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Adobe MAX 2013 Keynotes

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For those who are interested, I just discovered that there is a keynote tomorrow (May 7th) at the Nokia theater in Los Angeles about exploring creative solutions and more. Here’s their description:

Community Inspires Creativity – Tuesday, May 7, 10-11:30 a.m. PDT

Join David Wadhwani, Adobe’s SVP and GM of Digital Media, as he welcomes four incredibly creative minds to explore how they foster creativity and approach their work. You will hear from Rob Legato, an Oscar winning visual effects supervisor; Paula Scher, an iconic graphic designer and illustrator; Erik Johansson, an up and coming photographer and retouch artist; and Phil Hansen, a constraint-based artist that believes limitations drive creativity. We think you’ll leave with more than a few new ideas to incorporate in your next creative project.

There was a keynote yesterday about creative evolution that is available on their web site, http://max.adobe.com/sessions/online.html.

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Wacom Inkling Offers New Way to Draw Digitally

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I am quite amazed by the new digital drawing tool from Wacom called the Inkling.

It is a pen and receiver that can attach to any piece of paper, sketchbook or whatever drawing surface you prefer and the receiver tracks your pen strokes. Inkling will save up to 50 drawings and you can create new layers easily. When you are done, you upload the drawings by USB using Wacom’s Sketch Manager software which will allow you to save the file to the format you want.

It will be available this September for $199. That’s not a bad price considering how portable it is and what it can do!

Wacom Inkling with Sketchbook

Since nothing is perfect, there are some cons:
It only uses ball-point nibs.
You are limited to only using A4 size paper which is slightly larger than U.S. letter size.
It requires line-of-sight between pen and receiver while drawing.
You can’t erase mistakes.

I don’t view these as very big cons. I would still buy one even though I have a Wacom tablet because it seems more portable. For quick sketches on the go, this is a great buy. Especially if you don’t need or want something like an iPad.

Wacom Digitizer Used In Cregle PenBook

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This Cregle PenBook has hit the FCC website and I’m very interested in the fact that it is a Windows 7 machine with a Wacom digitizer. It looks kind of clunky and I wonder if that will change (I hope so), but it has some great features.

  • The PenBook features a multitouch display with palm-rejection technology so you can place your hand on the screen and use the pen to write.
  • There are touch-sensitive bars above and below the screen which you can use for gestures to adjust screen brightness, trigger Page Up or Down actions, or send a Ctrl+Alt+Del signal. You can also create custom gesture-based commands.
  • The tablet has a 5000mAh, 6 hour battery which is user replaceable.
I think the PenBook might give the portable Wacom, Apple iPad and other touchscreen devices a run for their money. We shall see! No word on when it will be released or how much it will cost yet. Check out some of the (unflattering) pictures below!
cregle penbook
cregle penbook
cregle penbook drawing
Source: liliputing.com