{"id":1609,"date":"2015-01-13T09:36:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2015-02-17T17:04:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T22:04:36","slug":"the-bamboo-graphic-input-tablet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/the-bamboo-graphic-input-tablet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bamboo\u00ae Graphic Input Tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>fsg_json['fsg_post_1609'] = [\n{id: 1612, image: 'http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/files\/2015\/01\/710x440_Connect_01.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/files\/2015\/01\/710x440_Connect_01-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/the-bamboo-graphic-input-tablet\/710x440_connect_01\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/the-bamboo-graphic-input-tablet\/710x440_connect_01\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'}\n];<\/script>\n<p>Do you ever need to draw or write free-hand on your computer, but doing it with a mouse is too awkward and you don&#8217;t want to buy an iPad or any other tablet computer? You may be happy with a graphic input tablet, like the Bamboo\u00ae Connect Pen, which Vassar faculty members can borrow from ACS.<\/p>\n<p><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1609\" data-imgid=\"1612\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/files\/2015\/01\/710x440_Connect_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1612\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/files\/2015\/01\/710x440_Connect_01-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"710x440_Connect_01\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/files\/2015\/01\/710x440_Connect_01-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/files\/2015\/01\/710x440_Connect_01-484x300.jpg 484w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/files\/2015\/01\/710x440_Connect_01.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A graphic input tablet is a device on which you can draw with a stylus\u2014 it doesn&#8217;t have its own display, but you see the results of your drawing on your computer screen. It&#8217;s essentially like using a mouse, but one that you can control as well as you can control a pen.<\/p>\n<p>While using any software that allows you to draw free-hand\u2014 Photoshop, Powerpoint, and many others\u2014 you can draw diagrams or write equations. The Bamboo Connect tablet is made by Wacom, which is known for its large tablets that are favored\u00a0by graphic designers. The Bamboo Connect is just 11&#8243; x 7&#8243;, with a 5.8&#8243; x 3.6&#8243; drawing area.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a demonstration and review:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wacom Bamboo Connect Pen Review.\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oITI-VFQEFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to try it out, contact your ACS liaison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever need to draw or write free-hand on your computer, but doing it with a mouse is too awkward and you don&#8217;t want to buy an iPad or any other tablet computer? 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