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Look for Win8 compatible, N-trig Gen 3.5 drivers to be available pretty soon.

N-trig Gen 3.5 hardware is found in the Fujitsu T580 and Q550, the Motion Computing CL900 and other fairly recent tabletPCs.

Not sure if this first release will work with the HP Slate 500 (and Slate 2) because technically, these slates are Gen 3.0. Keep your fingers crossed on this one!

Owners of the Dell XT and XT2, and the HP tx-2 may also have updated drivers coming their way, but may have to wait an extra couple of weeks.

Watch the N-trig Support page as they will likely show up there first...

Dual Input Increases Flexibility and Ease of Use

NEW- The Motion F5v Tablet PC is now available with a dual-input display to support both capacitive two-finger touch and high-resolution digitizer pen for increased flexibility and ease of use while gathering, accessing or transmitting data at the point of service. Mobile professionals benefit from the speed and convenience of natural gesture navigation as well as the ability to capture signatures and navigate legacy programs with smaller targets that require the accuracy of high-resolution pen input.

The Motion F5v comes standard with Gorilla® Glass, offering up to four times the strength in breakage resistance(2), perfect for real-world mobile work environments. Add 180-degree viewing angles, Hydis AFFS+ LED backlit display and View Anywhere® technology for reduced reflectance and glare and you get the best tablet PC viewing experience available for outdoor use. Improved battery life over typical displays and an extremely damage-resistant surface make the Motion F5v tough enough to withstand your work environment and powerful enough to get the job done.

As more and more businesses adopt iPads and other tablets as mobile devices, it will become increasingly important for them to integrate these computers into their employees' daily workspace. Ergotron, a leading manufacturer of carts, mounts and adjustable arms has recently announced their Universal Tablet Cradle.



They also offer a variety of tablet storage carts which shows that the demand for tablets in larger businesses is growing.

N-trig Affirms Commitment to Support Windows 8

Pen and multi-touch solution provider poised to take advantage of the power of upcoming OS

Kfar Saba, Israel — January 9^th, 2012 — N-trig, providers of the DuoSense^® pen and multi-touch user interface, today announced that it will fully support the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The company is working with Microsoft Corp. as a readiness partner.

Completely optimized for operating systems that take full advantage of the pen and multi-touch user interface, DuoSense is helping transform the mobile computing experience from simple media consumption to content creation, increased productivity and true interaction.

DuoSense-enabled solutions are available on a variety of tablets and convertibles from leading PC manufacturers.

About N-trig
N-trig DuoSense^® offers a complete solution to the ever-increasing demand for productivity on the move, utilizing pen capabilities for greater levels of interactive creativity, and advancing basic touch consumption to a much greater potential for simultaneous input, for a true Hands-on computing experience. Supporting various Windows, Linux and Android distributions, DuoSense can be implemented across a wide variety of form factors, including slates, netbooks, tablets and desktop replacements, supports all LCDs and a wide variety of industrial design options for mobile products, and keeps devices slim and light. N-trig has offices in Israel, the US, Taiwan, China and Japan. For more information, please visit www.n-trig.com.

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