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    Fine tipped stylus

    Hi guys

    Can anyone recommend a fine tipped stylus for my iPad?

    All styluseseses you buy usually have a rounded thick rubber tip. I'm looking for something more akin to a pen or pencil tip.

    I appreciate I won't get a finer line on the screen; this is not my aim. I just want a more pencil-like stylus.

    Thanks

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    Absolutely I search, I even authored one of those threads

    But there's no specifics on buying or even taking about current fine tipped styluseseses on the market place.

    I must get round to trying to make my own. Just finding the time and effort.






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    Agree whole heartedly. Hate the current crop of fat styluses.
    Let's know if you have any luck in your search.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SporkLover View Post
    Yes, these look 'a bit different' but most interesting.

    Not exactly what im after, but something I'll definitely be looking further into.

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    It's going to be very hard to design a fine tipped stylus. Capacitive touch screens are not very sensitive. If you are familiar with how a capacitor works the determining factors are the distance between the conductors, the dielectric material (stuff between the conductors) and the surface area. Since you can't control distance or material you are limited to surface area, or, a big tip.

    It might be possible to create an active pen that uses a charge of some sort to make the tip smaller, but I'd be very cautious with that approach. I don't know if it is possible to damage the screen this way. Probably not without a substantial charge, but a dead screen is a high price just to find out how substantial.

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    I just saw this "in the news" today:

    Wacom Bamboo Stylus

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    Quote Originally Posted by SporkLover View Post
    Just ordered on amazon....looks more accurate than the rest of the fatties.


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