Wacom Bamboo Fun Small, Pen & Touch

* Including digital imaging and painting software (Adobe Photoshop Elements and ArtRage) via software download once you registered the product
* Two sensors for pen and multi-touch input
* Support of multi-touch gestures to scroll, zoom, rotate and more
* Pressure-sensitive pen tip and eraser
* Improved resolution for high accuracy
* Battery-free and ergonomic pen with two buttons
* Paper-like tablet surface with 16:10 aspect ratio
* Reversible tablet design for left- or right-handed use
* Four customisable ExpressKeys for quick function access
* Attached pen holder for convenient storage
* Easy USB connection
* Interactive tutorial to make the most of Bamboo
* Overall tablet size: 248 x 176 x 8.5 mm (9.8 x 6.9 x 0.3 in)
* Pen active area size: 147 x 92 mm (5.8 x 3.6 in)
* Touch active area size: 125 x 85 mm (4.9 x 3.4 in)


Our opinion:

What a brilliant idea - a graphic tablet that responds to two methods of input: the traditional pen - and the touch and gesture input that you may be already familiar with from the iPhone, iTouch or Macbook.

We also like the new pen holder attached to the side of the tablet - which means you can't misplace it.

You may be wondering what the difference is between this tablet and the marginally cheaper Bamboo Pen & Touch. The answer is, for an extra £10 the Bamboo Fun Small Pen and Touch includes Photoshop Elements (version 7 for Windows and version 6 for Mac) - which normally costs £70 by itself. Hence, if you need both, a graphic tablet and Elements, this is ...

Fantastic value for money *****




Manufacturer's description:

A UNIQUE DEVICE FOR YOUR CREATIVITY - IN TWO SIZES

Discover an impressive upgrade for your creative skills: The new Bamboo Fun offers a unique combination of multi-touch functionality and pen tablet technology in a single device. Styled in silver and white, it comes in two sizes - small and medium. Both sizes deliver an extremely simple, inspiring and spontaneous way to express your creativity through more natural-looking paintings or drawings. Or you can retouch, manage and share photos or personalise your documents using handwritten notes, sketches or doodles.

What’s more, Bamboo Fun offers a new input experience. Just select an icon, open a menu or start an application with a fingertip. With two fingers you can easily zoom or rotate photos, scroll down web pages, or flip through a photo album.

Bamboo Fun is the perfect tool for sharing digital content. Its sleek, stylish design enables left- and right-handed use, and comfortable details such as the integrated pen holder and customisable ExpressKeys instantly ease your working life. A variety of useful Bamboo Mini software applications inside Bamboo Dock are kept ready for download, as well as full versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements and ArtRage - Bamboo Fun Medium in addition comes with a full version of Corel Painter Essentials. Use Bamboo Fun with any operating system to tangibly enhance your creative output.

Package contents

* Bamboo Pen tablet with USB cable and pen holder
* pen for Bamboo Pen
* replacement nibs
* nib extractor
* quick start guide
* software download instruction
* Bamboo installation CD (with driver software, online user?s manual and interactive tutorial).

System requirements

* Internet connection for software download
* PC: Windows® XP, Vista (with SP2) or Windows 7
* Macintosh®: Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Intel® or PowerPC®
* processor, USB port
* colour display
* CD-ROM drive

Technical specifications
Fun Small Pen&Touch

* Dimensions (W x D x H): 248 x 176 x 8.5 mm
* Weight: approx. 420 g
* Interface: USB
* Maximum reading height with pen: 16 mm
* No. of ExpressKeys: 4