complete stylus list for iPad and tablet PCs
Using a stylus instead of your finger on an iPad and/or iPhone takes its usefulness up a whole ‘nother level! Bam! I rave about a style every time I see someone just using their naked finger on an iPad. Currently, I’m using the Pogo Sketch stylus, which has had great reviews. It might be the only one that comes in orange.
What’s the best stylus? Hard to say, but popularity is one indicator, though much of it comes down to personal preference. Some newer styluses may well unseat the Pogo’s top ranking. I personally would stay away from generic ones.
This list of styluses (for iPad, iPhone, and any other capacitive touch-screen tablet PCs by the likes of Blackberry, Dell, Samsung) are the ones I’ve found so far ::
- Pogo Sketch (silver | black | orange | green | pink) and Pogo Stylus by Ten One Design – Sketch (for iPad) is taller than Stylus (for iPhone) [reviews @ appcraver, gottabemobile]
- Boxwave Stylus (black | silver | blue | red ); Boxwave Styra (stylus + pen) [review @ gottabemobile]
- Acase Apple iPad Capacitive Stylus
- Targus Stylus [review @ gottabemobile]
- Griffin Technology Stylus
- AluPen by Just Mobile
- elago Stylus Pen
- Hard Candy Cases iPad Stylus (stylus + pen)
- iClooly Multi-Touch Pen [review @ the-gadgeteer]
- DAGi Stylus with transparent dot-point tip – made in Taiwan [review @ the-gadgeteer]
- Touchpensys Technology Stylus [reviews @ ilounge]
- WirelessGround Touch Screen Stylus [review @ geardiary]
Do you use a stylus? What are you using? Are there other good styluses out ther? Please add a comment with other ones you know of so this list can stay updated. Thanks in advance!
Stylus Socks for iPad made from highly conductive fabric:
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Not a fan of the Pogo stylus. Too small / thin / light & the tip is too squishy. I returned it the same day I bought it. Friends have told me the tip of the Boxwave & Targus ones are firmer & better for art apps like SketchPad. I may have to try them.
oStylus, also has review on the-gadgeteer.com, http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/09/23/ostylus-capacitive-touch-screen-stylus-review/ and other sites.
Personal update: I’ve gotten a Boxwave stylus, and it does work better than the Pogo stylus, even though Boxwave doesn’t come in orange. The difference is the like a rollerball pen vs. ballpoint ink pen that occasionally skips.