Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet Released

By DE Editors

Wacom’s Intuos4 professional pen tablet delivers new features and performance to designers. The Intuos4 is anchored by the its new pen performance, which is capable of capturing the slightest pen pressure against the tablet surface and offers 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity.

Other product enhancements include an industrial design that provides advancements in looks, comfort, and control. Specific workflow and productivity tools include the customizable shortcut and modifier keys with accompanying OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays, which allow users to see, via the displays, what the keys are currently set to.

The Intuos4 Grip Pen features Wacom’s new Tip Sensor technology, offering users near-zero (one gram) starting pressure for the most sensitive Intuos pen tablet performance to date. The Intuos4 Grip Pen also features a pressure-sensitive eraser and two customizable side switches that can be customized for commands such as double-click and right-click. For those looking for a pen with a thicker barrel, a wide-body Intuos4 replacement grip is available as an optional accessory.

Available in four sizes, small ($229 SRP), medium ($369 SRP), large ($499 SRP)
and extra large ($789 SRP), all wide format, the Intuos4’s new asymmetrical design puts all of the customizable ExpressKeys and Touch Ring on one side of the tablet, making them available to the users’ non-dominant hand. New to the Intuos4 are illuminated (OLED) displays (not featured on the Intuos4 small) that provide a helpful reminder as to the current function of each ExpressKey.

For more information, visit Wacom.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.