Wacom Inkling

Wacom Inkling

When we first tried out the Wacom Inkling we were at a loss to decide if it would be useful or even popular. It was difficult to imagine that a product which requires a more traditional input method would fit well in today's well-established touch input environment. Well, the public have spoken and the Inkling is set to be one of the hottest products of the year.

The Wacom Inkling turns out to be a very easy-to-use device with more than a few tricks hidden up its sleeve. Basically, you stick the receiver at the top of your page (any size from A7 to A4) and it records every move you make with your pen. You can add layers on-the-fly to ensure any complex sketches can be easily managed and edited once you exported them to your Mac. Pocket-sized, rechargeable and easy to synchronise; the Wacom Inkling doesn't need 'The Hard Sell' - it sells itself very well on its own.

Check out the 'Videos' tab for a simple demonstration.

Features
- Capture digital data while sketching.
- Only requires use of a ball-pen on normal paper.
- Create structured layers easily while drawing.
- 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity.
- Store hundreds of high resolution sketches
- Easily synchronises to your Mac or PC.

In the box.
- Wacom Inkling digital pen
- Wacom Inkling receiver
- Wacom Inkling charging case
- Batteries
- USB cable
- 4x spare ink cartridges
- Inkling Sketch Manager application, quick start guide, online user′s manual

General Specifications
- Sketch size: A7 to A4 paper size (portrait/landscape)
- Transmission type: infra-red and ultrasonic
- Power requirements(for battery charging): DC 5V, 500 mA, from USB port

Inkling Digital Pen Specifications
- Dimensions (L x D): 153 x 17 mm
- Weight: ± 21 g
- Battery: Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery 1.2 V, 170 mAh
- Status lights: 1 (pen LED indicating pen status and battery charge status)
- Working time: Up to 15 hours
- Charging time: Up to 3 hours
- Pressure levels: 1.024

Inkling Receiver Specifications
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 71 x 32 x 16 mm
- Weight: ± 38 g
- Connector: USB mini-B
- USB type: USB 2.0 full speed
- Buttons: 2 (power button & new layer button)
- Flash memory size: 2 GB
- Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Polymer (Li-Ion Polymer) battery 3.7 V, 400 mAh
- Status lights: 3 (power LED, status LED & new layer LED)
- Working time:    Up to 8 hours
- Charging time: Up to 3 hours
- Receiver clip    holds ± 10 pages

Inkling Charging Case Specifications
- Dimensions (W x D x H, closed): 173 x 63 x 25 mm
- Connector (for charging): USB mini-B

System Requirements
- USB port (powered, for receiver)
- Macintosh: Mac OS X, version 10.4.11 or later
- PC: Windows 7, Vista or XP (SP3)
- Possible file formats for the sketches: .wpi (original vector format), .wac, .svg, .bmp, .jpeg, .png, .tiff, .pdf
- Supported applications for layer editing: Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator (CS3+), Autodesk SketchBook Pro or SketchBook Designer (2011+)