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New Apple Pencil Announced With Hidden USB-C Port and More for $79
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Maybe so, but still begs to question if that’s the reasoning, why does it take a $3 trillion company this long to create a new pencil since the last one came out five years ago?
Maybe they put everybody that would’ve worked on the pencil or new iPads on the Apple Vision Pro.
But again, it’s not a gen 1 replacement, since they work with different iPad models.
I think many people don’t want to try to find one on Amazon that works by wading through reviews that either say ”great” or “it sucks.”
Paying a little bit extra to avoid the hassle is worth it to many people. Others saving a few Euros is worth it. To each their own.
and apple still ignoring people's complaint.
i guess that thing is the only one remaining in jony ive's design that still alive after he left apple many years ago. lol
Did you notice the price, in your haste to start typing? Why are you complaining? There's 2 options. If you want magnetic charging, get the more expensive one. If you want low-cost, get the USB-C one.
Man, features for a new pencil would be so easy:
Use the back as an eraser
Bring reactivity closer to Wacom
Edit the tip or the glass in a way that gives us a more paper-like writing/painting experience.
«Actionbutton(s)»
and probably many more things you could think of
Who needs a PencilSE?
Use the back as an eraser
Bring reactivity closer to Wacom
Edit the tip or the glass in a way that gives us a more paper-like writing/painting experience.
«Actionbutton(s)»
and probably many more things you could think of
Who needs a PencilSE?
If that were the plan they’d have likely just announced the new base Pencil when they announced the new iPads.
The new model released today is the lite version while the current one is the pro version.
But I don't see the need of complicating the product line like this at all...the only way Tim can innovate is through marketing segmentation. That's all he understands.
But I don't see the need of complicating the product line like this at all...the only way Tim can innovate is through marketing segmentation. That's all he understands.
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I feel like whoever is in charge of picking out what features will or won’t go with new iPads has somebody with a lot of bad opinions who is steam rolling every other decision maker.
This pencil will work on some iPads that use the first gen pencil but mostly work on ones that use the second gen pencil. Aside from people who want to save a bit of money, who is this for? It feels like this was supposed to launch with the 10th gen iPad last year and is just super late. Worst of all it won’t work with previous lighting based iPads. So now there’s even more confusion in what customers should buy.
Also how much did the pressure sensitivity actually cost? This feels like somebody is actively trying to make the buying experience worse.
This pencil will work on some iPads that use the first gen pencil but mostly work on ones that use the second gen pencil. Aside from people who want to save a bit of money, who is this for? It feels like this was supposed to launch with the 10th gen iPad last year and is just super late. Worst of all it won’t work with previous lighting based iPads. So now there’s even more confusion in what customers should buy.
Also how much did the pressure sensitivity actually cost? This feels like somebody is actively trying to make the buying experience worse.
Thanks, but has a quality comparison been done yet with this new Apple Pencil? If not, any statement saying it's better is based on no data.
They didnt though, this doesnt replace anything, it slots in *below* the gen 1 pencil in price, which also doesnt have wireless charging
They cant drop the first gen until they drop the last lightning ipads, bet that happens end of the year or early next
This seems slicker then the gen 1 and its protruding lightning plug, and it’s cheaper to boot, why the negativity?
Tbh until I finally was able to pick up a noname standalone charger for the gen 2 from amazon I was a bit jealous of the gen 1 pencil my wife has on her ipad because she could charge it separately without having to have it clinging to the ipad to charge. I hope the next gen “pro” pencil supports both wireless *and* usbc, both have their uses
