Wacom’s Bamboo tablet line has been known for great functionality for those of us who don’t want, don’t need or just plain can’t afford to spend the money on an Intuous or other professional level tablet. Now, Wacom has refreshed their Bamboo line of tablets, adding touch functionality, among other things, in the process. And not only touch, but multitouch.

It’s official, Wacom has announced their new and improved Bamboo tablets, now with 100% more support for multitouch. There are five new models. We found out about one of these, the Bamboo Touch, last week at Best Buy, but what we didn’t know was that there are four more models. And who doesn’t like more models? That’s what I thought.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I was strolling through Best Buy in the photography section and there, next to all of the other tablets, was Wacom’s yet to be announced Bamboo Touch. According to one of the employees with whom I talked, they put them out last night since there was no street date on the product. Chances are that a Best Buy near you has this on its shelves right now, too.

When you think of graphics tablets, you think of Wacom…well, unless you’re way excited about the possibility of Apple finally releasing a tablet Mac (which is quite likely, now that I think about it). There are a few other companies that make graphics tablets, but there’s a reason why you only know the name of Wacom, whether you know how to pronounce it or just think you do. The Wacom Intuos4 is just another reason why Wacom will continue to be the obvious choice for tablets in the foreseeable future.