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Filed under: Hardware<\/a>, Multimedia<\/a>, Peripherals<\/a>, Odds and ends<\/a>, MacBook<\/a>, Graphic Design<\/a><\/p>\n \nNow here’s a fascinating app — Inklet<\/a> is a new Mac app by Ten One Design that purports to turn your Macbook’s trackpad<\/a> into a tablet-style input. The program uses the multitouch trackpad interface to sense where and when you’re touching the pad, and then translates that into “drawing” marks just like a Wacom pen tablet<\/a>. Unfortunately, the trackpad doesn’t have sensitivity built-in (it can only tell when you’re touching, not how hard you’re pushing), but with Ten One’s Pogo Sketch stylus<\/a>, which I presume sends pressure information back to your Macbook somehow, you can get that “line thickness” functionality — press harder for a thicker line, or less for a thinner line. Pretty awesome. It’s not as big or probably as sensitive as a commercial Wacom tablet, but just for doodling and messing around, it’s a much cheaper solution.<\/p>\n Inklet requires Snow Leopard to work, so if you’re running anything pre-10.6, you’re out of luck. The software is $24.95, and their website<\/a> has been brought to its knees by recent press, so you can download it from Apple’s site<\/a> if you can’t reach it the official way. The Pogo Sketch stylus is only required for pressure sensitivity, but it’s a very reasonable $15<\/a>. Like I said, if you’re like me and want a Wacom but haven’t had the cash or inclination to spend on it, Inklet could be the stepping stone you’re looking for.<\/p>\n We’ll have a full TUAW review of Inkjet within the next few days.<\/p>\n TUAW<\/a>Inklet turns your trackpad into a Wacom-style tablet<\/a> originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)<\/a> on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n