Relatively soon, the new version of Adobe's Creative Suite will be out, and I'm most interested in Photoshop. Photoshop CS4 will have many advantages over CS3, including the ability to rotate the canvas, without actually rotating the image. With this new feature, users will be able to rotate the canvas to a better angle for sketching, among other things, just like you would with real paper.

Probably the best thing, though, will be that it utilizes your graphics chip to it's full advantage and speed. You will also be able to draw directly onto 3D models! These are already available for pre-order, at $199 for the upgrade to CS4, and $349 an upgrade to CS4 Extended. The full prices will be $699 and $999.

All the other Adobe products are also getting updated to CS4, and should be pretty neat too. Adobe is also continuing something they were already doing: discounting prices for students. However, you must be a student at an accredited school, and this makes it more difficult; try it anyway. :P