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The TabletPC Input Panel can be docked at the top or bottom of the screen, or undocked, to have it float. There is also a speech tool that enables you to launch applications, among other things. First you have to train the software to recognize your voice. This is achieved by reading passages provided by the software. The more passages that you read, the better the speech recognition will work. It is funny though to note that when testing out the speech tools for the first time, when the word Netscape was said, the software did not recognize the word, but when the words Internet Explorer was said, the software immediately recognized the words and proceeded to launch Internet Explorer.
Performance
The LifeBook T4010 relies on Intel's Pentium M processor, Intel graphics, and 512MB memory. What it lacks in the so called "speed factor", it fully makes up in its other capabilities. While not really designed for such things as editing digital video or playing processor intensive video games, it does do well in other aspects of everyday computing, plus, it has features that the fastest non-TabletPC notebooks lack, such as the capability to use the screen as a digital sketchpad. It absolutely works superbly with the two applications that I think are tailor made for TabletPCs, Alias Sketchbook Pro and Corel Painter. The unit ships with a default 1024 x 768 resolution. The graphics adapter supports resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 for pushing larger external monitors, but that resolution on the 12.1 inch display is really unusable unless you enjoy scrolling.
First Impressions
The Fujitsu LifeBook T4010 ($2249 as configured) is an impressive notebook computer that adds a very neat twist, and that is the capability afforded by Wacom Technology to write and navigate directly on the screen with a stylus. The beauty here is you can really take the LifeBook with you and use it without having to resort to the keyboard. You can view the contents of the display in a horizontal or vertical fashion, and with the built in wireless capability, you can cruise the Internet in virtually any manner from virtually anywhere in your house or other wireless hotspot. For artists, especially those who use graphics applications such as Alias SketchBook Pro, Adobe Photoshop, or Corel Painter, the use of the stylus to paint and sketch directly on the screen easily beats using a stylus on a graphics tablet attached to your computer. While you don't have the screen real estate of some of the big LCDs that have come on the market, you can't digitally paint on those either, so there is a bit of a tradeoff. Nevertheless, TabletPCs should be a part of any digital artist's toolbox because of the spontaneity that using a TabletPC brings. No longer are you tied to a computer at a desk, and with the unit's wireless and infrared capability, you can work a boardroom presentation from any seat in the room. You can be creative virtually anywhere with the Fujitsu LifeBook T4010. For more information, visit www.fujitsupc.com
John Virata is senior editor of Digital Media Online. You can email him at jvirata@digitalmedianet.com
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