Wacom releases the Inkling
Now this looks promising. Wacom has just released the Inkling, a pen that connects via sensors to a little base you clip to the top of a paper or sketchbook. This would pair nicely with a Moleskine. Watch out for size limitations though, it can go up to 8.27″ x 11.69″. So roughly a letter size paper. This will work great with the 5″ x 8″ Moleskine sketchbook, but you do lose the top .8 of an inch from the edge of the sensor and you also have the size of the sensor at the top. This means you lose about 1 1/2 inches of paper from the top.
I also like the layer option that the Inkling does. This would be nice for when you rough in something and then you want to tighten it up, just tap the new layer and when you import the file you can easily edit it in Photoshop.
I can’t give this thing a full review yet until I have one. Hopefully Wacom paid attention to the aesthetics of the pen. The thing looks large and may not be great to draw with. The other challenge I see is that you can’t cover the bottom section with your fingers. This maybe really difficult if you are used to holding your pen way down at the bottom. Evidently this is where the sensors are. Yet another possible problem is what if you bump the clip-on sensor, it clearly wouldn’t track correctly after that I’m sure. Despite all that I’m going to grab one and give it a go. I like all of my other Wacom tablets so I’m sure I’ll enjoy this one.
http://wacom.com/en/Products/Inkling.aspx