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Reply #1 - 2008 September 16, 2:21 pm
mentat_kgs Member
From: Brasil Registered: 2008-04-18 Posts: 1671 Website

Yo, I've just checked this out and I'm feeling compeled to do something like it.
Anyone have any idea?
http://br.video.yahoo.com/watch/2495252/7622699

Reply #2 - 2008 September 16, 9:47 pm
Zarxrax Member
From: North Carolina Registered: 2008-03-24 Posts: 949

Wow, that looks pretty awesome. If you are into DIY projects like that, it seems like a really fun one to try. If you just want a cheap tablet though, you might want to check out the Wacom Bamboo, which can be had for about $50

Reply #3 - 2008 September 17, 1:56 pm
mentat_kgs Member
From: Brasil Registered: 2008-04-18 Posts: 1671 Website

Uhm, The one in the video is multi touch and pressure sensitive.

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Reply #4 - 2008 September 17, 2:24 pm
annabel398 Member
From: Austin TX Registered: 2008-08-04 Posts: 80

It's not multi-touch, but the Wacom Bamboo (and indeed all Wacoms AFAIK) are pressure-sensitive.

Reply #5 - 2008 September 17, 3:10 pm
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Yeah, what do you want to do with it ?

The multi touch features there like in Microsoft Labs demos are still a bit gimmicky, imho. Though the pong game could be fun.

If it's a graphics tablet you really need; I am surprised also at how cheaper they have become. Several years ago I bought a Wacom A4 tablet. Don't do the same mistake that I did and go without reservations for a smaller model. A4 is cumbersome, and also way larger than what you need to paint. The reason for that; and which I didn't knopw without prior experience with Painter and such, is that you always zoom in into areas you want to work on to add details. Even if you zoomed out a large picture; the monitor resolution doesn't allow you to work on the finer details.

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