Tokyo, Japan - Dec. 5, 2006 - Wacom® confirmed its leadership role in the development of natural and intuitive input technologies with Lenovo™'s recent launch of the ThinkPad® X60 Tablet PC. Lenovo's latest Tablet PC features MultiTouch, a new technology developed by Wacom that allows users to interact with their computer using a digital pen or finger. This innovative and novel approach to computer input harmonizes the man-machine interface and delivers an experience that is both natural and flexible. The ThinkPad X60 Tablet's pen and touch capabilities open the doors to navigation and direct input freedoms for mobile professionals, students and more, for an enhanced and uplifting computer experience.
“Wacom is pleased that Lenovo selected our pen and touch technology to provide an integrated, natural input experience to users of the new ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC,” said Masahiko Yamada, President of Wacom Company, Ltd. “Lenovo's latest Tablet PC validates Wacom's components strategy of supplying state-of-the-art, cost-effective input systems that ultimately provide end users with more intuitive and comfortable ways to interact with the computer.”
With many ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC models being Windows Vista capable, it is important to highlight that Vista provides hardware manufacturers and software developers a powerful platform on which to build new products. Pen and touch functionality supported at the operating-system level will allow the software community to create original and natural input options. This innovation within the software community will be supported by pen-related hardware advances facilitated by Wacom's patented input technology. The net result of these symbiotic relationships will be the delivery of future computing experiences that are faster, easier and more efficient.
Founded in 1983, Wacom is the world's leading manufacturer of pen tablets and interactive pen displays with customers worldwide using its cordless, battery-free, pressure-sensitive pen technology for digital content creation. Wacom's patented digital pen technology is also offered as an OEM solution to manufacturers of PC and Macintosh computers. Many of today's Tablet PCs count on the advanced features and reliability of Wacom's technology for pen input. In the future, Wacom's pen and touch technology could play a leading role in the development of such mobile devices as smart phones and PDAs.
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