Toggle Wacom tablets' dual/multi display support
Display toggle and screen switching via ExpressKey or button activation is only available in the Wacom driver for professional products, and (unfortuantely) is not included in the driver for the Graphire series and below. An alternative way to switch between screens/tablet setups is AppleScript GUI scripting, and some people have been successful with this method. However, with driver version 5.05-3, it seems impossible to reach the GUI elements in the "Details..." sub-menu with AppleScript. Direct scripting of the PenTabletDriver.app should also be possible (according to the AppleScript Editor's Dictionary function), but does not work.So I looked for an alternative, and ended up with the following, which I use to toggle between my two screens and "all screens" -- and it can easily be changed to fit other setups. Launch the AppleScript Editor and save three empty scripts as applications to your preferred place (e.g. Applications in your home-directory). I've named min...
published on Wednesday, the 25. June 2008, macosxhints
Wacom unveils new touchscreen technology
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 ...
published on Friday, the 25. April 2008, macintosh-news-network
Briefly: Moshi Codex review
In brief: We've published a review of the Wacom Bamboo series, there are 10 new ways to trick out your MacBook, a new tutorial explains how to make icons for Mac OS X, the Firefox 3 beta has debuted, and Apple ranks 11th in Web traffic for November ... We've posted a review of the Moshi Codex MacBook case.. Aevoe, creators of the Moshi line of prod...
published on Wednesday, the 2. January 2008, macintosh-news-network
Axiotron Crosses Finish Line With Modbook Mac Tablet
Apple may or may not be planning to announce a Macintosh tablet computer at the Macworld Conference & Expo later this month, but in the meantime hardware vendor Axiotron announced Monday that it has already begun shipping its own Apple-authorized Mac tablet. Axiotron's Modbook integrates a Wacom digitized pen-sensitive LCD slate-style display with Apple's MacBook.
published on Wednesday, the 2. January 2008, macnewsworld
Axiotron ships Modbook tablet Mac
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 rec...
published on Wednesday, the 2. January 2008, macintosh-news-network
Briefly: Wacom Bamboo review
In brief: We've published a review of the Wacom Bamboo series, there are 10 new ways to trick out your MacBook, a new tutorial explains how to make icons for Mac OS X, the Firefox 3 beta has debuted, and Apple ranks 11th in Web traffic for November ... We've posted a review of the the new Wacom Bamboo Series, which promises tablets for the masses, ...
published on Thursday, the 20. December 2007, macintosh-news-network
Review: Wacom Bamboo and Bamboo Fun
Itís about time that the reign of The Mouse as the dominant input device is overturned, and who better to do it than Wacom. The new Bamboo Series promises tablets for the masses, employing a textured surface to mimic the pen-and-paper feel for your stylus and to replace the mouse in everyday tasks such as handwriting text, drawing, and even general...
published on Thursday, the 20. December 2007, macintosh-news-network
Wacom intros two wide Cintiq tablet displays
Wacom today greatly expanded its Cintiq tablet displays with its first widescreen models and also its first screens in the US smaller than 21 inches. The 20WSX is claimed as the world's only 20-inch widescreen stylus display and matches the same 1680x1050 resolution as a view-only LCD while still offering the same programmable shortcut keys and du...
published on Monday, the 3. December 2007, macintosh-news-network
Wacom Cintiq 12WX merges displays, tablets
Wacom's European branch has become the first to launch the Cintiq 12WX, a unique variant on the company's successful touchscreen displays. The device uses a 1280x800 LCD that allows full pen control but measures just 12 inches across -- making the system small enough to sit on a lap as a sketching pad as well as a desktop device with a portrait-li...
published on Tuesday, the 23. October 2007, macintosh-news-network
Wacom brings Bamboo tablets to US
Wacom today brought its Bamboo line of computer tablets from Japan to the US, hoping to spread pen input to a wider audience. The Bamboo Fun is a new addition targeted explicitly at home users who might previously have avoided tablets but now want one for sketching or editing photos; the device comes with four large, friendly programmable buttons ...
published on Thursday, the 13. September 2007, macintosh-news-network