Ten One Design Pogo Stylus for iPod touch 2G, 3G (Black)
by Ten One Design
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Manufacturer: Ten One DesignBrand: Ten
Edition: Electronics
Model: T1-AF25-200
Publisher: Ten One Design
Studio: Ten One Design
Music Label: Ten One Design
Product features:
- Faster typing
- Nice with nails
- Soft tip protects display
- Sleek aluminum
- Handy clip
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Customer Review: This is not my beautiful stylus!
Summary: 2 Stars
My expectations on what a stylus is and how it is used were largely developed from three types of devices:
- Palm's (and Handspring's) venerable line of devices, starting way back with the Palm Pilot in 1997, up through my current Palm Centro.
- An Apple Newton. (Yes, really.)
- Various Wacom graphics tablets throughout the years.
Based upon my experiences with these types of devices, I'd come to expect a stylus to basically be a pen that can be used on a digital screen or surface. I expect to be able to hold a stylus in essential the same manner as a I would a pen, and everything after that should be as natural as writing with any other device.
This is not the case with the Ten One Design Pogo Stylus for the iPod Touch or the iPhone. [See footnote 1 below.] Because the iDevice's screens use capacitive touch screens, they're designed for sensing finger-tip sized interaction, not pen-tip sized interaction. Perhaps that's part of the reason behind the design of the Pogo Stylus, which provides capacitance-conducting material only on its flat tip. Or maybe Ten One Design couldn't quite decide how to shape a more tapered tip to the stylus while still providing for 1) the conductivity requirements, and 2) durability. [See footnote 2 below.]
Whatever their reasoning, the result is a stylus which I was completely unable to use without holding it perpendicular to the device's screen. This is a completely unnatural posture for 'writing' on your screen. Additionally, this extremely limits the way you can hold your device while using the stylus, as your head essentially has to be looking straight down onto the device in order to ensure proper placement of the stylus tip.
All in all, for those who are looking for a simple extension of their fingertips so they can keep using their iDevices while wearing gloves or something similar, the Ten One Design Pogo stylus might work for you. (Though, if you're looking for gloves that you can wear and still use your iPhone / iPod Touch, I highly recommend taking a look at Dots Gloves instead.)
If, however, you're looking for a stylus that you can use in the same manner you would use a pen, then I suspect you'd be disappointed by this product.
[Footnote 1] I actually purchased one of each, as my household has both devices, and I was curious if there was any actual difference between the two stylus 'models.' To save anyone else the trouble of wondering about this: as near as I could tell, there are no differences between the iPod Touch model and the iPhone model.
[Footnote 2] The capacitive substance on the stylus is actually a nubby foam. As I admittedly haven't been using the stylus, it hasn't exactly had to stand up to a lot of wear and tear, but I can foresee the quarter-inch of foam coming off quite easily. Moreover, I can easily see the 'skin' of the foam (which is what's actually needed to interact with your iDevice) peeling off, leaving you with a nifty lens cleaner, but not something terribly useful for use with your iPod or iPhone.
Description of Ten One Design Pogo Stylus for iPod touch 2G, 3G (Black)
The Pogo Stylus is beautifully designed to precisely trigger the multi-touch display in your iPod touch. Use it to type, navigate, sketch, and play. Sized for accuracy, the stylus does away with the awkward typos and misfires common to fingertip-only use. The stylus has a soft tip that's small enough to let you navigate the iPod touch interface quickly and incident-free, meaning it won't scratch or leave smudges on the surface. A convenient clip designed for the iPod touch keeps the stylus close at hand, so you don't have to worry about digging it out of your pocket every time you need it.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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