“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 41 – A Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch tablet
This contest is closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein reader Mark.
On the Forty-First Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch tablet from Wacom!
Bamboo Fun lets you get hands-on with your creative projects, combining the benefits of Multi-Touch with the comfort and precision of Wacom’s ergonomically-designed pen.
With Multi-Touch, you can navigate, scroll, and work with simple hand gestures. With the tablet’s large touch area, you have more room to navigate than you do with other touch devices like computer trackpads and mobile phones.
Need precision? Pick up the pressure-sensitive pen to draw, sketch, edit photos, and add handwritten elements to your creations. The generous size of Bamboo Fun gives you lots of space for creative freedom, making it simple and comfortable to use.
Bamboo Fun works with your existing computer: desktop or laptop, PC or Mac. Attach it to a standard USB port and set it comfortably by your keyboard. You can even customize your Bamboo Fun experience by assigning your own shortcuts to the four ExpressKeys™.
Available in a stylish silver color, Bamboo Fun will complement your current setup. And it includes valuable additions that make it ideal for your creative projects.
To enter: Boy, it seems these day people can’t get enough of Multi-touch tablets! And speaking of tablets, we’d like to know, What do you think of Apple’s new iPad? Will you buy one? Winners will be picked randomly 7 days later and notified (kind of like in The Ring, only with less killing… we hope). Open to ALL READERS WORLD-WIDE. Good luck, and thanks for reading Macenstein! (Oh, and be sure to enter ALL our “12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaways!)
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It could have been better…..but it’s still awesome. If i have the money in May, I’ll get one. No doubt.
I think it would be cool to have one but can’t justify $500 to get the same functionality as my ipod touch
I might buy one, but most likely will configure and set a lot of them up for a Hospital. Replacing their infected Windows netbooks.
Well, it’s seemingly just a giant version of my ipod touch, so I don’t really see the point yet. I’m gonna hold out to see how this thing develops before I plunk down any cash.
I like it, but i wont buy this generation one.
Can’t really find what I could use it for…
I won’t buy one
i’m intrigued… think it has a place in the market… though not necessarily in my living room
I like it. I am waiting for more access to information. Like actually seeing the iBooks book store. I am considering getting one.
I sure will… it’s like having a giant iPod touch. Can it get more fun than that?
awesome device. I will get one. But not the first gen.
it isnt profitable enough, could do much more things as it does.
The iPad is nice, but lacking many features I was looking forward to. I’m not going to buy the 1st gen, but maybe the 2nd will become more than an oversized iPod Touch.
I will buy an iPad the second it is running a full OS X.
I’ll be waiting for the second or third rev of the iPad. As it is, I think it is a bit overpriced for what it is capable of…a netbook that costs $200 (or more) less can do so much more! I’ll be finally getting my first iPhone this summer (to replace my current crap Nokia/ 2nd gen iPod Touch combo).
Certainly
I think it has a lot of potential. Hopefully the next OS for it will be redesigned to take advantage of the screen size. It seems like there should be a lot of features you can implement there that wouldn’t work on the iPhone- Apple’s own apps like mail may be the best argument for that.
I love Apple’s new creation! And I want one!! But I’m not sure if I’ll actually buy one…
I don’t think i will buy it…not right now, i wanna watch how it works and iPad evolution in a couple years…
hell yeah …. I wold buy an iPad … it’s so much fun … yey !!!
I’ll buy an iPad if and when my iPod classic dies. By then I figure the price will come down and the storage will be big enough for my uses. Bazinga!
I’ll more than likely buy one. Let’s wait and see what it’s actually like when it becomes available.
Woohoo! Finally I can win something from a Site from the US (I’m from Switzerland)! W00T…
Well, I was expecting a bit more to be honest (multitasking, camera (!!!) and another lockscreen)…
But I’m getting one anyway! Probably the wifi only 64 Gb version. I’m sure there’ll be a way to use the iPhone as a modem for the iPad.
Really hope this type of device will take off….
cheers
The ipad would be a good replacement for my iPod touch. But I’ll wait since my touch is still less than a year old.
I will buy one, but not till gen 2 come out.
I’m kind of on the fence, but who am I kidding, I’ll probably buy one.
Was hoping for something based off of OSX and not the iPhone OS, more of a computer than a “device”. Will probably get one for the old people in my life 😉
Thinking about version 2 right now.
hmm as the 1st version look to be like I don’t want 1… bur if it get a cam, multitasking and I can get my book for study on it. it will end up being the best tool for school, with all in 1… no more books to carry no need for paper and with the keyboard thing it will be able to easy take notes… ofc will be nice with flash.
So when that day come where I get what I want I will buy one
Did I win?
It is intriguing. Most of the issues I have are software related, and I imagine the next gen of OS will address much of that (like how iPhone OS3 finally made the iPhone awesome instead of just good). I imagine I will buy one someday. I imagine most everyone will have something like it at some point in the future.
I’ll probably buy one, but will wait for a camera to be included.
If they release a normal OS X version, I’ll buy it in a heartbeat. I’ve always felt the same way as a lot of people: it’s too big to fit in your pocket and too small to get any work done on it. Plus it’s the iPhone OS. Yuck.
I like it. Like the original iPod, it’s simple, but is kind of a blank slate so to speak. It will be interesting to see how it evolves. I want one, but don’t need it, so I’ll probably wait.
Some features need to be clarified, but so far I think I’ll buy one. It’s a convergence of media and I like to travel light. What I really do hope for is being able to read .pdf files (via iBooks maybe). And if I can use it for presentations at work, it’ll worth the money. With 3G, I’m probably among the internet junkie that the news paper were talking about.
I’m not buying it. For me, it’s useless
It’s very nice but I will wait for the second version.
I’m still not sure if I’ll buy one. If it only had a front facing camera it’d be such an easy decision.
I’ll have to see it and its apps before making a decision on buying one.
It’s a disappointment. No I won’t buy one.
well, i will buy it after i bought an imac first.
I’m intrigued, but I’ll let them work the kinks out a bit before taking the plunge.
Yes I think I will, only because I don’t think I can help myself! My parents are headed to the US in August so I’m gonna get them to pick me up either the 16GB or 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G model, depending on my financial situation at the time.
It’s shiny and wonderful, and I think I want one. But, like the iPhone, I’ll probably wait until the second or third models before I make the leap and buy one.
Not really interested, doesn’t add enough of OSX to be as useful as a notebook nor it adds enough to replace my iPhone. 🙁
Oh yes. The iPad is actually something I’ve been trying to get for a while. If it works as well as is hinted not only will it be handy for multi-media fun, but for wandering my store and doing various inventory management tasks it will be nice.
I am holding off because rumor has it the iPad will be the giveaway for the 12 days AFTER Christmas day 99.
If I don’t win one on the 137th Day Of Christmas, sure I’ll buy one. I develop apps for Mac and iPhone, and I believe the iPad is the next big thing.
Yup, the 32gig hits the sweet spot in the budget. My wife says that it’s perfect for her. It takes care of all of her computing needs, and she’s next in line for a new computer. I’m addicted to Need for Speed on my iPhone, so she may have to pry that iPad out of my hands once I get that app.
At first, the iPad announcement was a bit underwhelming to me. But, after really thinking about what I do every day, it kind of began to seem somewhat “essential” to me. With what I do most of the time, it’s going to more-than-cover my work.
I will definitely be getting one…just not sure what flavor yet. 😉
Waiting for the price in Europe..