FiftyThree's Popular 'Pencil' Stylus Now Available in Apple Retail Stores

[szw-mapple fan]

I'm a college student. I both do artwork on my iPad and take notes in class and have hundreds of dollars in styluses I have tried out through the years in my desk right now.

I'd love for Apple to include pressure sensitivity in the iPad screen or create their own stylus that adds pressure sensitivity with a fine tip that is not half baked and also beef up wrist guard protection throughout their OS.

I'm sorry Steve Jobs and his fanatics but using only a finger to product sketches & notes, even over a short period of time (let alone the hours spent in a classroom) doesn't work.

I think Jobs and his dislike of the stylus is for the touch screens of the pre-2007 market, when most were resistive touch screens. Nobody would have used an tablet to make serious art back then. Today, if he were still alive, he probably would green light the stylus.

 

[Edzson]

I bought a walnut 53 when it was introduced. I started having issues with it and, although it is out of warranty, they are sending me a new one. A+ customer service and support.

 

[doug in albq]

Looked like a cigar at first

Sometimes a cigar is just a fancy, wood-patterned stylus.

 

[typecase]

I bought one of these excitedly but ended up returning it as it didn't work as smoothly or (in my case) even remotely like the videos suggested it would. I hope they've improved it since then as it's a great idea.

 

[case2001]

Which one is your favourite and why? I'm torn between the the touch and the script. Use would be basic photo editing and note taking, I'm no artist



Thanks!

The Jot Touch with Pixel point hands down. It is due not only to the stylus, but also its integration with GoodNotes. It is great being able to use the buttons for undo and redo. It writes great and for me palm rejection works flawlessly. I am not an artist either. I take notes and draw diagrams. I really like that it's rechargeable and feels nice in my hand. I can't say enough good things about it.