Lots of third party company have produced stylus options for iOS devices. Why join them? Sounds like another "iPod Hi-Fi" debacle.
None of those are a true stylus which can be used for professional work. Apple needs to provide a real stylus and an updated iPad with a touch sensitive Wacom LCD
The problem with a stylus and the reason it'll have a hard time replacing pen & paper is, the distance from the tip to the actual image.
I don't see that as much of a problem, especially now that we're getting optically bonded displays, and the new thin glass stuff discussed earlier. I actually think the biggest problem is the lag.
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Originally Posted by Hellacool
5 Million in 5 months as of March seems legit. So being that it is not a cheap Android phone ($249 with contract) it must have some other form of appeal for those 5 million. I am looking into it. I travel allot and currently carry my phone and iPad, would be nice not to have too carry two devices.
It seems to have found a niche market, but I'm more interested in Asus' approach of docking the phone to the tablet. The stylus to that also doubles as a bluetooth headset, so you don't look silly holding a tablet up to your ear (something I think the Note could make use of)
using the camera in the pen might solve one of the problems with using the ipad with a stylus to date: the UI APIs are set up with a thick thingy (your finger) in mind. This solution might better allow for finer work.
I use styli all the time for note taking apps with handwriting recognition (notes plus) and it is good, but I could see it would work better if there was an API for finer work, or, an alternative approach as described..
It is too bad Apple didn't put more support behind the Modbook concept. Axiotron pretty much is over with. It's too bad. I have used a Modbook and having those capabilities in an iPad would be fantastic.
No kidding. Modbook was the prototype for what a tablet should be. Can you imagine how great it would be if Apple were to build one from scratch, rather than an after-market rebuild of existing Macbooks?
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Originally Posted by lamewing
None of those are a true stylus which can be used for professional work. Apple needs to provide a real stylus and an updated iPad with a touch sensitive Wacom LCD
Pressure sensitivity really is the key. The iPad is virtually useless as a artists tool without that.
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Originally Posted by vandil
Lots of third party company have produced stylus options for iOS devices. Why join them? Sounds like another "iPod Hi-Fi" debacle.
None of those are a true stylus which can be used for professional work. Apple needs to provide a real stylus and an updated iPad with a touch sensitive Wacom LCD
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Originally Posted by jragosta
Exactly. I laugh every time I hear their ad saying that it's the best of both worlds. More like 'worst of both worlds'.
Worlds are colliding, Jerry!
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Originally Posted by bloggerblog
The problem with a stylus and the reason it'll have a hard time replacing pen & paper is, the distance from the tip to the actual image.
I don't see that as much of a problem, especially now that we're getting optically bonded displays, and the new thin glass stuff discussed earlier. I actually think the biggest problem is the lag.
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Originally Posted by Hellacool
5 Million in 5 months as of March seems legit. So being that it is not a cheap Android phone ($249 with contract) it must have some other form of appeal for those 5 million. I am looking into it. I travel allot and currently carry my phone and iPad, would be nice not to have too carry two devices.
It seems to have found a niche market, but I'm more interested in Asus' approach of docking the phone to the tablet. The stylus to that also doubles as a bluetooth headset, so you don't look silly holding a tablet up to your ear (something I think the Note could make use of)
using the camera in the pen might solve one of the problems with using the ipad with a stylus to date: the UI APIs are set up with a thick thingy (your finger) in mind. This solution might better allow for finer work.
I use styli all the time for note taking apps with handwriting recognition (notes plus) and it is good, but I could see it would work better if there was an API for finer work, or, an alternative approach as described..
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Originally Posted by lamewing
It is too bad Apple didn't put more support behind the Modbook concept. Axiotron pretty much is over with. It's too bad. I have used a Modbook and having those capabilities in an iPad would be fantastic.
No kidding. Modbook was the prototype for what a tablet should be. Can you imagine how great it would be if Apple were to build one from scratch, rather than an after-market rebuild of existing Macbooks?
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Originally Posted by lamewing
None of those are a true stylus which can be used for professional work. Apple needs to provide a real stylus and an updated iPad with a touch sensitive Wacom LCD
Pressure sensitivity really is the key. The iPad is virtually useless as a artists tool without that.