Graphics tablets allow the artist to interact directly with their digital artistic creations. This is accomplished via a pen-based interface that mimics the traditional pen and paper of analog sketching. By adding a graphics tablet, one can turn any PC into a graphic arts studio. Which of these graphics tablets for digital artwork produces the nicest results?
Symbol LS 4278 - Wireless Portable Barcode scanner
Bar codes are a convenient way to keep track of books, stock and other inventory items, but a traditional, wired bar code scanner keeps you chained to the area where your inventory computer is located. With a wireless bar code reader, you can ensure your stock keeping is up to date from anywhere in your facility. Which of these wireless bar code scanners do you like the best?
Fujitsu Retractable Pen Tether with Passive Stylus - Tablet PC
Panasonic CF-VNP011U Tablet PC stylus
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Digitizer Pen - Stylus - PC
When you have a tablet PC, you can always increase you input capabilities relatively cheaply by purchasing an expanded and improved pen with which to operate the tablet. Thankfully, a number of third party manufacturers produce pens for use with common tablet computers. Which of these after-market pens do you like the most for use with a tablet PC?
The really revolutionary thing about the Pixel Qi screen on the new Notion Ink Adam tablet is how seamlessly it integrates low-power epaper display technology into the computing experience, allowing for bright environmental conditions daytime interface with the device unobstructed by the traditional glare. However, one wonders how their image quality compares with that of other hand-eye interface solutions. Which interactive display's performance do you like best?
The new controller from Sony allows one to interact with the console using motion and inertia, as one does with a Wii controller. This form of input tends to be very good for simulating certain types of movement, and very poor at replicating others. Which type of game are you most likely to enjoy playing with one of the new motion-sensitive controllers?
Bar-code scanners are a very handy way to keep track of a large number of disparate physical objects. It is for this reason that bar-codes are used to track the world's supply of International Standard Book Numbers, Stock Keeping Units and Universal Product Codes. Hand-held bar-code scanners can also be used by those who work with automobiles to keep track of Vehicle Identification Numbers. Which of these bar-code scanners would you most like to use?
Microsoft's Project Natal interface allows users to directly interact with their X-box 360 console and use natural motion to control program elements. Are you looking forward to being able to paint without a mouse?
The revolutionary Pixel Qi display combines the best features of both LCD and e-Ink displays, resulting in a display capable of displaying crisp full-color video in full sunlight. The displays are still quite hard to come by, and in some cases you will have to install them into the computer yourself. Which computer would you most like to own with a Pixel Qi display?
Freescale are following up on their first batch of mobile device concepts with another idea for the table of the future, a multimedia and pro-audio focused slate. Targeted at college-age students “into art and music”, the unnamed tablet would have a number of modular docking stations into which it could snap for specialised connectivity. From DJ to home audio, this docking system allows the smartbook tablet to connect to systems that already exist. If you’re looking to consume multimedia, such as with an HDTV or a HiFi system of some sort, the “Home Bar” could offer HDMI, VGA, composite and component connections, along with ethernet and USB. Meanwhile, a “Pro Custom Audio Bar” might have XLR, MIDI and S/PDIF connectivity, for integrating the tablet with an existing synth, turntable or DJ system.
