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News Release from: Wacom Components Europe | Subject: W8002 Evaluation Kit
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 23 August 2005
Kit checks out novel input technology
A new evaluation kit enables both mobile hardware and software developers to experience and evaluate the benefits of Wacom's Penabled interface technology at first hand
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Penabled technology provides an intuitive and easy-to-use method of navigating and controlling mobile phone functions and applications through a cordless and battery-free pen solution. Flight point capabilities, improved pressure sensitivity, and more accurate input control, make Wacom's inductive input system a simpler way for end-users to access applications than current keypad and simple touch screen interfaces.
The evaluation kit is made up of the new W8002 single chip solution, sensor, PC driver software, interconnecting cables, RS232 driver PCB and a cordless and battery free pen.
This provides everything needed for developers to test Penabled prior to potential inclusion in both mobile hardware and software applications.
It is available now from Wacom Components.
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'As mobile phones become increasingly application-centric, the complexity of the user interface has become a major issue for both hardware and software developers', said Justin Staines, Sales and Marketing Director, Wacom Components.
'Penabled technology provides a simple, intuitive solution that overcomes these issues and delivers real value to both developers and users'.
'Our new evaluation kit provides a straightforward way to experience Penabled in action'.
'We are confident that this launch will help build a community of mobile developers who adopt Penabled technology as their interface of choice'.
According to analysts IDC's recent study: 'What makes mobile users tick?
The underlying factors of mobile phone usage and purchase criteria', productivity and convenience are more important to customers compared with other mobile phone features such as safety and security or style and status.
The evaluation kit is part of Wacom's desire to give OS providers, application and content providers with the ability to incorporate Wacom's Penabled technology in new mobile devices to improve the end-user experience.
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