Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Adesso showcased their new line of CyberPad Digital Notepads along with the all new widescreen Graphics Tablet earlier this month at CES Las Vegas. Though paper notbooks and notepads are still preferred over laptops and PDAs by certain people, the CyberPad combines ease of use and comfort along with the benefits of PC connectivity to lure those people away from their paper based notepads. This digital notepad is ideal for computer artists, graphic designers, photo editors, office and CAD/CAM applications because once it is connected to a PC, it becomes a fully functional PC tablet. Other future applications include Internet whiteboard graphics, signature verification for e-commerce along with handwriting/text conversion. CyberPad includes 32MB of memory, an A-Z directory with 99 pages available in each. This is further expandable with an integrated SD slot. It connects via USB and runs on four AAA batteries which provide 120 hours of use. This product will be available in February 2007.

The razor thin CyberTablet Z12 was also shown at CES. It has a 10″x6.25″ widescreen display and is ideal for drawing, hand writing, and editing. The Z12 is an ideal companion for mobile and business professionals. It features 16 pre-programmed keys designed for automated tasks. The tablet provides high resolution, supporting 4048 lines per inch and it’s wireless pen supports 1024 gradations of pressure sensitivity for accurate design, drawing, and writing. It is compatible with all popular graphics and image software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, and AutoCAD. Another cool feature is that the Z12 can be used in Office 2007. handwrite directly in all applications including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and Outlook email. The CyberTablet will also be available in February 2007