Most styluses are designed to look and feel like a pen — great for writing, terrible for drawing. That’s why this new stylus from Studio Neat is built like a crayon.
Dubbed, the Cosmonaut — presumably in reference to the old joke about NASA building $US100,000 space pens and the Soivets simply bringing pencils — the stylus uses an oversized rubber grip that’s more comfortable to hold for longer periods, as well as easier to grip by the elderly or children (though why you’d let either of them near your iPad is beyond me). According to Studio Neat, its designed to move across the glass like a “dry erase marker: fast, simple, low fidelity.” It can also be used on any capacitive touch screen including iPhones and Androids — helpful for fat-fingered writers like myself.
It will retail for $US25 and be available in either aluminium or cherry wood when it ships in approximately five weeks. [Studio Neat via Minimal Mac]
adil mubs
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 11:00 PMThis is clever, appealing to the instincts regarding crayons all of us developed during kindergarten.
geoffc
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 12:02 PMAnother great Kick-starter project, except… Became a Backer/Ordered mine 21/04/2011 – Still haven’t received :(
GC
Aman
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 4:42 PMCosmonaut is nothing revolutionary,It’s like the Alupen from Justmobile,I think,Estylo is the most precise and accurate stylus I have ever seen for sketching(not for note taking or hand writing,use it only for sketching,not for writing.)
The problem with styluses like OStylus,Dagi,etc with discs or disc like structures,presently in the market is that the discs of those styluses while touching the screen gives unnecesary lines or points on the screen near the aim or centre point,most of the time.
I have posted a set on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59145126@N07/sets/72157628172115599/
regarding accuracy of Estylo.
Please,see all my 5 image photos and video on Estylo’s accuracy feature and my comments on my posts on the above stated flickr website.There,See the image tittled-”Error in styluses with Disc tips (2nd image)”
(Ostylus tip touching the screen is shown).You will find unnecessary point or line mark on the screen.This is because Capacitive screens can detect blunt edges of disc tips while they are touching the screen.However,Estylo does not have this problem,it’s very accurate and simple in design.
The jaja stylus on kickstarter seems interesting too,it’s a precision pressure sensitive stylus.Just check out jaja along with Estylo on kickstarter.Jaja is a newest entry on kickstarter till now.Jaja is different from other disc tip styluses.
Aman
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 12:12 AMI just reviewed Estylo from plai on
http://graphicssoft.about.com/u/reviews/iphoneandipodtouchapps/Stylus-Reviews/Plai-Estylo.htm
Estylo is really the most precise and accurate stylus for iPad I have ever seen.Second choice is Adonit Jot,although Estylo is ultimate stylus choice till now.Estylo is available at http://plai.tv/
When using Estylo u write with angles,with corners rather than with a rubbery ball like tip,this makes Estylo unique.
NOTE:Estylo is good only for sketching,not recommended for writing or note taking!