Inkwell's future
I've only recently switched (Dec 04), but I don't ever recall Apple really boasting about their old Inkwell technology since now. Could this be a sign of things to come? Dare I say miniBook/iPDA/vPod/tabletMac implementation?
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Originally posted by yoda_four
I've only recently switched (Dec 04), but I don't ever recall Apple really boasting about their old Inkwell technology since now. Could this be a sign of things to come? Dare I say miniBook/iPDA/vPod/tabletMac implementation?
interesting. One can only hope...
It's nice to see it being advertised - it saved my bacon a couple of years ago when I had shoulder surgery and couldn't use a keyboard. Hooked a Wacom tablet to the end of my arm brace, and voila.
Ah, fuck it. It's 100% confirmation that Apple will be be delivering a full featured feather weight wireless HD video all singing, all dancing tablet within minutes.
And yes, this is Kormac's i ***** thing, or however he does that typographically.
Say, that felt pretty good. You know, now that I think about, I was talking to this one Apple rep, drunk in a whore house, and.......
Originally posted by Kickaha
it saved my bacon a couple of years ago when I had shoulder surgery and couldn't use a keyboard. Hooked a Wacom tablet to the end of my arm brace, and voila.
so did that make you a "Really Fast Scribbling Moderator?"
Originally posted by Kickaha
Dare! Dare!
It's nice to see it being advertised - it saved my bacon a couple of years ago when I had shoulder surgery and couldn't use a keyboard. Hooked a Wacom tablet to the end of my arm brace, and voila.
That sounds SOOO geeky!! Wish I had tried it out at a Hospital..
All I can say is that you average user (Pro or not) will not use the technology until it even more pervasive, seamless, and easier to use.
Originally posted by T'hain Esh Kelch
That sounds SOOO geeky!! Wish I had tried it out at a Hospital..
It was! Walking around my dept (CompSci), I had people continually stopping me to ask if it was a new research project. When I told them what it was, some still misunderstood and asked how the handwriting recognition engine was coming along, thinking it was still research. Then they wanted to know how much I had to pay for the software. Then they were surprised.
There are a couple of photos of it in the materials lab, where they custom made the connector for me.
Originally posted by yoda_four
I've only recently switched (Dec 04), but I don't ever recall Apple really boasting about their old Inkwell technology since now. Could this be a sign of things to come? Dare I say miniBook/iPDA/vPod/tabletMac implementation?
They've had little blurbs about the technology in many of the prior OS X releases. Nothing much new, I am afraid. Jaguar touted it a bit before it was released. My memory may be bad, but when they first came out with it, there was an application called "Ink" but it has disappeared as of Jag/Panther.