INPUT DEVICES

I-Tech Virtual Laser Keyboard

posted Friday, June 8th, 2007, by Andy Gore
I-Tech makes light of keyboards.

Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law states, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” And if there is a downside to being a tech geek, besides the whole not-being-able-to-get-a-date thing, it’s that this is an almost impossibly high standard for most technology to reach. Nothing is magical to us, because we know how it works.

Except for I-Tech’s Virtual Laser Keyboard (VLK). (more…)

Wacom Intuos3 Graphics Tablet

posted Wednesday, November 1st, 2006, by Jason Eaton
The Wacom Intuos3: As close to a pen or brush as you can get without getting paint on your computer.

When it comes to input devices, it’s hard to be sexy and even harder to be innovative. And while some companies have focused on delivering mice in every form factor from the sublime to the bizarre, only one input company has focused exclusively on the highly specialized, but vital to those who need one, graphics tablet: Wacom Technology.

I just finished taking Wacom’s latest professional-grade graphics tablet for a test drive – the Intuos3 widescreen tablet. And I’m here to tell you it’s hard to imagine a better input device for a graphic artist. (more…)