I have been trying to use the supplied stylus in various writing programmes. I have found the retractable end quite annoying and have come up with a solution. The stylus fits very nicely inside a Parker roller ball pen. I just had to pack the inside top end of the pen with paper. the grey point of the stylus looks like a felt tip pen and it is a joy to use with the likes of Journal. In meetings people think go are using a real pen. Just dont forget to take your pen to work with you.
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I have been trying to use the supplied stylus in various writing programmes. I have found the retractable end quite annoying and have come up with a solution. The stylus fits very nicely inside a Parker roller ball pen. I just had to pack the inside top end of the pen with paper. the grey point of the stylus looks like a felt tip pen and it is a joy to use with the likes of Journal. In meetings people think go are using a real pen. Just dont forget to take your pen to work with you.
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nice! nice suggestion!
Stylus
I too find the original stylus difficult to hold .. I don't like the pens that have ballpoint and stylus only because I know myself all too well and know that one day I will scratch my screen by using the wrong end. . LUCKY FOR ME .. in my business I deal with a lot of jewelry and jewelers. Last week I got an antique silver mechanical pencil in with a bunch of scrap silver jewelry. It has a loop on the top to attach to a necklace .. long necklace .. and one of the jewelers that frequent our shop removed parts of the inside of the pencil and gave me a stylus point made from ivory. He made that tip round and smooth and it is awesome. I will post a picture later .. I forgot it at my office on Friday. I have been wishing I had it all weekend.
Have you ever had that feeling when you have just been totally outdone and feel very inadequate and inferior.
somtimes i don't use shifts pen, i use my fingers or my montblanc starwalker, but is a little heavy, for my customers is a pleasure for the eyes, i hopeto find a kind of stylus less heavy, but elegant like your geoff.
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I too find the original stylus difficult to hold .. I don't like the pens that have ballpoint and stylus only because I know myself all too well and know that one day I will scratch my screen by using the wrong end. . LUCKY FOR ME .. in my business I deal with a lot of jewelry and jewelers. Last week I got an antique silver mechanical pencil in with a bunch of scrap silver jewelry. It has a loop on the top to attach to a necklace .. long necklace .. and one of the jewelers that frequent our shop removed parts of the inside of the pencil and gave me a stylus point made from ivory. He made that tip round and smooth and it is awesome. I will post a picture later .. I forgot it at my office on Friday. I have been wishing I had it all weekend.
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you know if montblanc or others make a stylus point to mount on starwalker or others pens?
hey ....
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Have you ever had that feeling when you have just been totally outdone and feel very inadequate and inferior.
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I hope you are joking because that is not how I meant my post to come off. Believe this, I will drop it on the tile floor and break the tip, long before this post gets cold. I have also written down the name of the pen to make my own like yours. I never would have mentioned the ivory thing if your post hadnt arrived around the same time as my new stylus. I am just lucky with the bullion business for my find. I have in the past gotten a Tiffany stylus from the scrap. Search ebay ..you will maybe find one. It is about half as tall as a regular pen with a cap. I rarely use it because I am afraid of using the cap.
A great stylus to get if you could find one is the "bullet" I think it was called. It was made for the game machine Zodiac .. Some guy made them to order out of silver and also stainless I think I lost mine long ago.
I have one other I like where the top of the pen is a stylus, the other end a pen. I removed the pen part and also the clip that was close to the top because it was always in the way .. I have a dozen maybe. I will take a pic of all of them. I am never satisfied I guess.
Diane - In Search of the PERFECT Stylus ...
No worries
Dont worry about it I was only joking, Im just jealous really and in any event, Im actually far too stupid to feel inferior
as guy who uses tablet pcs I use my tablet pc pens (yes they were designed for an active digtiver screen) they work fine as the stylus for any touch screen interface like what the shift has. Tablet PC pens do not have any regular inking tips so there are perfect for anyone worried about accidentally writting in ink on their shift's screen.
There are plenty of used ones on ebay just do a search for "tablet pen" and pick the one with sytle you like.
If you want a new one that looks like a regular pen and has very nice feel to it then I suggest looking at the one from CROSS. http://www.cross.com/catalog/pendetail.aspx?cat_name=Penabled+Executive+Pen&nav_name=Penabled+Executive+Pen&tech=Electronic+Pen&line=Penabled&finish=
I am personally using a couple of different tablet pc pens the Cross one in the url above and a TC1100 pen. I also use this 4 n 1 stylus, pen, and pencil combo from amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Universal-4-in-1-PDA-Stylus/dp/B000059Z6N/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1208811729&sr=8-1
I like this for a stylus too
I was thinking about ordering this one from Fujitsu. I like the tether idea.
Here is the link.
Related
I got one of these for Christmas and love it. No, I'm not affiliated with the company.
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Technology-Stylus-iPhone-touchscreens/dp/B0041D0K1Q
Great way to keep fingerprints off your shiny screen.
Doesn't look like it has a very fine point which would be the only reason I would want a stylus, for more precision... When I'm trying to grab something my steak fries are too big for..
It's got a domed tip that is squishy, so it's as precise as you want depending on pressure. The whiteboard app is the only thing I've ever seen that took advantage of a fine point and it works perfectly.
I iPad Touch came with a similar stylus. Works great. My wife got some from Taiwan that have angled rubber ends for about $0.50 a piece. They work pretty good too. Similar to an pencil eraser.
So far I haven't needed on on the G-Tab and I've got "huge" fingers.
Try it with multi memo
I have one and have used it, briefly, with an app called multi-memo for taking notes.
Those Chinese ones are so cheap. They are too light and you have to drag them across the screen minimizing accuracy. I bought it for Stickdraw, def. Not worth it. I think i'll try this one.
Is it kind of heavy or really light? I want one that's heavy like a pen.
The stylus actually has some weight to it and does indeed feel like holding a real pen, it looks and feels like a quality handwriting implement. You'd have to really work to damage the metal casing, it remains to be seen how durable the rubber dome tip will be.
Took me a few minutes to get used to the squidgy, bulbous tip but then I was navigating around, playing games with it and testing my handwriting in a paint-mode note in 'Note Everything'. If only I could find a notepad application with good handwriting recognition*, I'd be in hog heaven...
* One that actually recognizes properly formed characters, not abstract sets of strokes
I bought one of those cheap Chinese ones (3 pack for $6) and was really disappointed. Then I looked online for ways to make your own. I was familiar with using those antistatic bags from hard drives and computer components, but then noticed one method that uses a common household sponge.
I took an old metal pen I had that I really liked, but didn't have ink anymore and took the tip off. I then cut off a small cube of a new sponge (with my wife's permission) and "screwed" it into the spot where the metal tip was on the pen. Worked like a charm.
I tried it on everything from my tablet to my iPod and my phone and it worked great on everything. I playd around with the updated tablet optimized version of Autodesk Sketchbook Express and it worked out great!
There are lots of videos on YouTube of how to make them, but using a metal pen seems to be what looks best. Some of the others look terrible.
Here's a picture, in case anyone is curious. I may get a pack of a different color of sponges because I don't like yellow, but that's all my wife had at the house when I did this project.
I'm also going to retrofit those crappy Chinese styluses I got, as they have metal housings. Should work the same as the pen did. Just need to rip off the rubber heads and maybe drill out the insides to get the sponge to fit and make contact with the housing.
Hi all,
Pretty simple request here. I'm looking for a stylus pen that I can use with my Transformer. That is, a pen, with a rubber - or whatever it is - bit at the top, so that I can flip the pen around and tap away.
Reason is, 99% of the time, I have one or more pens in my pocket for college, so I'd like to have the option to use them as styli(?) as well.
Sounds simple, but I haven't had much luck in finding one. Main thing here is price. I want them to be cheap enough that I could order a few and loose one without caring too much. (~$3-4 each)
No-one has looked into this before? I can't be the only one out there interested.
Here you go-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081199
Hey, been thinking of buying a few of these, seems to be perfect. Take a look around the site though, that have some 2 in 1 types thats double as an actual pen, and smaller ones that can hang from the headphone jack. Keep in mind it will take a few weeks for the order to get to you, but it will be worth the wait.
I have bought some neat stuff from them before, you get what you pay for but the stylus above looks to be a great deal.
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Found that 2 in 1, a little more expensive but is what you actually wanted.
I never even thought of looking on DX... Thanks very much!
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Hi all,
Pretty simple request here. I'm looking for a stylus pen that I can use with my Transformer. That is, a pen, with a rubber - or whatever it is - bit at the top, so that I can flip the pen around and tap away.
Reason is, 99% of the time, I have one or more pens in my pocket for college, so I'd like to have the option to use them as styli(?) as well.
Sounds simple, but I haven't had much luck in finding one. Main thing here is price. I want them to be cheap enough that I could order a few and loose one without caring too much. (~$3-4 each)
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I made my own using the foam that the IC chips are on...i found none on the market that suited me. Just look at you tube for DIY pen stylus...it worked out okay.
Thanks for mentioning DX, never thought to check there either. Ordered one to see how it is, hopefully I'll receive it before Christmas!
just ordered this one
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/black-...or-ipod-iphone-mp3-mp4-pda-black-silver-80487
maybe it will be better than the one i got with a flat tip
i like this one since it has 2 colors and a stylus
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/stainl...e-stylus-pen-for-ipad-iphone-93710?r=54947500
I own this one: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/aluminum-alloy-touchpad-stylus-pen-for-apple-ipad-ipad-2-black-57797
and it's working perfectly well
Anyone know of a decent stylus I can buy that will register on the Gen8 screen?
~Jeff
Search some "capacitive stylus" on google, i think you'll find (i don't know a precise one if it was your question)
I use this one :
dealextreme.com : retractable-touch-screen-stylus-with-3-5mm-earphone-jack-anti-dust-kit-for-iphone-3gs-4-silver
but my finger is much better than any stylus
which gen8 device?
for the 28, 32, and 43, which use resistive touch screens, anything will work. i personally have nice results on my 32 using a nintendo DS stylus. they're also cheap, so you don't have to worry about losing them occasionally.
for a 70 or 101, you'd want a capacitive stylus as the above posters suggested.
I've read a lot of reviews and this one seems to be one of the best.. I've haven't bought yet, but plan on getting this one:
Kensington Virtuoso Touch Screen Stylus and Pen
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Vi...R&s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1309071754&sr=1-2
These stylus are capacitive stylus if you want to search for others.
Also only for the 70 and 101.
This one looks pretty good http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Technology-Stylus-iPhone-touchscreens/dp/B0041D0K1Q
Searching for one myself today i found this sick one :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHhB2BF5yQM&NR=1
(the DIY pen is not the sick part, but it looks fairly good)
I myself just ordered a kensington virtuoso stylus, and will see how it reacts when it gets here.
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Searching for one myself today i found this sick one :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHhB2BF5yQM&NR=1
(the DIY pen is not the sick part, but it looks fairly good)
I myself just ordered a kensington virtuoso stylus, and will see how it reacts when it gets here.
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I like the DIY pen. I'm gonna start cutting up some old antistatic bags and see how it works. I have a couple pens, and neither can do dots. It will draw a line, but just pressing to the screen without moving doesn't draw a dot. As soon as it stops moving, it stops inputting. Horrible for Angry Birds, because it lets the bird go as soon as you pull back the sling and start aiming.
I think the A43 digitizer is plastic (which is bad, from the point of view of recognition--glass produces better accuracy), and what's worse, a softer plastic than any of the PalmOS devices I've used. I tried my Clie stylus, and it scratched the screen. I searched for a soft stylus among all the stylus-based devices we have at home, and finally I started using the spare stylus from my wife's HTC TouchPro2. The tip is nice and pointy, but also soft enough not to scratch the screen (or at least not much?). You can probably buy OEM ones somewhere online.
I wish I had a good way of attaching it to the device. Currently, I use the leather sleeve case, and I just tuck the stylus in--it's thin enough that it fits.
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I think the A43 digitizer is plastic (which is bad, from the point of view of recognition--glass produces better accuracy), and what's worse, a softer plastic than any of the PalmOS devices I've used. I tried my Clie stylus, and it scratched the screen. I searched for a soft stylus among all the stylus-based devices we have at home, and finally I started using the spare stylus from my wife's HTC TouchPro2. The tip is nice and pointy, but also soft enough not to scratch the screen (or at least not much?). You can probably buy OEM ones somewhere online.
I wish I had a good way of attaching it to the device. Currently, I use the leather sleeve case, and I just tuck the stylus in--it's thin enough that it fits.
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Can't say for the A43, but the A101 has a ton of space inside to make a stylus hole.
What stylus do you recomend to sony s, i want to right notes from classes
Please if possible ebay link
none
All of the ones that I know of have a rubber piece at the end and are not suitable for hand writing.
What I don't know is if the new Samsung firm stylus would work.
Hi guy! I've the typical cheap stylus, but I don't recommend you to take notes (I'm in university and it isn't easy to keep pace with him hehe).
A very good pencil is the Adonit jot, I haven't tried it but I've readed that is very good! But is very expensive too...
Link to the typical stylus (very cheap):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-x-Pocket-...&otn=8&po=LCA&ps=63&clkid=7013594200789269338
Adonit Jot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp8yzkRRQA&feature=related
Ebay link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adonit-Jot-...?pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item4cff3a47df
Later, to take notes I recommend you the FreeNotes apk....is very easy and, for me, the best apk for this!! hehe. Free in the PlayStore!
Sorry for my english, I'm Spanish...
The best stylus for handwriting on the Sony S tablet that I've found found is the just mobile Allupen. It does take some getting used to and there is a slight delay. It is the only rubber tipped stylus I've run into that you can write with. Also your mileage may very depending on what app you're using to take notes. My personal fave is Freenote.
The adonit Jot works well too, but I thinks it's more suitable for drawing than writing as it will constantly be clicking against your screen if you even write moderately fast. Good for cursive though.
Another good option is the fabric tipped gogo stylus it's exactly the same as the fabric tipped aponyo stylus, but it's a little cheaper.
With any of these you have to get used to writing with them. It's not like writing with a pen. Also all the palm rejection software I've run into has been less then thrilling. I just wear fingerless gloves to solve that problem.
Good luck!
works great
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All of the ones that I know of have a rubber piece at the end and are not suitable for hand writing.
What I don't know is if the new Samsung firm stylus would work.
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I just got the Adoint Jot and it works fairly well,
http://adonit.net/product/jot/
I'm surprised people have gotten any stylus to work with the Tablet S. I've tried two different iFaraday styluses, which are supposed to be the most sensitive stylus available, as well as a Boxwave rubber tipped stylus, and a dirt cheap generic Ebay rubber tipped stylus. All of these tips trigger a strange constant double tapping action just by touching the tip to the screen. Extremely annoying when in the browser as this causes the screen to constantly zoom in and out. I pretty much just assumed the Tablet S screen simply can't handle styluses.
works perfect
dtaylorr said:
I just got the Adoint Jot and it works amazing.
http://adonit.net/product/jot/
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I'm surprised people have gotten any stylus to work with the Tablet S. I've tried two different iFaraday styluses, which are supposed to be the most sensitive stylus available, as well as a Boxwave rubber tipped stylus, and a dirt cheap generic Ebay rubber tipped stylus. All of these tips trigger a strange constant double tapping action just by touching the tip to the screen. Extremely annoying when in the browser as this causes the screen to constantly zoom in and out. I pretty much just assumed the Tablet S screen simply can't handle styluses.
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Um, mine works most of the time.
The rubber tipped ones don't work very well.
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Um, mine works perfect 95% of the time.
The rubber tipped ones don't work very well.
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Hey, you sure that works?
I am wanting to buy one stylus for using sketchbook,
may I request a video of working Adonit jot on your Sony Tablet S.
Thanks
Definitive list of working stylus - Sony Tablet S
Guys i was thinking that we need a definitive list of what stylus actually work on the Sony Tablet S capacitive screen. Im going to start a new thread on this with a link to here. Hope you guys are cool with me using the stylus info provided already.
Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669050
Hello Community, hello girls and hello guys!
First thanks for this Awesome Forum, the very kind users (yeah most of them) and the perfect Devs!
All of you, helped me a lot in the past, so I decided to gave you something back (besides Donations)
Yeah its something very simple and easy, but I have to share it with all of you XZU owners!
I presenting you, the "few bucks" perfect Stylus for Xperia Z Ultra!
I wrote this complete Thread with this Pen, so i can garuentee you, that this works very good (besides my bad english grammar)
I Also painted some small Pics with Sketchbook Pro, and I find it very perfect!
I dont make any tutorials, cause the building of this is very easy!
FIRST: buy this Pen from Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Zeimax-Universal-Smart-Tablet-Stylus/dp/B0055PTUE2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400166611&sr=8-1&keywords=smartphone+pen
as we all know, the XZU Display is very responsive and you can use also a Pencil for browsing through this peace of Hardware.
so I though, hey lets try a Headphone Jack...(maybe all of you tried it^^)
So I bought me this adapter: http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Audio-Adapter-AD53-Origin/dp/B0069RYTGO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1400167079&sr=8-2&keywords=nokia+ad-53( I found one at home, from my Symbian Nokia Times, maybe u can find another similar headphones or something, for a cheaper price, thats just for you to see what i mean )
Then I cutt off the rubber of the adapter, and i was surprised that it perfectly fits the size of the Pen (up in the Link)
I removed also the Rubber Tip from the pen, and push the adapter in the pen, and you guys maybe know,....it works like a charm
I uploaded some pics, so u can see it!
Have fun with it and I hope some of you will click Thanks Button
Peace!
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if you dont agree to something, please find something else. THANKS
Background:
I saw this thread, weeks ago and planned to do it, but procrastination got the better of me. I'm a little weird about purchasing things for a Mod since I can sometimes lose interest in projects while waiting for the parts. Either way, this mod was filed away in my "things to do" folder in bookmarks.
Today, I realized that I had the tools and extra time to attempt the mod. I knew from earlier in the week that I had the tools to attempt it. I had noticed, while working that my favorite pen was completely empty and I happened to have an extra headset adaptor, which ended up being an old 2.5 mm jack from an extra xbox 360 headset. Sure enough, they fit like hand and glove. I'm sure everyone has a good combination lying around their home and if you're like me and don't have the gumption or determination, take 15 minutes to have a look around your house for an old pair of headphones and pen that were meant to be together!
Meat and Potatoes
I pulled the empty ink cartridge out of an old Zebra pen and cut about half an inch off the end. I preserved the spring. I used a pair of pliers to pull apart the 2.5 mm jack of an extra microsoft xbox 360 headset bit by bit until I was left with just the plug. I fit it all together and used the spring in the pen body to give the tip a little give when in use.
Results.
I love it. The tip is a good size and the pen body feels natural. it works reliably, even though a skinomi screen protector.
Jrob2k said:
Background:
I saw this thread, weeks ago and planned to do it, but procrastination got the better of me. I'm a little weird about purchasing things for a Mod since I can sometimes lose interest in projects while waiting for the parts. Either way, this mod was filed away in my "things to do" folder in bookmarks.
Today, I realized that I had the tools and extra time to attempt the mod. I knew from earlier in the week that I had the tools to attempt it. I had noticed, while working that my favorite pen was completely empty and I happened to have an extra headset adaptor, which ended up being an old 2.5 mm jack from an extra xbox 360 headset. Sure enough, they fit like hand and glove. I'm sure everyone has a good combination lying around their home and if you're like me and don't have the gumption or determination, take 15 minutes to have a look around your house for an old pair of headphones and pen that were meant to be together!
Meat and Potatoes
I pulled the empty ink cartridge out of an old Zebra pen and cut about half an inch off the end. I preserved the spring. I used a pair of pliers to pull apart the 2.5 mm jack of an extra microsoft xbox 360 headset bit by bit until I was left with just the plug. I fit it all together and used the spring in the pen body to give the tip a little give when in use.
Results.
I love it. The tip is a good size and the pen body feels natural. it works reliably, even though a skinomi screen protector.
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This V2 looks very nice
Thank both of you for the idea and implementation