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CommanderROR · 06-28-2006, 09:14 AM

I think it looked short too, but I think that for normal usage it would be ok. i'm pretty sure any Wacom pen should work because the iliad uses the "Wacom Penabled Standard".
i'm not sure however...^^
I wonder how useful the Wacom could become with the right software. You're limited to A5 size and grayscale, but with the amount if sensitivity (255 pressure points) and stuff you could even consider using the Iliad as a graphics tablet.
My girlfriend would love that (she's a desgin student and is thinking about buying a Wacom Tablet).

How about a software that translates the input on the Iliad directly into the computer, just like a graphics tablet? That should be possible if somebody can do the right driver for the PC and/or MAC (shouldn't be a problem) and the Iliad receives a program that routes the Pen-input out through the USB port (should also be fairly easy).

What do you think? It would even be better than a normal graphics tablet because you could see the lines you are drawing on the Iliad and could thus judge your strokes a lot better!

06-28-2006, 09:14 AM	#102
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I think it looked short too, but I think that for normal usage it would be ok. i'm pretty sure any Wacom pen should work because the iliad uses the "Wacom Penabled Standard". i'm not sure however...^^ I wonder how useful the Wacom could become with the right software. You're limited to A5 size and grayscale, but with the amount if sensitivity (255 pressure points) and stuff you could even consider using the Iliad as a graphics tablet. My girlfriend would love that (she's a desgin student and is thinking about buying a Wacom Tablet). How about a software that translates the input on the Iliad directly into the computer, just like a graphics tablet? That should be possible if somebody can do the right driver for the PC and/or MAC (shouldn't be a problem) and the Iliad receives a program that routes the Pen-input out through the USB port (should also be fairly easy). What do you think? It would even be better than a normal graphics tablet because you could see the lines you are drawing on the Iliad and could thus judge your strokes a lot better!