Most styluses for the iPad act more like the tip of your finger than a writing instrument. Precision isn’t exactly the order of the day for most of the ones we’ve reviewed here at Macgasm. We’re still not sold that the iPad needs a stylus, but the iPen has caught our attention.
A Kickstarter project that’s still looking for funding, the iPen is attempting to bring precision-writing to your iOS device. The iPen uses an active digitizer and dock-connector receiver (uses ultrasonic and infrared signals) that calculates the distance of the pen by transmitting 60 location samples per second, to get the job done. The result is an extremely accurate stylus input device.
The iPen also has a proximity sensor and palm rejection algorithm to assist you in creating precise doodles.
We get that a stylus isn’t for everyone, and the majority of people don’t need anything other than a finger to operate their iOS devices. But, there are a subset of the population that prefers to use a stylus, and the iPen looks like it could be a solution, so long as the thing actually works like it does in the video we’ve attached.
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I'm left handed, so I would buy this pen in a snap! I can't stand making random pen marks on the "paper" with my hand, and having such a large stylus nib that I can't see my writing. Plus, the styli out there can't write accurately with such oversized tips. An ingenious idea!
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LikeStudio I stylus from Byzero does this. The iPen seems to be an copy of that. I have the Studio I and it works perfectly. The iPen uses the same technology as the Studio I. Visit their web site at http://by-zero.com/
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LikePresure sensative?
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LikeDoceri already has a stylus that lets your rest your hand on the iPad while writing. The stylus plugs into the iPad's headphone jack. http://doceri.com/goodpoint.php
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LikeThe Wacom Bamboo app does this too, without a special pen.
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LikeI support this.
I can't see any relevance for an iPad stylus other than performing artwork.
This would be ideal for artists using drawing apps like SketchBook Pro.
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LikeBelieve me, sometimes while researching and learning, a stylus would is a great thing (e.g. PDF markup).
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LikePretty interesting concept, I wonder why nobody has thought of this earlier.
I don't often crave for a stylus on the iPad, but when I do it's while using apps like GoodReader or Evernote.
Looking forward to trying this thing.
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