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March 26, 2009: Wacom is launching its long-awaited Intuos4 graphics tablet in Australia today, along with a new Grip Pen that offers users near-zero (three grams) starting pressure.
The new Intuos4 tablet features a reversible (ambidextrous) design that allows the”shortcut” ExpressKeys to be correctly positioned for both right-handed and left-handed users. To move from right-hand to left-hand operation, users simply rotate the tablet 180 degrees and change the orientation of the illuminated icons within the Wacom Tablet Properties software.
Specific workflow and productivity tools in the Intuos4 include shortcut and modifier keys with multiple customisable and application-specific profiles as well as OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays. They are located beside the keys for quick reference and to remind of the current function of each ExpressKey. With past Intuos versions, users had to rely on their own memories for their specific key function settings. Settings can now be made specific to different applications, meaning the displays will update immediately as the user changes between applications.
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Key features of the new Intuos4 tablet. (Source: Wacom.)
Also new to the Intuos4 is a user-defined Touch Ring, which will be particularly valuable for videographers when rendering. A button located in the centre of the ring “toggles” the ring between functions such as zoom, scroll, brush size adjustment, canvas rotation, and layer selection. Capable of controlling up to four different functions in any application, the Touch Ring features an LED located along the perimeter to indicate the current function.
The Intuos4 Grip Pen is engineered with new proprietary Tip Sensor technology that allows it to capture the precise pen pressure against the tablet surface. By offering 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity, Wacom has doubled the resolution of the pen’s pressure curve to further enhance feedback and expand the creative effects within software applications that support pressure sensitivity. The lightest touch will activate the pen, emulating the same feel, response and results derived from working with traditional art tools and offering users the most natural feeling experience of any digital pen to date.
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The new Intuos4 Grip Pen. (Source: Wacom.)
The Intuos4 comes in four sizes to meet varying workflow and workspace requirements – Small (RRP $378) Medium (RRP $598), Large (RRP $798) and Extra Large ($1328). Stock will be available from all leading computer resellers from early April. For more information, visit www.wacom.com.au.
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