the tablet will have a user-defined touch ring and the pressure-sensitive grip pen will be new and improved.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/wacom.intuos4.pen.tablet/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/wacom.pl.900.lcd.tablet/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/wacompl900intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wacom on Friday introduced its latest LCD pen tablet, the 19-inch PL-900. The device has a 4:3 native aspect ratio that can be automatically switched to a 16:10 widescreen format via an auto-sensing video scaler. The display sports 1280x1024 resolution and has been improved compared to the company's previous products with a wider viewing angle and an anti-glare coating.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/wacom.pl.900.lcd.tablet/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/12/cinema.4d.release.11/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/12-cinema-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Maxon on Tuesday unveiled Cinema 4D Release 11, a major update to its 3D animation suite, introducing an enhanced lighting engine, animation tools, and improved render speeds, among other features. In addition to the aforementioned inclusions, Cinema 4D now offers enhanced compatibility with other industry software, such as the COLLADA file format, and the CineMan Renderman accompaniment. The upda... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/12/cinema.4d.release.11/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/25/new.touchscreen.technology/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/25-wacom-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wacom today unveiled a new touch-screen technology, dubbed Reversing Ramped Field Capacitive touch ñ or RRFC ñ which uses low-power circuitry and reversing ramped electro-static fields to offer precise performance. The technology supposedly prevents cursor drifting, and can be used as a touch display or as a simple touch surface. Wacom states that the surface used for the technology is tougher tha... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/25/new.touchscreen.technology/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/02/axiotron.ships.modbook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/axi_080102_modbooksm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Axiotron has begun shipping its Modbook tablet Mac, a modified MacBook with a built-in Wacom digitized pen-sensitive liquid crystal display. The only Mac-based tablet on the market won the Best of Show award at Macworld Expo 2007 after debuting at the event. The Modbook features a 2.0GHz or 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Inkwell handwriting recognition software, a 24x DVD combo or 8x DVD Super... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/02/axiotron.ships.modbook/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:55:00 GMT