14 DAY TRIAL // Tablets can be used for a lot of things and they are starting to appeal more and more to creative professionals, as well.
For example, the idea of drawing on a tablet is not novel, but most of styluses these days can’t compete with the versatility of a physical pen put to work on a piece of paper. But NVIDIA believes that it can challenge the dogma and attract graphic artists to pick up its Tegra Note 7 tablet.
The company has just posted a demonstrative video of its DirectStylus technology on the slate mentioned above. A few months ago, we had the chance to play a little bit with the Tegra Note 7 and one of the things that stood out was the stylus.
The smart pen allows users to create different brush strokes based on pressure – press hard for broader input and lighter for a more subtle one. The stylus has an asymmetrical tip, which creates different degrees of thickness depending on which angle it is used.
On top of that, you have the “lasso” function available to you, so if you want to share a drawing or a note with somebody, you can simply circle it and send it via Facebook or Google+.
And unlike other styluses on the market, it is possible to use the DirectStyus as a paintbrush.
Like highlighted in the video just released by NVIDIA, the system works especially well with black and white drawings.
DirectStylus technology works really well in mediums like watercolor. And several artists have been submitting their work to NVIDIA, teasing all the possibilities that the tablet could unlock.
The Tegra Note 7 tablet arrives pre-installed with the Evernote app, but DirectSytlus also works with a plethora of apps downloadable via the Google Play Store, including ArtFlow, Photoshop Touch, SketchBook Pro and Auryn Ink.
For those of you who don’t remember, the NVIDIA Tegra Note 7 arrives with a 7-inch IPS display boasting a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. Under the hood, pumping life into the device, there lies a quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.
Other specifications include microSD card, micro HDMI port and two cameras (5MP on the back on the 0.3MP in the front).
Anyway, recent information shows that NVIDIA is also working on a follow-up tablet, a device that has been dubbed Mocha, which comes with an impressive 2048 x 1546 pixel resolution and is powered by the latest 2.1 GHz Tegra K1 ARM Cortex-A15 processor.
