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iPad Stylus - One that is pointy?

How do you even order the Ozaki one? They aren't on Amazon and if I click on the buy now it links to sending them an email. Worst possible shopping experience.

cjthebest said:
This one is kind of pointy, if you hold it on its side. But I don't think that it would be best for notes. I'm sure that we will see a pointy, pen-like stylus and notes app for the iPad in no time!
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From that page:
MSRP: $12.95(SLASHED THROUGH)
Price: $12.95

Can't resist such a good deal!
 
RunOverProducti said:
Try this, it comes with different tips including a fine tip, check the pictures on this link:

http://www.amazon.com/iClooly-Multi...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1271629657&sr=8-1
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Looks cool but I'm not sure that the fine tip will work with the iPad.

"Description
Two touch pens in one. One made out of soft fiber material for electrostatic touch styles (capacitive LCD) including iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Google Android Phones, HTC HD2 and more. The other is a stylus pen for general use (resistive LCD) including PDA, Nintendo DS models, Navigation and other smart-phones with resistive LCD. Precise touch and control and avoid pressing the wrong keys. Smart and portable design (only 4.5 inches long) and the pen point feel as if you touch a soft brush."
 
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Looks like the only place to buy them is Ebay. 3 pens for $32. Not bad at all since you will probably want more than one just in case you loose one.
 
Staedtler's Mars 3 Data has been my faithful companion for .. gods, I used that thing on my Newton MP 2100.. still use it on an old palm with some custom apps, but of course it's not designed for a capacitive touchscreen specifically. It's a pointy tip, but how it'd work with your devices I have no idea.. although Staedtler does claim it to work with 'handheld devices'.

When I get my portables out of the dark ages, l'll have to try epoxying a tiny dot of loop-velcro to the end of a modified Mars 3; I'd hate to have to carry yet another object around. If I did I think I'd give something like the Fosmon Stylus as I think I'd prefer a symmetric point, instead of something with a little angled bit of plastic.
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AJsAWiz said:
Looks cool but I'm not sure that the fine tip will work with the iPad.

"Description
Two touch pens in one. One made out of soft fiber material for electrostatic touch styles (capacitive LCD) including iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Google Android Phones, HTC HD2 and more. The other is a stylus pen for general use (resistive LCD) including PDA, Nintendo DS models, Navigation and other smart-phones with resistive LCD. Precise touch and control and avoid pressing the wrong keys. Smart and portable design (only 4.5 inches long) and the pen point feel as if you touch a soft brush."
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I don't understand why it wouldn't work for the ipad, when the first sentence you quoted says it will?
 
ipoddin said:
I don't understand why it wouldn't work for the ipad, when the first sentence you quoted says it will?
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No it won't work because the fine point is for resistive screens. There is a reason all capacitive stylus are big tips. iPhones/ipads look for big tips because they are made to work with finger tips.
 
ipoddin said:
I don't understand why it wouldn't work for the ipad, when the first sentence you quoted says it will?
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The product comes with two tips...a thick one and a thinner one. The thick one will work with the iPad and the thin one won't.
 
Pogo vs Dagi

I bought the ipad to use as a sketchpad and I have both the Dagi and Pogo. The pogo is my preferred stylus by far. The Dagi is good for tapping, but the pogo runs across the surface much better. You can always zoom in on the sketch if the pogo point is too bulky.

Until someone releases a bluetooth pressure sensitive stylus, I'll most likely be sticking with the pogo.
 
thank you for your comparison of the two, sculptor310. I most likely will also start out with the pogo and see how that fares.
 
I have been on the prowl myself. The one I found which seems pretty decent is made by Dagi. Its a different type of design having a clear plastic pad with a red dot in the middle of it which is used as the pointer. I caught a review which included below as well. It looks a little funky since if you do not have the pen angled the correct way ... it may not make good contact in order to write properly but in the review it looks much better than the pogo which I still dont understand.



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http://www.dagi.com.tw/


Here is the review on it ... (which I like the detail that MrHG78 goes through)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyYKculQ9io&feature=player_embedded


The quest continues but not bad.
 
getrusty said:
Here is the review on it ... (which I like the detail that MrHG78 goes through)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyYKculQ9io&feature=player_embedded


The quest continues but not bad.
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Interesting... doesn't look like something i'd like to put on my screen though.

But some of the issues that I saw him having (i watched 1/2) were possibly app related. How the app deals with the input and smoothes things out and all that really can make or break using a stylus from what i have seen.

My child stole my pogo i think - or i'd steal her iPad and try a few of the apps i've downloaded for her. I know there was a thread on here somewhere comparing results between apps and they showed what i had seen for myself.

ETA: that also shows a variety of ways that throwing "windows" on a tablet without mods just does not work well! LOL!!
 
I'm just thinking, would you need a screen protective film to go with the Dagi stylus?

Compared to the Pogo the Dagi just seems it could cause a lot more tear and wear on the iPad screen, and I would hate to find out my stylus is causing trouble.
 
Registering Erroneous Hand Input

sculptor310 said:
I bought the ipad to use as a sketchpad and I have both the Dagi and Pogo. The pogo is my preferred stylus by far. The Dagi is good for tapping, but the pogo runs across the surface much better. You can always zoom in on the sketch if the pogo point is too bulky.

Until someone releases a bluetooth pressure sensitive stylus, I'll most likely be sticking with the pogo.
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How does sketching on the iPad work? I'm getting ready to purchase the 3G version next week, and I'd love to buy a stylus to take notes in class or on the go, but does it register input from your hand resting on the screen while you write?

I understand the Windows-based tablets have software that recognize when your hand is leaning on the tablet and only recognize the pen input for capacitive screens- is that the case with the iPad?
 
jbouklas said:
How does sketching on the iPad work? I'm getting ready to purchase the 3G version next week, and I'd love to buy a stylus to take notes in class or on the go, but does it register input from your hand resting on the screen while you write?

I understand the Windows-based tablets have software that recognize when your hand is leaning on the tablet and only recognize the pen input for capacitive screens- is that the case with the iPad?
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Unfortunately no. From what i understand you have to write with your hand kinda hovering over the screen. I'm still trying to figure out which stylus to get to take notes on penultimate. The pogo seems too thick, i want to get the dagi but I only see em in 3 packs on eBay for $30...
 
Just grabbed a Pogo from an Apple Store (gotta ask them, its in the back). Overall I like it. Sometimes you have to pause a beat before moving or it might not recognize your attempt to draw, but controls surprisingly well for a foam tip.
 
Just bought this from Amazon. Stylus

Only 5 bucks each, so I bought the both of them.
 
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ctt1wbw said:
Just bought this from Amazon. Stylus

Only 5 bucks each, so I bought the both of them.
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I have used these in the past to good effect. Ordered more.
Some have a rubberish tip, that starts to drag on the screen.
I modded by adding a small piece of nylon over the tip which keeps it sliding. And the magic passes through.
The best stylus has yet to be made.
Doesn't seem to be rocket surgery.
Have worked hours on making my own. Success is elusive.
 
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jbouklas said:
How does sketching on the iPad work? I'm getting ready to purchase the 3G version next week, and I'd love to buy a stylus to take notes in class or on the go, but does it register input from your hand resting on the screen while you write?
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I was concerned about this issue as well, but it isn't a big problem. The size of the screen is just perfect so that the side of your hand rests on the non-capacitive edge of the device. I anticipate that the app developers will figure out a hand interference fix soon, but in the mean time, it's nothing to worry about.

Just for comparison, I also own a Cintiq, and although the Cintiq is more sophisticated, I preferred working on the ipad because it felt more like a sketchbook and more natural to draw on.
 
touchmonkey said:
I have used these in the past to good effect. Ordered more.
Some have a rubberish tip, that starts to drag on the screen.
I modded by adding a small piece of nylon over the tip which keeps it sliding. And the magic passes through.
The best stylus has yet to be made.
Doesn't seem to be rocket surgery.
Have worked hours on making my own. Success is elusive.
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I think the "dragging" issue you're referring to is a result of the solid rubber tip. The pogo's rubber is formed as a sponge that reduces drag. In the 13 days that I used it, it got better as it was "broken in". It has the best feel of the styli that I tried.
 
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