Press Release
New Wacom® Graphire®4 Pen Tablets Make It Fun And Easy To Edit Digital Photos, Draw, Paint And Jot Notes
Vancouver, WA, Sept. 13, 2005 - Wacom's new Graphire4 pen tablets provide the
tools needed to have fun editing photos and exploring digital creativity. These new
pen tablets include a patented, cordless, battery-free pen and mouse, a tablet and
five valuable software applications. Using the natural control of the pen and the
included software, it's easy to enhance photos and to create artwork for scrapbooks,
craft projects and slide shows. It's also easy to communicate more personally by
using the pen to digitally jot notes, annotate documents and sketch quick diagrams.
Graphire4 pen tablets are available immediately in a choice of three colors (Silver,
White and Metallic Blue) and two sizes (4x5 and 6x8) which are priced at $99 and
$199.
"Wacom is delighted to present a product that is designed for people embracing a
digital lifestyle," said Joseph W. Deal, President and CEO of Wacom Technology
Corporation. "In the same way our Intuos products meet the needs of serious
photographers, designers and artists, the new affordable Graphire4 provides the
creative controls and applications for countless hours of personal fun."
Cordless, Battery-Free Graphire4 Pen
The comfortable Graphire4 pen offers 512 levels of pressure sensitivity for control,
two programmable side-buttons for convenience and a pressure-sensitive eraser for
easy fixes. Pressure sensitivity makes it possible to control the amount of a software
tool's effect simply by varying how firmly the pen tip is pressed to the tablet. Using a
Graphire4 pen is easy because every point on the tablet has a matching point on the
screen. When the pen is moved over the tablet the cursor moves in precisely the
same way on the screen.
Cordless, Battery-Free Graphire4 Mouse
The Graphire4 mouse is ball-free so tracking is always smooth and highly accurate
with up to four times the resolution of an optical mouse. It features a rubberized grip
for comfort and the scrolling fingerwheel also serves as a third programmable button
for convenience. Alternately using the pen and mouse reduces repetitive motion.
Graphire4 Tablet
The Graphire4 tablet uses a USB connection for quick installation on both PCs and
Macs. The new transparent photo frame makes the tablet easy to personalize with
photos and artwork. The photo frame also contains a clever pen compartment that,
along with the pen stand, provides two convenient ways to keep the pen handy
and secure. The Graphire4 now features a scroll wheel right on the tablet and two
programmable ExpressKeys™ for navigation, mouse clicks and keyboard shortcuts.
Software For Enhancing Photos With Pen Control
The control of the Graphire4 pen and the included copy of Adobe® (Nasdaq: ADBE)
Photoshop® Elements 3 make it possible to quickly and easily edit and organize
digital photos. Selectively applying high-quality photographic enhancements using
the included nik Color Efex Pro™ 2 GE filter collection is also a breeze.
"Wacom's pen tablets offer the right tools for editing photos and deliver a totally
natural feel to digital art," says Ms. Lynette Kent, renowned art instructor and digital
scrapbooking author. "The controls and applications included with the new
Graphire4 are all about making the personal creative experience fun, free flowing
and easy."
Drawing And Painting Software
The natural feel of the Graphire pen and the amazing capabilities of Corel®
Painter™ Essentials 2 (included) make creating great looking artwork fun. When
used with a Wacom pen, Painter Essentials 2 can look and feel like just about any
natural art tool and is perfect for creating original artwork from photos.
Software For Jotting Notes, Marking-Up And More
On a PC, JustWrite Office™ 4 (included) offers the ability to annotate Microsoft®
(Nasdaq: MSFT) Office documents and EverNote Plus™ (included) makes it
possible to jot instantly retrievable notes and organize all types of information.
EverNote Plus makes managing personal information easy by providing handwriting
recognition, shape recognition, a timeline view of notes, instantaneous note
searching, web page cataloging, customizable categories and more. On a Mac, the
Graphire4 pen provides the control to enjoy all the digital-inking capabilities of
Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL) Inkwell®.
Additionally, Graphire4 customers using Adobe's free downloadable Acrobat® 7
Reader can mark up Acrobat documents with digital ink, if the "Enable for
commenting in Acrobat Reader" feature was turned on when the document was
created.
About Wacom
Wacom Technology Corporation is headquartered in Vancouver, WA and is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Wacom Company, Ltd. (Jasdaq: 6727). In 1989, Wacom
revolutionized the nature of computer input when it introduced the world's first cordless,
battery-free, pressure-sensitive pen. Today, Wacom is the world's leading
manufacturer of pen tablets and millions of digital photographers and artists of all levels
enjoy its patented technology. For more information, visit www.wacom.com.