Lenovo’s Yoga Book was one of the most unusual laptops to launch in 2016. The 1.5 pound computer features a 10 inch touchscreen display and a 360 degree hinge that allows you to hold the machine like a notebook or a tablet. But instead of a physical keyboard, it has pressure-sensitive Wacom graphics tablet/digitizer that […]
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Chuwi eBook is a $170 dual OS tablet with pressure-sensitive pen input
Chinese tablet maker Chuwi has released a new 10 inch tablet with an Intel Atom Z3736F Bay Trail processor. It runs Windows 10 and Android software and features 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. But tablets with those features are a dime a dozen in China. Here’s what makes the Chuwi eBook stand out: […]
Cube i7 Stylus tablet features Core M CPU, Wacom digitizer
Chinese tablet maker Cube is getting ready to launch a new version of the Cube i7 tablet which launched earlier this year. CNgadget reports the new Cube i7 Stylus is a 10.6 inch Windows tablet with an Intel Core M Broadwell processor and a Wacom digitizer with support for a pressure-sensitive digital pen. It should […]
Microsoft buys digital pen tech from N-trig, maker of the Surface Pen
There are (at least) two things that set Microsoft’s Surface tablets apart from Apple’s iPads and most Android tablets. First, they run Windows. Second, they can work with an optional Surface Pen which lets you write, draw, or hover over icons, text, or other items as if you were using a mouse. Microsoft designs its […]
Lenovo ThinkPad 10 Windows tablet coming in June for $599 and up
Lenovo’s updating its business tablet lineup with a 10 inch ThinkPad featuring a full HD display, the fastest Intel Atom processor available, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 128GB of storage, and a digitizer pen. Honestly, about the only things that we didn’t already know about the Lenovo ThinkPad 10 were the price and release […]
Toshiba introduces WT310 tablet with Windows 8 Pro, digital pen
Toshiba has a new tablet aimed at business users. It’s called the Toshiba WST310 and it runs Windows 8 Pro, offers an active digitzer and digital pen for writing and drawing, and includes a TPM security module, among other security features. According to Engadget the 11.6 inch tablet should be available in the UK in the […]
Could stylus input for tablets be making a comeback?
While Apple CEO Steve Jobs infamously said “if you see a stylus, they blew it” in response to tablets and smartphones, the stylus has had its die-hard loyalists for the past decade or so. It’s true that it makes a lot more sense to interact with iOS and Android user interfaces using your fingertips — […]
HP’s upcoming tablet may recognize pen, fingertip input
The Apple iPad with its capacitive, finger-friendly touchscreen display may be the most successful consumer oriented tablet computer to date. But long-time tablet enthusiasts have one major complaint: You can’t use a digital pen or stylus with it. And that makes writing or drawing on the screen more difficult than it would be with a […]