Talk:Wacom

Frequency

Rummaging through the forum of the "DiY Cintiq" people, you can find that Intuos and Graphire tablet works with a frequency between 665 and 670 khz (joke on them being "built by te devil"); Actual working frequencies seems depending from a lot of "external" factors, such as avoiding interferencies between the tablet and the screens in the CIntiqs based on the various Intuoses. The 531 khz is not a mandatory requirement... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.38.255.166 (talk) 14:25, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

comments

I added that Wacoms have superior, high, predictable sampling rate with x and y almost simultaneously so they can ALSO be used to record handwriting and drawing movements. Neuroscript (talk) 06:18, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

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This article sounds much like an advertisement. "creating a long and virtually maintenance free lifespan.", etc. 89.138.182.9 10:35, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I see that someone changed "virtually" to "essentially" but this section is still at odds with the Criticism section which describes the unusually rapid wearing of the nib and drawing surface. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.6.33.161 (talk) 19:29, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

--- This article could use some information on how the tablets work

I agree - it would be very interesting to know how the tablet can get such accurate positional information, as well as analog pressure readings and button presses from an independent (wireless) pen. Kjl 21:26, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Its difficult to put too much detail about the technology since it is copy righted. If you ask specific questions, I can try and answer them —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.119.25.115 (talk) 00:01, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

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Wacom tablets use a patented electromagnetic resonance technology. Since the tablet provides power to the pen through resonant coupling, no batteries or cords are required. As a result, there are no batteries inside the pen that will run down and need to be replaced, creating a long and virtually maintenance free lifespan.

Under the tablet’s surface (or LCD in the case of the Cintiq) is a grid of wires that transmits a send and receive signal. In send mode, the tablet’s electromagnetic signal stimulates oscillation in the pen’s coil-and-capacitor circuit. In receive mode, the energy of the resonant circuit’s oscillations in the pen is detected by the tablet’s grid. This information is then analyzed by the computer to determine the pen’s position. In addition, the pen communicates other vital information, such as pressure-sensitivity, side-switch status, tip or eraser orientation and Tool ID. For example, applying more or less pressure to the tip of the pen changes the value of the pen’s timing circuit capacitor. This signal change is communicated to a modulator which distributes the information digitally to the tablet. The tablet forwards this and other relevant information (pen position, side-switch status, Tool ID, etc.) in packets, up to 200 times per second, to the computer.

Heh, can you (or somebody else) add this nice explanation to the article itself? I don't know enough about the subject to add it with any degree of confidence myself. It's a shame for this info to be hiding on the discussion page... Kjl 21:53, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. More like this! It is even more miracelous that the new wacoms are able to recognize not only the pen pressure but tilt and rotation. -- 88.192.77.149 (talk) 02:47, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

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Any reason why its particularly popular on the Mac? --Rilstix 06:51, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Simply because so many graphic designers use the Mac. Wacom tablets are designed for graphic artists, the majority of graphic artists use Macs, ergo Wacom tablets are going to get used with Macs quite a bit. --TangentIdea 04:23, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

How do you pronounce Wacom?

• Way-COM?
• Whack-UM?
• WAH-come?

Anyone have any ideas?

Rossr 21:30, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Wacom is pronounced "wah come" and is derived from the Japanese symbol for harmony ("wah") and the first syllable of computer ("come"). The tag line of the company is, "Toward the harmonious development between man and technology." --- I've read a few forums that say Wacom was founded by Sun Myung Moon (Moonies). How can we verify that?

Well, we can see the pronunciation if we look at how it is spelt in Japanese: ワコム. ワ is wa, similar to the way an American might pronounce "water". コ is ko, pronounced more or less as in copper in standard English. ム is mu, pronounced more or less like the sound cows make. This gives up wakomu.

The u on the end of a Japanese word tends to be whispered or made silent, so this gives us wakom'. "Wacom" is a Westernised spelling of this, especially since the last two syllables are no doubt inspired by the English word "computer". It is not entirely clear what the wa is supposed to signify, as it is written in katakana instead of kanji.

Unlike English, Japanese words are not stressed on any particular syllable, so what you are trying to express with the capital letters is not relevant to Japanese. For example, some English speakers say HiROshima and others say HiroSHIma, but the Japanese utter a level HIROSHIMA. — Chameleon 07:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

The article did in fact specify how Wacom is pronounced at one time, but the text was deleted at some point. I rang the local Wacom office to ask how they pronounced it, and what they said was mostly consistent with Chameleon's comments. The "wa" part is close to bar/baa/palm (without any R or L sounds), not to way or war. -- Paddles ^T_C 14:23, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

A video article on the company's official website shows a man referring to the products as wah-come. link 81.129.194.186 23:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

A note on the pronunciation in the above video link: the man stresses the first syllable: WAH-come. Also, it should be noted that the 'k' sound is pronounced only lightly. As for rhymes, try a conversation between grocery clerks: "Should I refill the shelves?" "Yes, go ahead and stock 'em." Begeun (talk) 17:07, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

How come after this information the article still states that it is pronounced with a short a... ? A short a is found in words like; cat and trap - which would make the pronunciation Whack-om... The proper pronunciation (as defined by Chameleon et al) should be an open 'a' (IPA: a) to be pronounced as in car.

It's silly.. also, for a laymans explanation - "Wacom to rhyme with car-bomb" ??? 58.178.155.245 (talk) 06:30, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

I wish they had instructed correctly the voice artist that did the recordings that came in the install CD in Brazilian Portuguese; she messed it up quite bad :( --TiagoTiago (talk) 15:25, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

New Tablet

Saw it on their website, they're calling it the "Bamboo", it's going to be released sometime this month. D-hyo 14:00, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Links to the general catagory?

There should be a link to the drawing/sketching/graphing pads/tablets article, if it exists. A list of all the manufacturers of graph pads like this would be useful on that article, again assuming it exists.

BTW: I remember Koala Pads and (amazing at the time) color Imagewriters being popular. I used to have my own little collection of ribbons and carbonless, continous-feed paper.  :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.162.128.27 (talk) 04:06, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Linux

Info about Linux drivers would be useful to me. — Chameleon 03:13, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't think linux OS supports the drivers for all of them. Tedmund (talk) 22:07, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Chameleon has added a link to the drivers for X11/Linux. --AVRS (talk) 08:44, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I actually go the chance to test my cintiq with Ubuntu 8.04 and PCLinux. I had some problems with Ubuntu but I eventually managed getting it to work with some other tablet drivers. PCLinux wasen't a problem. Tedmund (talk) 19:43, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

A short blurb about the Linux Wacom project (http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/) would probably suffice for explaining quasi-crossplatform support. Silver Streak (talk) 15:42, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

We don't need a citation on that driver linux wacom employee line! Just check the project webpage for the current maintainer and lookup his email adress which ends with "@wacom.com". --188.99.80.242 (talk) 17:46, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

As of 2016-09-23 the article simply claimed "The Linux Wacom Project produced drivers for Linux/X11." without any reference! So I just added " »According to Peter Hutterer in his XDC2016 talk, Wacom has 3 Linux kernel developer working full time on Linux support. reference: https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2016/Program/hutterer_input/ the video of that« User:ScotXW^t@lk 09:41, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

IMPORTANT QUANDRY

for the Intuos4, can its layout be turned around for left handed usage? Murakumo-Elite (talk) 05:54, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

yes, they do, see details here http://www.wacom.com/intuos/whats-new.php ,paragraph "left, right, left" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.189.2.146 (talk) 14:25, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Complaints

It is appropriate to refer to complaints about the company's products if they are significant and reported in independent news media (rather than blogs and forum postings); that's a requirement of WP's Reliable sources policy. This is not a place for frustrated users to document their problems, as that would be original research. - Jason A. Quest (talk) 22:08, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

But for some of the criticisms, Wacom itself has agreed that these problem descriptions are factual and that Wacom is looking for solutions but has not yet found any. In that sense, it would be silly to call the criticisms "unreliable" and reject them because complaints (and Wacom admissions) appear only on forums. Donlibes (talk) 14:14, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

User:71.140.129.49 removed the entire criticism section. Most of that section was poorly cited, but I believe the statement regarding nib wear was well-cited as the reference to the wacom support forums includes wacom representatives acknowledging the problem, so I have reintroduced that part. Jordan Bettis (talk) 20:51, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Bamboo versions

The Bamboo section of this article is rather confusing to say the least. I have reworded it a bit to clear some of it up, but have come to a stumbling block. One sentence read as:

"There are three models — Bamboo Create, Bamboo Capture, and Bamboo Connect — all of which (except Bamboo Connect) now have multitouch functionality, with support for one- and two-finger gestures for such operations as scrolling and zooming."

This in itself seem is confusing (why say "all except Connect" when only three are listed?), but is made worse by the fact that there are other Bamboo models listed later on: the One, the Pen and the Touch. Is this meaning that the other models are no longer produced? If that is the case, this should be made clear. If it is supposed to mean something else, then it likely needs a complete re-wording/restructuring.

I have checked on Wacom's American site and they only list the Create, Capture and Connect tablets as being available ([1]), which supports my "currently available" hypothesis; however, they do also mention the Bamboo Pen (an iPad stylus) and the Bamboo Paper iPad App. I was unable to check the EU site though; it appears to be down at the moment.

Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ ^(talk) 02:06, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Well, the Euro site is now working, and it seems those names only apply to the Americas. I'll go ahead and update the article to reflect this. Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ ^(talk) 14:38, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

There is at least one other Bamboo Fun model -- CTH-661 ("CTH-661/S/(A)") above barcode (bought in Australia with Corel Painter Essentials 4 and Photoshop Elements as the pack-ins). 202.78.34.103 (talk) 09:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

"How-To" section in Durability?

Several Wacom models, including the Intuos4 and Bamboo, have been criticized for the drawing surface's roughness, which rapidly wears down nibs and can result in uneven wear patterns, leaving slick and non-slick areas. Fortunately, being made of nothing more than plastic, nibs can be replaced by a short length of nylon 'wire' (approx 0.065 inches or 1.7mm diameter) like that found in grass trimmer or 'weed-eater' refills, suitably straightened out by hand and smoothed (rounded off) at one end with abrasive paper. Additionally, a shallow glass can be used as a cover over the drawing surface, though it may induce a - usually modest - parallax error when tracing.

While I agree that the first sentence belongs somewhere in the article (though I'd like to see sources other than forum posts), the rest of the paragraph sounds like a camouflaged How-To section. I have serious doubts that use of weed-whacker wire is either sanctioned by Wacom or is widely practiced within the user community. Wacom sells replacement nibs, and for the Intuos4 at least, replacement tablet surfaces.

24.6.180.115 (talk) 04:32, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

"Possible Radiation" section seems dubious

Is there actually any real research or news reports about this? All the references in the section seem to be forum/blog posts asking if it is a problem rather than containing any evidence of measurable adverse effects.

The concerns about 2.4 GHz signals used by the wireless accessory also seems to be unsubstantiated. When you have laptops, smartphones, cordless keyboards, mice and phones, etc all transmitting on that frequency band, is there any reason to believe Wacom's products are going to produce a noticeable increase in exposure? --106.69.67.49 (talk) 04:45, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

I agree that this whole section is pretty sketchy. Since it seems sourced entirely by forum discussions, I'm inclined to just remove it. JeffJonez (talk) 06:59, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

"Market Share" section is unclear

I realize that the original sources don't provide detailed discussion of what "market share" means either, but as it stands the information is really unhelpful. What's the market? Is this by shipments, value, or some other metric?

12.250.146.126 (talk) 02:00, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

Tables / CTL490D[BW]

the CTL490D[BW] is listed in two tables, one lists it as having Multi-Touch, the other one as not supporting it. I'd say the tables should be consolidated, there's no obvious reason why there are two tables with different column layout. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.196.234.2 (talk) 13:16, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

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Legacy products?

Why isn't there a more complete listing of legacy products (model names and specific model numbers)... and in one table as was mentioned elsewhere? Some relatively recent models aren't listed at all, giving the impression this article is more of a company advertisement. Please balance. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noho91606 (talk • contribs) 13:25, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Uncited material in need of citations

I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 21:39, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Headquarters locations

...and those for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) in Düsseldorf, Germany. Wacom is a Japanese portmanteau: Wa for "harmony", "circle" or "Japan" and Com shortened for "computer". Wacom tablets are notable for their use of a patented cordless, battery-free, and pressure-sensitive stylus or digital pen. In addition to manufacturing and selling tablets, Wacom also provides graphical input technology for some tablet computers, which it calls "Penabled Technology".

Product lines

Wacom produces several tablet lines, three of which are marketed worldwide. Most are sold with a software bundle, such as ArtRage Lite, Corel Painter Essentials and Photoshop Elements, which take advantage of the tablet features. Each is sold with a compatible digital pen. Some pens feature buttons on the shaft or an "eraser" at the other end. Some models include a puck (mouse) based on the same technology. Software drivers for versions of Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows are included with most models. All models of external tablets connect to computers via USB or Bluetooth.

Intuos

Intuos tablets feature a battery-free pen (powered by the same EMR (Electromagnetic resonance) technology as the Intuos Pro line), which can be used alongside finger swipes (in some models), with ± 0.02 in (± 0.5 mm) accuracy. Each tablet includes an option to switch orientation for left- or right-handed users.

In addition to stylus-based input, each model features multi-touch functionality, with support for one- and two-finger gestures for such operations as scrolling and zooming.

Accessories

This kit was also not compatible with older models, as the USB connection cable was hardwired to the tablet. The newer models feature a removable USB cable.

Consumer models

Tablet model	Tablet variation	Product name	Year	In production	Multi-touch	Wireless support	Max. pressure levels	No. customizable control buttons	Physical dimensions	Active surface area		Digitizer resolution		Color(s)
									Millimeters	Millimeters	Inches	Lines per Inch (lpi)	Lines per Milimeter (lpmm)
CTL-4100	CTL-4100/K	Intuos S	2018	Yes	No	N/A	4096	4	200 × 160 × 8.8	152 × 95	6.0 × 3.7	2540	100	Black
CTL-4100WL	CTL-4100WL/K	Intuos S with Bluetooth		Yes	No	Bluetooth								Black
	CTL-4100WL/E													Pistachio
	CTL-4100WL/P													Berry Pink
CTL-6100WL	CTL-6100WL/K	Intuos M with Bluetooth		Yes	No				264 × 200 × 8.8	216 × 135	8.5 × 5.3			Black
	CTL-6100WL/E													Pistachio
	CTL-6100WL/P													Berry Pink
CTL-472	CTL-472/K	One by Wacom (small)	2017	Yes	No	N/A	2048	0	210 × 146 × 8.7	152 × 95	6.0 × 3.7	2540	100	Black & Red
CTL-672	CTL-672/K	One by Wacom (medium)		Yes	No				277 × 189 × 8.7	216 × 135	8.5 × 5.3			Black & Red
CTL-490	CTL-490/W	Intuos Draw	2015	No	No	Optional Wireless Expansion Kit	2048	4	210 × 169 × 11	152 × 95	6.0 × 3.7	2540	100	White
	CTL-490/B													Mint Blue
CTH-490	CTH-490/K	Intuos Art (small)		No	Yes									Black
		Intuos Photo
		Intuos Comic
	CTH-490/B	Intuos Art (small)												Mint Blue
		Intuos Comic
CTH-690	CTH-690A/K	Intuos Art (medium)		No	Yes				275 × 217.2 × 10.7	216 × 135	8.5 × 5.3			Black
	CTH-690A/B													Mint Blue
CTL-471	CTL-471/K	One by Wacom (small)	2014	No	No	N/A	1024	0	210 × 146 × 7.5	152 × 95	6.0 × 3.7	2540	100	Black & Green
CTL-671	CTL-671/K	One by Wacom (medium)		No	No				277 × 189 × 7.5	216.48 × 137	8.5 × 5.4			Black & Green
CTL-480	CTL-480/S	Intuos Pen S	2013	No	No	Optional Wireless Expansion Kit	1024	4	209.9 × 177.5 × 10	152 × 95	6.0 × 3.7	2540	100	Silver
CTH-480	CTH-480/S	Intuos Pen & Touch S		No	Yes									Silver
	CTH-480/R	Intuos Pen & Touch S 30th Anniversary Ichitaro												Red
CTL-680	CTL-680/S	Intuos Pen M		No	No				275 × 221.5 × 10.1	216 × 135	8.5 × 5.3			Silver
CTH-680	CTH-680/S	Intuos Pen & Touch M		No	Yes									Silver
CTL-470	CTL-470/K	Bamboo Pen	2011	No	No	N/A	1024	0	278 × 176 × 9.8	147.2 × 92	5.8 × 3.6	2540	100	Black & Green
		Bamboo Connect Pen
CTH-470	CTH-470/K	Bamboo Pen & Touch		No	Yes	Optional Wireless Expansion Kit		4						Black & Green
		Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch
		Bamboo Comic Pen & Touch
	CTH-470/S	Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch												Silver
		Bamboo Capture Pen & Touch
	CTH-470/W	Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch												White & Blue
		Bamboo Comic Pen & Touch
	CTH-470/P	Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch												Pink
CTH-670	CTH-670/K	Bamboo Create Pen & Touch		No	Yes				351.75 x 209 x 9.8	216.48 × 137	8.5 × 5.4			Black & Green
		Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch
	CTH-670/S	Bamboo Create Pen & Touch												Silver
		Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch
	CTH-670/W	Bamboo Comic Pen & Touch												White & Blue
CTH-461	CTH-461/S	Bamboo Craft Pen & Touch	2009	No	Yes	N/A	512	4	248.2 × 176.1 × 8.5	147.2 × 92	5.8 × 3.6	2540	100	Silver & White
	CTH-461SE	Bamboo Pen & Touch Special Edition												Silver & Black
CTH-661	CTH-661/S	Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch		No	Yes				336.8 × 223 × 8.5	216.48 × 137	8.5 × 5.4			Silver & White
	CTH-661SE	Bamboo Pen & Touch Special Edition												Silver & Black
CTL-460	CTL-460/K	Bamboo Pen	2009	No	No	N/A	512	0	248.2 × 176.1 × 8.5	147.2 × 92	5.8 × 3.6	2540	100	Black
CTH-460	CTH-460K	Bamboo Pen & Touch		No	Yes			4						Black
CTT-460	CTT-460/K	Bamboo Touch		No	Yes		N/A (Multi-touch Only)		208.4 × 137.6 × 7.5	125 × 85	4.9 × 3.3	101.6	4	Black
MTE-450	MTE-450/K	Bamboo	2007	No	No	N/A	512	4 1 Touch Ring	200 × 186 × 10.7	147.6 × 92.3	5.8 × 3.6	2540	100	Black
CTE-450	CTE-450/K	Bamboo Fun (small)		No	No				210 × 194.1 × 11.2	147.6 × 92.3	5.8 × 3.6			Black
	CTE-450/S													Silver
	CTE-450/W													White
	CTE-450/B													Blue
	CTE-450/P													Pink
CTE-650	CTE-650/K	Bamboo Fun (medium)		No	No				280 × 235.1 × 11	216.5 × 135.3	8.5 × 5.3			Black
	CTE-650/S													Silver
	CTE-650/W													White
	CTE-650/B													Blue
	CTE-650/P													Pink
CTF-420	CTF-420/G	Volito 2	2005	No	No	N/A	512	0	200.6 × 205.2 × 12.9	127.6 × 92.8	5.0 × 3.7	1016	40	Gray
CTE-440	CTE-440/S	Graphire 4 (small)		No	No				208 × 203.8 × 17.8	127.6 × 92.8	5.0 × 3.7	2032	80	Silver
	CTE-440/W													White
	CTE-440/B													Blue
	CTE-440/P	Favo (small)												Pink
CTE-640	CTE-640/S	Graphire 4 (medium)		No	No				278 × 263.8 × 18	208.8 × 150.8	8.2 × 5.9			Silver
	CTE-640/W													White
	CTE-640/B													Blue
	CTE-640/P	Favo (medium)												Pink
CTE-630BT	CTE-630BT/S	Graphire 6x8 Bluetooth		No	No	Bluetooth			257 × 280 × 24.3	208.8 × 150.8	8.2 × 5.9			Silver
CTE-430	CTE-430/G	Graphire 3 (small)	2003	No	No	N/A	512	0	195 × 197 × 10.7	127.6 × 92.8	5.0 × 3.7	2032	80	Graphite
	CTE-430/W													Pearl
	CTE-430/B													Sapphire
CTE-630	CTE-630/G	Graphire 3 (medium)		No	No				275.5 × 256.8 × 18.1	208.8 × 150.8	8.2 × 5.9			Graphite
	CTE-630/W													Pearl
	CTE-630/B													Sapphire
ET-0405A-U	ET-0405A-U0H	Graphire 2	2001	No	No	N/A	512	0	216.1 × 218 × 9.3	127.6 × 92.8	5.0 × 3.7	1016	80	Graphite
	ET-0405A-U0V													Silver
	ET-0405A-U0K													Steel Blue
	ET-0405A-U0S													Ruby
	ET-0405A-U0Z													Bronze
ET-0405-U	ET-0405-U0H	Volito	2000	No	No	N/A	512	0	209 × 214 × 9.3	127.6 × 92.8	5.0 × 3.7	1016	80	Graphite
		Graphire (USB)												Graphite
	ET-0405-U0V													Silver
	ET-0405-U00													Slate Blue
	?													Sapphire
	ET-0405-U0S													Ruby
	?													Orange
	ET-0405-U0G													Purple
	?													Green
	?													Teal
ET-0405-R	ET-0405-R0H	Graphire (Serial)		No	No									Graphite
	ET-0405-R0V													Silver
	ET-0405-R00													Slate Blue
	?													Sapphire
	ET-0405-R0S													Ruby
	?													Orange
	ET-0405-R0G													Purple
	?													Green
	?													Teal
CT-0405-U	CT-0405-U00	PenPartner (USB)	1997	No	No	N/A	256	0	196 × 181 × 7	128 × 96	5.0 × 3.7	1016	80	White
	?	ArtPad (USB)												Green
CT-0405-R	CT-0405-R00	PenPartner (Serial)		No	No									White
	?	ArtPad (Serial)												Green

Intuos Pro

The Intuos Pro is available in multiple sizes and proportions and includes 60 degrees of tilt sensitivity and 8,192 pressure levels. It also has touch controls on the drawing surface, allowing the user to manipulate the canvas with multi-touch gestures. The Intuos Pro line offers 2,000 lines per cm (5,080 lines per inch) resolution and comes in multiple sizes (active area):

• Small: 160 mm × 100 mm; 6.3 in × 3.9 in
• Medium: 223.5 mm × 139.7 mm; 8.8 in × 5.5 in
• Large: 325.1 mm × 203.2 mm; 12.8 in × 8.0 in

Each Intuos5 model has the ability to be made wireless using the Wireless Accessory Kit.

A larger version of the previous generation of Intuos, the Intuos4 Extra Large (XL) was still manufactured in 2011 and marketed to artists who needed a larger working area. The Intuos4 XL had a 462 mm × 304.8 mm; (18.2 in × 12.0 in) working area and offered 2048 pressure levels pressure 50% tilt sensitivity. However, the Intuos4 lacked touch-based input, instead requiring a stylus or a compatible mouse.

Cintiq and Cintiq Pro

The Cintiq is a tablet/screen hybrid, a graphics tablet that incorporates an LCD into the digitizing tablet itself, allowing the user to draw directly on the display surface. The tablets are available in several sizes.

A 21-inch 1600×1200 resolution tablet, the 21UX, was available for several years (up to 2011) at various price points. As of November 2007, both a 12-inch and a 20-inch widescreen model were released, the 12WX and the 20WSX, respectively. All three models use Intuos3 pens with 1024 pressure levels.

In 2010, the 21UX saw a major design revision and a price drop. It offered a higher pen resolution and 2048 pressure levels due to Wacom's integration of Intuos4 technology. The 21UX's sensitivity was much greater than most tablet computers and portable computers offering similar functionality on built-in screens. In addition, the 21UX included an integrated stand that allowed the user to tilt and rotate the unit.

On September 13, 2011, Wacom announced the 24HD (DTK-2400), the largest Cintiq at that time. It contained a 24-inch 1920×1200 resolution LCD with 92% coverage of the Adobe RGB color gamut (versus 72% in the 21UX). The pen technology, like the 21UX, was identical to the Intuos4 in resolution per inch and sensitivity. This model included an integrated adjustable-tilt stand that allowed it to hang off the edge of the table and closer to the user.

Wacom debuted the Cintiq 27QHD (DTH-2700) at CES 2015, making it the largest display tablet at that time. The Cintiq 27QHD, as per its name, sported a 27-inch Quad-HD (2560×1440) resolution display. Also included was an ExpressKey Remote, which replaced dedicated physical hotkeys on the sides of previous Cintiqs, and could be used wirelessly and would adhere to the bezels of the 27QHD magnetically. The 27QHD had an advertised 97% of AdobeRGB coverage, 1.07 billion colors, and REC 709 for "frame-to-frame color matching".

In early 2017, Wacom unveiled the successor to the Cintiq line called Cintiq Pro, with its earlier models being the Cintiq Pro 13" and Cintiq Pro 16". They are both equipped with Wacom's Pro Pen 2 technology, which offers greatly reduced parallax and 8192 pressure levels. The Cintiq Pro 13" has a 1920×1080 display, and the Cintiq Pro 16" has a UHD resolution or 3840×2160 display. In early 2018, Wacom announced 24" and 32" Cintiq Pros, which experienced some delays before becoming available to purchase. The Cintiq Pro 32" is currently the largest Wacom offers.

At the end of 2018, Wacom unveiled the Cintiq 16, at 15.6" display tablet with a resolution of 1920×1080 and a color gamut of 72% NTSC, at a lower price-point than their Cintiq Pro models.

Cintiq Companion

The Cintiq Companion is essentially a mobile version of the Cintiq 13HD model, combining the tablet/screen hybrid with an Android tablet (Cintiq Companion Hybrid) or a Windows 8 tablet PC (Cintiq Companion). Although not as costly as the high-end Cintiq tablet (namely Cintiq 24HD Touch), the Cintiq Companion was priced over its standalone Cintiq 13HD counterparts.

Besides the operating system, the main difference between the Android and the PC model is the storage, with the former at 16/32GB, while the latter uses a 256/512GB SSD.

The Cintiq Companion 2, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2015, boasts newer Intel CPUs and a higher resolution display of QHD or 2560-by-1440.

MobileStudio Pro

The MobileStudio Pro announced late 2016 and released early 2017 is replacing the Cintiq Companion line of tablet computers. There are two variants of the MobileStudio Pro, a 13-inch model and a 16-inch model. The MobileStudio 13" retains a QHD display like the Cintiq Companion 2. The MobileStudio Pro 16" offers two model types, each equipped with a discrete graphics card, one with a 6th generation Intel i5 processor and nVidia Quadro M600M and the more expensive model with an i7 processor and nVidia Quadro M1000M. It was the first to come with Wacom's Pro Pen 2 technology, greatly reducing the space between the cursor and the nib of the pen and also offering 8192 pressure levels.

Inkling

Inkling, announced on August 30, 2011, enables artists to draw sketches on paper that could be converted into digital images. Inkling consists of a receiver, into which artists insert any kind of paper, and a special pen which uses real ink. As the user draws on paper, new layers can be added by tapping a button on the receiver. When the artist finishes a sketch, he or she can connect the receiver into a USB port, where the sketches are imported into Sketch Manager and can be exported to Photoshop, Illustrator or Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, as well as various image formats. As of 2013, the device was priced US$99/€74.

Discontinued

Discontinued products from Wacom included the ArtZ, ArtZ II, ArtPad, ArtPad II, all Bamboo Products, Digitizer, Digitizer II, Favo, UltraPad, Graphire through Graphire4, Intuos through Intuos5, 15-, 17- and 18-inch Cintiqs, Volito, and PenPartner. Early models used RS-232 and Apple serial connectors, with a conversion to USB in later models.

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Drivers

Wacom supplied drivers for many versions of Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. The driver package included a control panel which allowed extensive customization of the tablet and pen. Drivers for some older models of Wacom tablets with serial connections were written for the Atari ST/TT computers and are available from the European Wacom ftp server for download. Other legacy OS drivers available include OS/2 and SunOS.

As for widget toolkits, the support of GTK 3.22 for graphics tablets is considered to be feature complete.

Not all original functions of the tablet are supported by TabletMagic, but most basic functions are retained.

Technology

Since the tablet provides power to the pen through resonant inductive coupling, no power is required for the pointing device. As a result, no batteries are inside the pen (or the accompanying puck), making them lighter and slimmer.

Under the tablet's surface (or LCD in the case of the Cintiq) is a printed circuit board with a grid of multiple send/receive coils and a magnetic reflector attached behind the grid. In send mode, the tablet generates a close-coupled electromagnetic field at a frequency of 531 kHz. This close-coupled field stimulates oscillation in the pen's coil/capacitor (LC) circuit when brought into range of the B-field. Any excess resonant electromagnetic energy is reflected back to the tablet. In receive mode, the energy of the resonant circuit's oscillations in the pen is detected by the tablet's grid. This information is analyzed by the computer to determine the pen's position, by interpolation and Fourier analysis of the signal intensity. In addition, the pen communicates information such as pen tip pressure, side-switch status, tip vs. eraser orientation and ID number (to differentiate between different pens, mice, etc.). For example, applying more or less pressure to the tip of the pen changes the value of the pen's timing circuit capacitor. This signal change can be communicated in an analog or digital method. An analog implementation modulates the phase angle of the resonant frequency, while a digital method is communicated to a modulator that distributes the information digitally. The tablet forwards this and other relevant tool information in packets, up to 200 times per second, to the computer.

COI tag (August 2021)

This article reads like it was written by the PR department, and way too many of the "references" are company links. Drmies (talk) 13:44, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

User:Drmies You are absolutely correct it is actually a very poor article currently. I think it is not getting much attention and therefore has not been changed much. The whole article should be rewritten and there is a lot of information on the Japanese language article that can be translated. I don't have time to revamp this article so maybe you or someone else can? Perhaps there is a community page on Wikipedia where this article can be reported and volunteers willing to help will join board? I think this article desperately needs change and I really would have if I had the time currently. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.69.144.204 (talk) 14:14, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

NCR 3125 (1991)

Available: August 1991 (30 years ago ...) CPU: Intel 80386SL @ 20MHz Price: $4,765 w/ 2MB RAM & 2MB flash $5,965 w/ 8MB RAM & 20MB HD ;) Weight: 3.3 lbs w/ battery and HD Memory: 2MB to 4MB internal RAM Storage: 20MB HD, or 2MB or 8MB flash disk Input: Wacom stylus, optional keyboard Display: 10-inch VGA 640x480 LCD (monochrome :( OS: Windows for Pen Computing

"Announced just prior to the 1991 PC Expo in New York City, the NCR System 3125 is an early, very expensive, pen-based portable computer system, which could run multiple different operating systems, including Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 (with NCR PenOS), Windows for Pen Computing, GO PenPoint operating system, and GRiD PenRight"

WACOM was at the time the world-only company capable (and maybe still is) to deliver a cordless stylus without need for batteries :) NCR 3125 was a real breakthrough - even Seagate was not able to deliver thin-enough hardrives - so it was necessary to separate the mechanical part and the electronics and place them next to each other ... (personal experience: I was working for the company in Augsburg/Bratislava as an PS consultant) 85.216.197.77 (talk) 15:21, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

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Misleading statement

I am not pleased with the professionalism of the wiki editing of this page. Regrettably I had believed the Wikipedia article as being high reliability. When it states Cintiq model "allow for drawing directly on the screen like drawing on paper". I purchased Wacom product for a Christmas gift, expecting this to be the case and wanted to try the feature out. But it's not anywhere close to drawing on paper as there's noticeable difference on grip, albeit its unusually low activation force register even the lightest pen strokes so it's not bad but is very different from drawing on paper and is very misleading, and should be reworded in a way that won't give off the wrong impression on how the tacit feel is really going to be like. So I just think the statement should really be written with more accuracy and improved to have better faithful detail to not mislead others. Thanks. 49.186.212.84 (talk) 03:35, 25 December 2023 (UTC)