News, reviews and articles about styluses and accessories.
This is the first year I’ve owned a smartphone, so this winter will be the first time I’ll have to deal with trying to answer a capacitive touchscreen phone while wearing gloves. I know there are gloves that have the metallic threads sewn into the thumb and index fingertips, but it seems most of them […]
JAVOedge Apple iPad 2 Mini Stylus Review Read More
Back in the day, all touchscreen devices came with a tiny little stylus that was hard to hold and easy to lose. Eventually capacitive touchscreens that respond to the touch of your fingers evolved, and most people rejoiced. Not everybody, though, because some people like using a stylus because they don’t want to smear their
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Pen Review Read More
The Monteverde One-Touch Stylus Ballpoint Pen has the features you expect from a refillable ballpoint – one-hand click to open, and it can accept standard ink, gel ink, or liquid ink ballpoint refills. What you don’t expect is that you can also use this ballpoint to write on capacitive touch screens. The clicker has a
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Still looking for the best stylus for your iPad? Quit looking and make your own for free! The folks at Rainy Day Projects show you how to take an ordinary Bic pen and an old power cord to create paint brush style stylus that will work with any capacitive touch screen device..
Make your own iPad paintbrush stylus Read More
Macally has an interesting looking stylus set for iPod, iPhone, and iPad. The PenPal set consists of a full-sized stylus and a compact stylus with a quick-release cable. Both have a soft-touch rubber tip to prevent scratches to your screen. The large stylus has an aluminum body and a pocket clip. The PenPal Stylus Set
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I’m reminded of the scene in Crocodile Dundee when Dundee looks at the knife held by the would-be mugger, pulls out his own knife, and says something like “that’s not a knife – this is a knife!” Now this is a stylus! This Giant Pencil Touchscreen stylus from ThinkGeek dwarfs other styli I’ve seen, and
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Back when Steve Jobs introduced the original iPhone, he went on and on about how Apple decided to use the most natural stylus, your finger, for navigating the newly designed touchscreen. The advantages were obvious: You already know how to use your finger (no, not THAT finger), you can’t misplace it and it’s always there,
Just Mobile AluPen iPad Stylus Review Read More
If you are still searching for the perfect capacitive stylus for your iPad or other touch screen device, I have another one for you to consider. It’s the Candy Pen iPad Stylus from Hard Candy Cases. This stylus has a chromed finish with two caps that reveal a capacitive stylus on one end and a
Hard Candy Cases Offers Yet Another Stylus Option Read More
Ten One Design’s Pogo Stylus for the iPhone 4 isn’t radically different than their original stylus, but you do get some added functionality with the clip on stylus holder. Besides holding your stylus when it isn’t be used, it will double as a stand to position your iPhone at a comfortable viewing angle in portrait
Ten One Design iPhone 4 Pogo Stylus Now Available Read More
The iPad is known to be primarily a finger driven device, but it seems to be creating a revival of the stylus. Why? People who enjoy drawing and sketching want a tool to make it easier. We’ve been reviewing several styli since the iPad’s release and today I have another. It’s the oStylus Capacitive Touch
oStylus Capacitive Touch Screen Stylus Review Read More
Got an iDevice? Love to draw? Hate to use your finger? There’s a stylus for that! Unlike many other styli like the Pogo Stylus or WirelessGround Stylus, DAGi’s Stylus has one advantage over them. It allows the user to be able to see what they are writing/drawing on the screen.
DAGi Stylus for iPad Review Read More
The newest all-in-one printer, the Stylus NX625, from Epson offers superior performance at a suprisingly low price. At $149.99, you probably wouldn’t expect high-speed, automatic two-sided printing, the fastest print speeds in its class, and built-in 802.11n WiFi and Ethernet. The Stylus NX625 also has a memory card reader, a 2.5″ color LCD, and the “ability to
Epson Debuts the Stylus NX625 All-in-One Printer for Home Users Read More
Although the touch screen was not a new technology when the first iPhone was released, this device did usher in a new age in touch screen interactivity. Before the iPhone, most smartphone and PDA users employed a stylus as the preferred method of input. The iPhone changed that with the capacitive touch screen and true
WirelessGround Capacitive Touch Screen Stylus Pen Review Read More
The new Tango case from Ten One Design, which comes pre-bundled with the Pogo Stylus. This iPhone 3GS case features a full-grain Black leather exterior that flips open to reveal a micro-suede interior. It’s available in two colors: Aqua or Lime. The Tango Case, bundled with the Pogo Stylus, is available at www.TenOneDesign.com for just
First iPhone Case Designed for the Pogo Stylus Read More
The best thing about the iPhone and iPad is that they are finger friendly. No stylus needed. Sometimes a stylus does come in handy though and regular ones will not work with these devices due to their capacitive displays. I’ve reviewed other capacitive styli in the past, but today I want to tell you about
iClooly Multi-Touch Pen for iPad Review Read More
The iPhone is 99.9% touch screen driven. That fact is both good and bad. Good because Apple has done an incredible job making the user interface so friendly and easy to use. Bad for me, because I wear gloves during the winter and the touch screen no worky with gloved phalanges. That means no texting
Radtech Styloid iPhone Stylus Review Read More
A couple days ago I received an email from someone asking for advice on multi-point pens. I posted that question here on The Gadgeteer so that other people could weigh in with their suggestions. Harold M. Goldner saw that post and did one better. He wrote a comparison review and asked me to post it
Side-by-side Multi-Pen Review Read More
Remember the review I wrote recently of the Pogo Stylus for the iPhone? Ten One Design’s latest creation is the Pogo Sketch. It appears to be longer than their stylus and is being marketed for use for both the iPhone and multi-touch Macbooks. You can use the Sketch to…ummm… sketch things on the Macbook trackpad.
Spotlight Gadget: Pogo Sketch Read More
The iPhone is the first touch screen device that I’ve felt comfortable using my finger to navigate with. After all, on the iPhone, that’s all you can use to control the device – right? Wrong, you can use a stylus. But not an ordinary stylus, it has to be one designed specially for the iPhone, like the Pogo Stylus from Ten One Design.
Pogo Stylus for the iPhone or iPod Touch Review Read More
Here’s an interesting product from Brando. It’s a Bluetooth headset that doubles as a stylus.
Spotlight Gadget: Bluetooth Stylus Read More