Wacom 15″ LCD tablet

Wacom showed its 15″ LCD tablet that comes with a battery-free digital pen to enable direct annotations on the screen. The cordless pen provides 512 pressure levels and has a programmable double side-switch. The interactive pen display features an XGA screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and 16.2 million colours. It comes with a fully adjustable stand that can change the display position from 140 degrees horizontal to 130 degrees vertical. It also features JustWrite Office which facilitates adding handwritten notes to Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. The tablet is compatible with both MAC OS X and Windows PCs. PL-521 includes a VGA pass-through connector that connects it to an external video projector and is ideal for schools and businesses. PL-521 should be available in the UK by April end for £699 and is available as DTF-521 in the US for $1654.