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Wacom Unveils The New 24HD Touch, Brings Multi-Touch to Photoshopping

Wacom Unveils The New 24HD Touch, Brings Multi Touch to Photoshopping

Photographers and designers alike salivate over a Wacom tablet on occasion, but more often than not the cons (in way of cost) outweigh the pros. The new addition to the Wacom family, however, comes with a few more bells and whistles to tempt those with some disposable income and an itchy wallet finger — and they call it the 24HD Touch.

Wacom Unveils The New 24HD Touch, Brings Multi Touch to Photoshopping

The biggest improvements to the 24HD Touch as opposed to its predecessor, the 24HD, include multi-touch capability and a new IPS, amorphous silicone, active matrix screen that features 97% Adobe RGB coverage (up from 92%) and improved brightness and contrast ratio (albeit at the same resolution, 1,920 x 1,200). In addition to the tech upgrades there are also a few usability improvements in way of customizable keys and a counterweighted stand that adjusts to whatever position best suits your work flow.

Wacom Unveils The New 24HD Touch, Brings Multi Touch to Photoshopping

Unfortunately, such functionality doesn’t come cheap: the 24HD Touch will be retailing at $3,699 when it hits stores in August. If that falls a little bit outside of your price range, Wacom did also announce a replacement to the old Cintiq 21UX yesterday, the 22HD, which will retail for $1,999. You won’t get the touch controls, but it does bring a significantly enhanced (and wider) screen, and you’ll be getting it just a little bit earlier than 24HD Touch buyers, since the 22HD is scheduled to ship in late July. For a demonstration be sure to check out the video below and head over to Wacom’s website for full details.


 
 
  • http://profile.yahoo.com/CWG5LS3WX7L7YQGGDGSW4TVQXE Brent Schmidt

    “The biggest improvements to the 24HD Touch as opposed to its
    predecessor, the 24HD, include multi-touch capability and a new IPS…”

    Think there’s something wrong there…