Wrong. The iPad Pro has a new display type that measures different pressures, giving a new layer of depth using the Pencil.
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Wrong. The iPad Pro has a new display type that measures different pressures, giving a new layer of depth using the Pencil.
Apple didn't have to go the route with adding a different display. They could have made the pencil compatible with other ipad display.
PLEASE get informed about the technology inside the display of the iPad Pro and you will understand there is NO WAY Apple could have made the Pencil compatible with the Air 2. You'll just have to wait for the Air 3.
But then the Pecil would have been nowhere near as good/precise; it would have been just another ordinary stylus and hence utterly pointless.
$99 for the pencil....I suppose the good thing is after seeing this price, everything else is relatively cheaper. I used to think my Wacom replacement pen for $50 (for two) was a bit much.
The display isn't pressure sensitive, the pencil is. The display difference is the iPad Pro display scans at 240 times per second when it detects the pencil is in use. That's why the pencil isn't backwards compatible.
His point is, its overpriced. Apple "premium" is worth it for some things, like laptops. But a $99 stylus?
Has there been a ban on the word stylus? There is no Graphite in Apple's new tool.
All this kerfuffle over a pencil. (yes, i'm gonna keep up with the pencil jokes, because i can 
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This will probably just start trickling all around, and users would be surprised to find "hey, its now available for order online"
Apple surprises us like that.
)This will probably just start trickling all around, and users would be surprised to find "hey, its now available for order online"
Apple surprises us like that.
If they don't have any, then there isn't much she can do about it. Obviously Apple made the decision to release the iPad Pro before all the accessories were available. Since the accessories aren't required to use the iPad Pro, it's a justifiable decision.
Back in 2000, people would've consider that cheap for Apple. Have you looked at prices back then?
There's no comparison between Apple's Pencil and 53's stylus. Accuracy, responsiveness, latency, and physical size. 53's is OK for consumer-level fooling around and an ok choice for many people whose needs are not demanding.
Apple's will appeal greatly to graphic artist professionals that make a living from their craft. $100 is an absolute bargain for the level of technology embedded in the pencil and its performance. Frankly, I'm surprised they didn't price it at $149.
Absolutely dead on! For those who create for a living, the capabilities of the Apple "Pencil" are worth every bit of $99. Tried the "Pencil" in store and my Wacom will now be gathering dust (or getting sold).
It's always amazing when people say this. "Apple would rather not make money off you by not selling you an expensive add-on that you want."
It just goes to show that critical thinking isn't one of those things that people learn in school. Instead, people just repeat dreck that some random reporter came up with 20 years ago to explain toy shortages.
I haven't had the chance to try the Pencil yet but i own and use the Pencil by 53 and i've used it on the iPad Pro and it's really no different than a regular capacitive stylus now. The benefit it had was palm rejection, and accuracy. That is since not necessary. The iPad Pro screen has magic voodoo in it that now detects when someone places their palm on it and disregards that.
The Pencil adds depth, and tilt. But really the new capacitive screen design is the voodoo magic. Their ability to reject palms is better than any tablet i've used. Including Surface Pros and Galaxy Notes. Of which i've owned all of them.
By making the screen reject the palm as opposed to the pen. It gives it palm rejection 100% of the time which is awesome imo. No longer do you gently lift the pen and have random marks everywhere.
The Pencil adds depth, and tilt. But really the new capacitive screen design is the voodoo magic. Their ability to reject palms is better than any tablet i've used. Including Surface Pros and Galaxy Notes. Of which i've owned all of them.
By making the screen reject the palm as opposed to the pen. It gives it palm rejection 100% of the time which is awesome imo. No longer do you gently lift the pen and have random marks everywhere.
To make the pencil accurate there are additional sensors underneath the screen to triangulate it. These sensors are not present in any other iPad or iPhone.
Other Stylus for iPhones and iPads basically just simulate a finger, and are limited by the grid of capasative sensors on the display.
It basically is the same sort of tech (just patented differently) than the Samsung Galaxy Note or Surface Pro use. You can't use the stylus for them on any regular touch screen.
So you're saying that you only want to buy the Pencil because it's in short supply?
Or that "fake demand" works on everyone else, but you're immune.
