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Sunday 16th October 2011
Wacom Inkling: left darkling. Courtesy:http://inkling.wacom.com/
"In a nutshell, Inkling enables you to start off your artwork the traditional way, while making the first step of your digital workflow simultaneously – wherever you are," reads publicity for the artists dream digital drawing pad which drew enthusiast orders back in August. But alas, it seems Wacom hasn't go an inkling as to when it can deliver the product. Might it be copyright issues with the litigous Apple?
"Wacom would like to inform you that the availability of Wacom Inkling has been delayed. Due to unforeseen events, we were forced to delay the production. At the same time, we have been overwhelmed by the success and demand for the Inkling, with far higher demand than expected.
"It is therefore unlikely that we will be able to satisfy all incoming orders instantly. Customers who have pre-ordered will be dealt with first and will be informed via e mail as soon as their order has been dispatched.
"We apologise for this delay. We fully understand customers’ frustration, particularly as we have recently been promoting the product. We will therefore do our best to keep you informed. Thank you for your patience and for your interest in our products.
Orders in August for European consumers are still outstanding. No one seems to have heard the slightest murmur of when the delivery date will be effected.
COPYRIGHT ISSUES?
It's interested to note that entering Inkling in Google search will return interactive textbooks for the iPad which was founded in 2009 by former Apple education products worker Matt MacInnis. This Inkling now offer some of the world’s most popular undergraduate, business and medical textbooks and only on the iPad.
Its revolutionary business model reports TechFortune allows students can buy single chapters of books for $3, and spread out the cost of expensive textbooks. Publishers will like this as well because, if Inkling's technology is widely adopted, the second-hand book market may vanish.
Publishers only make money selling new books. In an Inkling future their revenue streams will recur with each new class. Aside from continuing our back-to-school habit of releasing new software, we’re another step closer to realizing our vision for the future of the textbook."
COPYRIGHT ISSUES?
It's interested to note that entering Inkling in Google search will return interactive textbooks for the iPad which was founded in 2009 by former Apple education products worker Matt MacInnis. This Inkling now offer some of the world’s most popular undergraduate, business and medical textbooks and only on the iPad.
Its revolutionary business model reports TechFortune allows students can buy single chapters of books for $3, and spread out the cost of expensive textbooks. Publishers will like this as well because, if Inkling's technology is widely adopted, the second-hand book market may vanish.
Publishers only make money selling new books. In an Inkling future their revenue streams will recur with each new class. Aside from continuing our back-to-school habit of releasing new software, we’re another step closer to realizing our vision for the future of the textbook."
Still perhaps Wacom is not altogether unhappy. That's got to be some three months of interest on existing Inkling orders!
Scottish student game developers are well accustomed to Wacom as a company that has encouraged the development of new apps for the Bamboo Dock. In 2012 for the second year, Wacom, teamed up with the University of Abertay to form a partnership around the institution′s gaming development competition Dare to be Digital.
That partnership positioned Wacom as a lead sponsor of the event, as well as the parallel competition called Dare with Bamboo, inviting aspiring game developers to create a game for Wacom′s Bamboo Dock.
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