Genius G-Pen M712 / M609 Tablets

Genius announced the G-Pen M609 and G-Pen M712 multimedia tablets for graphic designers and artists. G-Pen M609 is available in two sizes, the wide, 9″ x 5.5″ and the standard sizr 7.25″ x 5.5″ while the G-Pen M712 is available in 12″ x 7.25″ (wide) / x 9.5″ x 7.25″ (standard) sizes.

Both tablets feature 4,000 LPI high resolution, plug and play, dual mode switching. The two tablets work well with both Windows Vista and Mac OS X.

M712 is priced at $249 while the M609 is priced at $195.

PRESS RELEASE

GENIUS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MULTIMEIDA TABLETS FOR THE CREATIVE TYPE
– NOW THAT IS GENIUS!

The G-Pen M609 and G-Pen M712 offer more multimedia functions than most tablets on the market and have a 4000 LPI resolution for the best graphic design and performance

MIAMI – Genius (www.geniusnetusa.com), a brand division of KYE Systems Corp., today announced two new additions to the company’s extensive line up of digital tablets, the G-Pen M609 and G-Pen M712, for graphic designers and artists. Both are dual-mode and come with extensive multimedia functions that make creativity a breeze. Plug and play ready, both G-Pen’s come with both Window’s Vista and Mac software. The unique dual-mode feature, which can switch the screen from wide to standard and back again, and the high resolution (4,000 LPI), make these new multimedia tablets the ultimate canvas for serious designers.

Available in two sizes, the G-Pen M609’s screen size is 9″ x 5.5″ (wide) / 7.25″ x 5.5″ (standard); while the sophisticated G-Pen M712 is a bit bigger with a screen size that measures 12″ x 7.25″ (wide) / x 9.5″ x 7.25″ (standard). The G-Pen M712 (34 hot keys) has eight more “fast shortcut keys” than the M609 (26 hot keys). The fast shortcut keys are used to access Office, the internet and Vista or Mac functions. Both come with rolling pads at the top of the tablet (scroll, zoom, volume) and hot keysthat can use when creating, writing and drawing, sketching and signing emails, and both come with stylish design, top class digital, cordless pen.
The G-Pen M712 is priced at $249.00 (MSRP) and comes with PhotoShop Elements 5.0, PhotoImpact 12SE, Macro Key Manager and Office Ink/Free Notes, the G-Pen M609 comes with all the same software, except PhotoElements 5.0, and is priced at $195.00 (MSRP). Interested shoppers can go to New Egg.com, Amazon.com, Tiger Direct, Buy.com or other retailers and distributors listed at http://www.geniusnetusa.com/buy.php.

[Engadget]