Wacom’s Intuos5 Tablet goes Multi-touch

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Wacom announced the immediate availability of its new Intuos5 graphics tablet lineup on Thursday. The Intuos5 line supports multi-touch gestures as well as traditional stylus-based input.

Wacom's Intuos5 graphics tabletWacom’s Intuos5 graphics tablet

The tablet supports 2048 levels of pen pressure, along finger-based multi-touch gestures for zooming, scrolling and panning, image rotation, and more. The Intuos5 includes new software that makes it easier to see tablet settings, programmable function keys, and connects to your computer via USB or an optional RF Wireless Accessory Kit.

The Intuos5 also ships with Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, Nik Color Efex Pro 4.0 Select, Autodesk Sketchbook Express, and Smith Micro’s Anime Studio Debut.

Wacom is pricing the Intuos5 at US$229 for the small size, $349 for the medium, and $469 for the large size. The RF Wireless Accessory Kit costs $39.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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