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Apple Pencil 2 With AirPods-Like Pairing Expected to Launch Alongside iPad Pro With Face ID
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I think it is strange to hook up the iPad to a 4k monitor. But perhaps: display content on the monitor and use the iPad a s trackpad, drawingpad and as a keyboard.
I am probably a minority as I would rather have a larger display than a reduced footprint of the 12.9. Splitview on A4 papers with small font sizes required lots of zooming which takes time. No I cannot bring a 4k TV set with me on the plane for reviewing applications on the go
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I am probably a minority as I would rather have a larger display than a reduced footprint of the 12.9. Splitview on A4 papers with small font sizes required lots of zooming which takes time. No I cannot bring a 4k TV set with me on the plane for reviewing applications on the go
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I think it is strange to hook up the iPad to a 4k monitor. But perhaps: display content on the monitor and use the iPad a s trackpad, drawingpad and as a keyboard.
I am probably a minority as I would rather have a larger display than a reduced footprint of the 12.9. Splitview on A4 papers with small font sizes required lots of zooming which takes time. No I cannot bring a 4k TV set with me on the plane for reviewing applications on the go
Yeah the use case is a bit odd unless it supports touch screens.
Or iOS/Mac OS could start supporting external touch screens
http://www.planar.com/products/touch-displays/
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None of that matters at all. what matters is how it's used. If it's used for drawing and writing it's a pen or a pencil. If it's used for accessing user interface (pressing buttons and such) then it's a stylus. Apple Pencil is used for writing and drawing. Calling it a stylus gives a wrong idea of what it's good for.
On the radio there are ads from a hearing aid company that keeps referring to their hearing aid as a "hearing instrument".
In a documentary video about the Cola Wars, the CEO of Coca Cola keeps referring to Coke as a "sparkling beverage".
Is there a marketing or psychological term for this blatant repeated use of alt vocabulary?
But when is the event??
The iPhone XR pre-order start on 10/19. If apple wants to launch the new iPad in October, there is no point to have another launch date one week later.
And given the huge update on iPad, there is no way apple just launches it with a pre-release. Hope we can see an invitation within one to two days.
The iPhone XR pre-order start on 10/19. If apple wants to launch the new iPad in October, there is no point to have another launch date one week later.
And given the huge update on iPad, there is no way apple just launches it with a pre-release. Hope we can see an invitation within one to two days.
There is a difference between this and Apple Pencil/vs stylus because unlike in your example there a substantial difference in how the products are used.
Smart phone styluses were around before Apple Pencil and they were primarily used for interacting with user interface, being intended for small screens. That's what most people think when they think of a stylus. Apple Pencil is not particularly good for that being quite big and bulky. But it's very good for writing and drawing. Calling it a stylus gives a wrong idea of what it's good for. I am a very heavy Apple Pencil user (are you?) and I use it almost exclusively for writing.
There is a third party case that fits over your AirPods case and looks exactly like a bigger AirPods case. I use and it works great. It was $20.00. There is a silicon one from another company that is not so great, that is $35.00. If only the case is going to change, this is a nice alternative to spending another $160.00 or more...
Your reply wasn’t to me but let me say I am a heavy iPad/Pencil user and use the Pencil to interact with the UI so much that I sometimes reach for it forgetting I can actually just use my finger. So by your definitions, I guess it’s predominantly a Pencil for some users like yourself but just as much a stylus (or both) for others.
It’s a stylus for the love. There is no getting around that definition.
The branding is “Pencil” and of course it’s a great name for it because it accurately describes the way the device excels as a drawing and writing tool.
[doublepost=1539112580][/doublepost]And also Apple has such a large share of the market that I don’t believe this statement is at all true anymore:
In 2018 I think it is safe to say styluses are generally considered the devices used on tablets and touchscreen laptops for drawing and entering hand-written data into a touchscreen of any size.
The branding is “Pencil” and of course it’s a great name for it because it accurately describes the way the device excels as a drawing and writing tool.
[doublepost=1539112580][/doublepost]And also Apple has such a large share of the market that I don’t believe this statement is at all true anymore:
In 2018 I think it is safe to say styluses are generally considered the devices used on tablets and touchscreen laptops for drawing and entering hand-written data into a touchscreen of any size.
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If it's a pencil, it should have an eraser. I should be able to flip it upside down and trigger supporting software to switch to the eraser tool.
Here's hoping.
Otherwise they should call it "Pen" or "Quill" or "Inky Pointy Thing."
I’d drop my first gen iPad Pro in a minute for an updated mini. Simply can’t beat that form factor for reading.
For reading(!), I’d take a dedicated eReader over an iPad mini every day!
...except, why do it slowly? When Apple transitioned from 30-pin to Lightning, all new iOS devices came with the new connector.
The whole point of customers wanting USB-C on iOS devices is so that we'll need fewer different cables and dongles.
I don’t like carrying stuff around. So having all the benefits of an iPad in the footprint of your average paperback is just a Dream.
However, if I didn’t have an aversion to owning too many things I’d definitely have an eink backlit reader.
A tablet is a toy and will never replace a computer. I say this as an owner of one.
It’s not because they’re not fast enough, but because touch screen will always be inferior to a keyboard and a mouse when it comes to productivity. An actual computer, running a full-featured operating system designed for a precise and accurate mouse pointer, will always be significantly more capable and powerful than a tablet even for the average user. A tablet is the only several hundred dollar device where you can’t even type an email without wanting to kill yourself. They are essentially useless for anything other than YouTube and reading.
And if you have to carry around a keyboard and a mouse to make your tablet worth it, then you’re wasting your time anyway because iOS is designed for fat slow inaccurate fingers, and also because if you’re carrying the extra weight you may as well bring a laptop that has ports and a cpu heat sink and won’t throttle itself at 30% load.