Wacom, the leading manufacturer of pen tablets and interactive pen displays, has launched Bamboo, its new consumer pen tablet for freehand writing, annotating, and navigating in computer applications.
Like its namesake, Bamboo is flexible and has an almost infinite number of uses: from simple things like making notes on documents, to the most sophisticated applications like retouching photos. It is a consumer pen tablet for personalised communication, easy navigation and enhanced functionality.
“Bamboo today reinvents the pen for the 21st century. It unlocks enhanced pen-based features in Microsoft Vista, Office 2007 or Mac OS offering a new way to interact with the computer,” said Giri Rajan, Wacom’s business development manager for the Middle East.
“Bamboo provides a simpler, more natural way to navigate through information or create documents with greater impact.”
Bamboo is A6 in size with a sleek, contemporary product design that allows for a more easy and versatile way of working with a pen on the computer. It is targeted at PC and Mac users in non-graphics markets such as home users, office workers and business professionals.
Bamboo has an active area of 92.3 x 147.6 mm, is easy to use and works with input features such as handwriting recognition and time-saving gesture control options, enabling a faster, easier, and more efficient way of working.
By using Bamboo in Microsoft Office a new personal style of communication can be developed, allowing personalisation of emails by signing them off with a digital signature and adding sketches or doodles. Additionally, by selecting a pen or highlighter tool in Microsoft Word, Bamboo can be used to jot notes, create rough sketches, or mark up documents, spreadsheets, or presentation slides.
“The documents you create don’t have to be like all the rest,” said Rajan. “With Bamboo it’s personal. You can add your own distinctive touches to anything you create or review by adding handwritten notes, sketches or doodles to get your point across and make your mark.”
Bamboo has been designed with increased functionality in mind. The stylish, ergonomically-designed pen provides 512 pressure levels of sensitivity and has a programmable double side-switch and eraser. Wacom’s patented cordless and battery-free pen technology offers a natural tool for freehand writing, annotating and navigating.
“Bamboo provides a simpler, more natural way to navigate through information or create documents with greater impact. It is easy to use – everyone has held a pen before,” said Rajan.
“Wacom is the innovator and only supplier of Bamboo worldwide. It will be available at all leading stores in the Middle East and is priced very competitively (AED 500 – Euro 99) to reach a wide market including business professionals, students, artists, and even children,” said Elias Abu Rustom, managing director of Arab Business Machines, distributor of Wacom in the region.
Wacom plans to launch more innovative new products in the region soon.
