The last time we heard from Wacom, the company was just releasing its Bamboo Stylus for the iPad. The Bamboo Stylus took advantage of applications that required users to write and draw on the iPad’s capacitive screen. It’s appropriate that Wacom would introduce a new product called the Inkling that uses the same basic concept of the Bamboo Stylus, but takes it to another level.

There was a time when resistive touchscreen devices were pretty commonplace. The problem with resistive screens is the stylus that accompanies them. Operating the device can become tedious if the stylus is ever lost, and multi-touch gestures are contributing to the demise of the stylus. However, Wacom isn’t so quick to abandon the stylus. It has created a stylus specifically for capacitive screens that may have some practical use.

Blame the iPhone for bringing multi-touch to the popular consciousness. Wacom just introduced its new line of tablets for PCs and Mac with mutli-touch. Wacom products usually are pen-based and are meant for digital artists and designers. There are several small tablets. The Bamboo Pen & Touch can still use a pen interface for quick more »