Wacom has formally introduced its new range of tablets Intuos 5, the fifth generation of the professional range of graphics tablets targeting professional illustration and design. As happened with the Bamboo range, the Intuos 5 now has a much simpler appearance and its surface is more comfortable to the touch compared to the Intuos 4.
The shortcut buttons called ExpressKeys remain in place to the right of the drawing area, but the accessory can work in any sense for lefties do not lose functionality or comfort (it seems incredible, but Wacom has told us that four out of ten current clients are left-handed). These buttons also are now arranged so be no need to look away from the monitor to use them by pressing one and sliding your finger above the rest for use. There are other advantages in terms of comfort as a LED at each end of the drawing area to delimit.
The Wacom Intuos 5 supports multi-touch gestures OS X Lion, which maqueros who are accustomed to appreciate Magic Trackpad. Wacom has insisted that their tablets are designed to withstand up to ten fingers gestures, and are simply waiting for the operating systems on the market are capable of detecting ten points of data entry. We can say that they are prepared for the future.
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One of the best new feature is undoubtedly the Wacom preferences panel has been updated to configure the gestures and actions of the Intuos 5 confusions between gestures and applications are over: now we can tell you what gestures that apply to all system and which gestures we want to apply in certain applications. The panel is a list where you can add and configure applications gestures only want them to work in these specific applications. Same with the ExpressKeys buttons, which also enjoy a custom configuration for each application.
How could it be otherwise, the Intuos 5 also gains wireless capabilities in the same way that they did and the Bamboo. With an accessory sold separately, which basically consists of a receiver and a battery tabetas prepared for, we can avoid having to use a USB cable to work with the accessory. The pen also gains features: more pressure levels, which can be configured to the point of being able to determine our own pressure curve with the help of a chart.
Sizes remain the same: there Intuos 5 small, medium and large. Prices range from 224.90 euros the smallest size up to 479.90 euros cast. There is a novelty: an Intuos 5 medium without multitouch capabilities of 299.90 euros, for those looking for above all a medium size. The wireless kit is sold separately at a price of 39 euros.