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New Apple Pencil Rumored to Launch This Month
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I love Apple Pencil but I feel like this is a category they could stand to retire a model or two. The incompatibility of models across disparate iPads is not like the Apple I know, and the latest Apple Pencil model with USB-C seems like a step backward to me without pressure sensitivity. It may have more features but I can't help but feel like it's muddying the water.
I wonder if the shorter pencil is perhaps because things are bring reorientated in some way, eg. a landscape camera, with the pencil on the side... probably not... but would be nice
I'd like it to be double-ended, so I can flip it over to use as a rubber/eraser.
The worst part about people parroting the Steve Jobs line is they don’t even understand it
Jobs’ argument was you shouldn’t NEED a stylus, not that you shouldn’t have one
Nobody in their right mind would argue artists should stick to finger painting, certain use cases are obviously more fit for a stylus, general usage is just not one of them
Everyone is just taking that whole thing out of context because they’re either desperate to prove the man wrong or prove that Apple has lost their way 🤷♂️
Apple Pencil holds way more potential than Apple has exploited.
Personally, I’d like it to be shorter and fatter. More like a sketch pencil than a drafting pen:
Hexagonal body, grippy surface (not gloss.)
It should also have an “eraser” on one end for instant flipping and erasing.
Other additions could include swappable tips (already rumored) that give a more natural feel to things like markers and brushes.
Either a clicky switch or a Taptic Engine for tactile feedback.
Find My functionality with a little speaker so that it can make a sound when lost.
Some after market companies make screen protectors that make the pencil actually feel like a pencil when you use it. I doubt Apple would release a textured screen, but they may be able to make the pencil tip react more naturally or even use a Taptic Engine to make it rumble a little to replicate paper feel. (Yes, I know this would use too much battery to be practical. I’m just spitballing.)
Different color choices.
The pencil can and should be a lot more than it is right now.
From this, I gather Apple has penciled in some new ideas, most of which will erase what we think of digital art. Yes, details are sketchy, but this is the conclusion I've drawn, based on details. Hopefully, they can ink a deal with disturbers and get this thing out quickly.
Will probably work with the new landscape front facing camera. Since magnetic charging need to be adjusted.
Jobs was referring to the ability to use and navigate the phone using a finger, and he was correct. you don't need a stylus for that, unless you design crap interfaces like MS did prior to the iPhone launch.
Its odd how some people don't seem able to comprehend this.
Anyway on the pencil, I have been using gen2 since launch without issues. Great accessory and look forward to seeing what they have [hopefully not glossy......].
The original stylus solutions that Jobs was talking about existed so that people could poke at itty bitty interface elements that were originally designed for bigger screens. Using a “stylus” to do things like sketch? Totally different situation. Sketching with your finger is a very poor experience. Sketching with a pencil is a great experience.
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Apple has been milking the lower end iPads for so long it has led to this clusterfrak of Pencils.
The iPad and Pencil lineup seems unnecessarily messy.
But hey, they must be making money on them, so I'll get up from my CEO armchair.
The iPad and Pencil lineup seems unnecessarily messy.
But hey, they must be making money on them, so I'll get up from my CEO armchair.
I was hoping this would be like that time where Apple fired off a press release a day a few days in a row. Unless iOS 17.4 counts, I guess not.
I bought PenTips for my son who's learning to write mainly on his iPad. Made it so much more comfortable for him.
Wonder if a “smaller size” points toward potential iPhone Pro functionality?
Would make a nice differentiator between the iPhone and iPhone Pro lines. iPhone screens are large enough to justify Pencil comparability. It’s a digital version of a pen/pencil + Fields Notes.
Would make a nice differentiator between the iPhone and iPhone Pro lines. iPhone screens are large enough to justify Pencil comparability. It’s a digital version of a pen/pencil + Fields Notes.
You will be surprised how much adding haptic feedback to the pencil can make a difference. On my Surface Laptop Studio I get haptic feedback while using my Slim Pen 2 and at first I thought it would be a gimmick, but it really does add the feel of friction and makes it feel like you are writing on paper.
I’d love that for Apple Pencil. It’s way too sterile feeling in its current iteration.
Of course they won't! That's insane... Apple would NEVER do that.... =)
But my guess is instead of raising prices on pen the just tac it onto the iPad
Yeah at this point this is one of the first things I think about as well…