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Article: Pen-Based Computing stages a comeback. (Cadence lab).(Fujitsu LifeBook B-series, Sony VAIO Slimtop Pen Tablet PCV-LX920 and Wacom Cintiq 15X)(Evaluation)
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- Cadence
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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The combination of new hardware, CAD software designed for a pen interface, and the forthcoming Tablet PC platform will all combine to make the pen an important computer interface tool. Our testing of Wacom's Cintiq digitizer/monitor, Sony's Slimtop Pen Tablet, and Fujitsu's touch-screen B-series LifeBook show you the best of what's available today.
There have been attempts before to add the pen/stylus to computers as a CAD input device--with digitizer tablets for a while and with Pen Windows briefly--but the former lacked direct linkage between the pen and the display, and the latter flopped.
But new hardware and software are now making it possible to ...