All fun, No Bamboo

Advantages: Smooth, pretty, responsive, amazingness on a stick.
Disadvantages: No real ones

...flat plate type thing that comes with a special pen. You can use this to control your pointer so it makes drawing go a whole lot smoother and precise and navigating round your computer easier. Not having a clue what type to go for, I decided to ask the ex (since terms are still on the good side) since he knows about this kind of thing. He pointed me towards anything by Wacom. After a little research it seems those dudes are pretty well known in the field of all things arty. They make nearly all of the graphics tablets out there. Seriously. Looks Being that retail therapy is all about getting pretty items, it would be useless to get something that is ugly. The Bamboo ?Fun? graphics pad is bloody pretty. It looks like it was manufactured by Nintendo to fit into the Wii with its very clean white tablet with a hints of blue and grey...

ryanando 13.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Wacom Bamboo Fun Small - digitizer, stylus

Bamboo: Stupid name, nice tablet

Advantages: easy to use, accurate
Disadvantages: pen feels a bit cheap, distracting blue LED

...Anyone with even a passing connection with digital arts will have heard the name Wacom -- they're the manufacturer of input devices for professionals, and their budget range gives a good slice of the magic without such a big slice of the money pie! If you're not familiar with graphics tablets, the concept is fairly simple -- drawing or photo-editing with a mouse is a thankless and painful experience; no matter how accomplished you are with the beast, it's never going to feel as intuitive as good ol' paper and pencil, so why not create an input device that goes some way to replicating that experience? The Bamboo doesn't have all the bells and whistles of its more expensive brethren like the Intuous or the all-conquering Cintiq, but the features it does carry over are for the most part well executed. Tracking accuracy is faultless...

sisyphean 16.05.2009 · Read review
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This is intesting The first bamboo!

Advantages: Nice looking,makes nice sounds
Disadvantages: can die

...I have just purchased a phyllostachys bamboo also none as the {golden bamboo/fish pole bamboo} for an attractive price of just £25 pounds for a 6ft beast! These are very attractive plants and are very hardy as they can outstand -15 in the winter. These are very clump-forming, upright bamboo in which are young grooved canes are bright green, which change to a golden yellow as they mature, that's why they are called the golden bamboo, the green leaves create a great rustling sound In windy weather. How to look after your bamboo: Requirements-prefers moist but well drained soil {put some stones into the bottom off the pot you plant your bamboo in to keep it drained} in full sun or little shade. Size: Up to 6m tall and 6m wide also great for screening out sounds of busy roads because of it's low growing branches and the culms...

chloe13 22.07.2006 · Read review
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Wacom Bamboo One Stylus Pen-- My Review --

Advantages: feels and looks good, customisable buttons
Disadvantages: scratchy for some, buttons easy to click by mistake

...The Wacom Bamboo One Pen is the stylus for Wacom Bamboo Graphics tablets, and unlike many graphic tablet pens, has hosts of extra features and functionality. LOOK & FEEL The stylus is a sleek, polished looking thing that sits comfortably in the hand and is a very similar size to a fountain pen. It sits well for use, but the buttons on the pen (see photo above) are a little too easy to click unintentionally, so make sure the pen stays at the same angle in the hand. The stylus is silver, with a gloss top half and matt bottom half, and the buttons lie a couple of centimetres from the nib itself. The nib is white and a good size, small enough to lend accuracy but large enough not to be scratchy, and the stylus curves gently into the nib, which is a seperate piece of plastic. There is no clip on the stylus. FEATURES The pen...

tobymather 18.01.2009 · Read review
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Wacom Bamboo is perfect consumer graphics tablet

Advantages: 512 levels of pressure sensitivity, paper-like feel, 4 function buttons, zoom-wheel, eraser pen-tip
Disadvantages: You may have to polish the shiny function buttons to keep them shiny

...This wonderful little graphics tablet is the perfect consumer-level option. Whilst Wacom certainly do make tablets that are far, far better than this (the Cintiq, and Intuos, for instance), the upgrades on these will be useful only for high-end professionals. This does not mean that the Bamboo is only for the amateur doodler, however - it just means that unless you're a professional architect, Bamboo is the option for you. The Bamboo is the latest generation of consumer-level Wacom tablets, and Wacom are the market leaders in digitisers. The Bamboo is a very sleek, very stylish, thin black slab that can sit beside your keyboard or mousemat. It connects via USB to your computer and on most systems will start working straightaway; if not it also comes with an installation CD. Using this CD is advisable, because even if the Bamboo works...

Aquillyne 15.02.2008 · Read review
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Wacom Bamboo Fun - Not so much fun for a beginner

Advantages: Much more comfy than a mouse and with right software/OS has good range of functions
Disadvantages: Appears to be very software and OS specific, erratic operation of some useful functions

...' where the marks produced are paint brush like. #three - I wish to be able to 'sign' emails with my signature #four - I wish to be able to handwrite on MSWord documents, PowerPoint, etc in the course of editting, pointing out errors to originators and #five - with my partner suffering from 'mouse induced RSI' - tennis elbow, etc I thought I might try to find out if the pen rather than mouse would suit her and resolve/reduce pain. So I had a few purposes! My research pointed to the Wacom Bamboo Fun Small Black. I paid £52 inc delivery from warehouseexpress.com and it was promptly delivered. In the classy black box was the tablet and pen, the pen holder, the power cable, three CD discs and 13 page 'Quick Start Guide' booklet. This booklet is about the dimensions of a CD and half of the pages have one or two lines (such as "Close all...

graemeciao 30.07.2009 · Read review
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Wacom Bamboo - crazy name, excellent product

Advantages: Battery free pen, easy to use, highly configurable, durable, great look!
Disadvantages: JustWrite Office note Vista compatible - the only bad thing I can say which isn't a lot

...I've previously bought a graphics tablet from a company called Nisis and, at the time, they were known quite well for them. Unfortunately, my experience with their product was less than impressive and it's mostly gathered dust. The main reason was the look and feel, it looked cheap and felt it too. A few years later I heard about the Wacom Bamboo online and thought I'd take a look at it. Since then I've gone out and bought one as I was so impressed by how it sounded but I was also worried that my expectations were being built up as with the Nisis before. I couldn't have been more wrong. Where do I start? Then 'pen' itself is very comfortable to use, one solid piece with no batteries required but enough weight so as not to feel cheap. It's coated in what I can best describe as a kind of hard rubber that feels smooth to the touch...

Dyonas 26.03.2008 · Read review
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Bamboo Fun Medium. An Artists best friend.

Advantages: No batteries required, Compatible with Windows and Macintosh
Disadvantages: Small size seems like it would be awfully cramped for mouse use.

...The new Bamboo Fun tablet from Wacom is the successor to the Graphire4 series of consumer level pen tablets. Improving on the Graphire4 model, Bamboo Fun has an updated look, a wide-format active area, a new textured feel to the tablet surface, and a finger-sensitive touch ring for zooming and scrolling. Unlike the Bamboo standard tablet, Bamboo Fun comes with a mouse and a bundle of creative software. It is also available in two different sizes and four color options--Black, White, Silver, and Blue. Full Deascription: Tablet comes in small or medium size with wide aspect ratio and 512 levels of pressure sensitivity. Pen features two programmable buttons, pressure-sensitive tip and eraser. Pen stand and 3 extra pen nibs are included. Tablet features four programmable ExpressKeys and a finger-sensitive touch ring for zooming...

barnmore 10.03.2008 · Read review
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Not just for Pandas

Advantages: Easy to grow
Disadvantages: can get out of control if neglected.

...As I recently bought a new bamboo plant I though I would tell you all about bamboo. ----What is Bamboo---- Well bamboos are part of the grass family and are evergreen woody perennial plants and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, all in all there are around 1000 different species of bamboo and no don't panic I am not going to mention all of them. Bamboo is formed of stems which range in height from a few centimetres up to 40meters, each stem is jointed and looks like it has been glued together where there was a break but this is not the case, the joints are formed a fairly regular intervals. The larger bamboos look a bit more like trees due to their size and often get referred to as bamboo trees. Another interesting fact is that bamboo does actually flower but this again varies by species with some species only...

Julieshobs 12.02.2007 · Read review
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Bamboo Body

Advantages: long-lasting moisturiser with an agreeable smell
Disadvantages: doesn't produce giggles

...I needed new body lotion and decided to try a new brand. My eyes were wandering along the shelves at the chemist?s and came to a halt at the NIVEA section. This was due to the shape of the bottle the NIVEA designer(s) had created: the upper part of the right side is slightly curved in (see piccie at the top of the site). The bottle looks elegant and cries out to the consumer, ?Grab me!?, at least to the right handers among them. I looked closer to find the right skin type and discovered ?normal to dry skin?, just what I need. Under the name of the product NIVEA Body Lotion Happy Time half a slice of orange is depicted lying in some white sloshy stuff - obviously the body lotion - and underneath stand the words ?Feel-Good Sensation? and Bamboo Extracts. Bamboo! This must be one versatile plant. We?ve got a bush in our garden, I...

MALU 02.10.2009 · Read review
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