Fine tipped stylus

[sjleworthy]

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

 

[SweetPoison]

Did you search this topic at all? I searched and to these threads, but there are a lot more.




http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-accessories/25383-new-stylus-design-input-needed.html




http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-2-forum/22841-best-stylus-painting.html


http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-accessories/24544-stylus.html

http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-accessories/25729-what-stylus-buy.html

 

[sjleworthy]

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.






Ps - I moderate and super moderate a couple of other forums on the web thingy, so yup, I'm fully versed in forum etiquette

 

[SweetPoison]

Awesome!

 

[Hasty]

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

 

[SporkLover]

Slot of people like Dagi styluses.

iPad stylus,iPhone stylus, DAGi transparent accurate capacitive stylus, ???????

 

[sjleworthy]

Slot of people like Dagi styluses.

iPad stylus,iPhone stylus, DAGi transparent accurate capacitive stylus, ???????

Yes, these look 'a bit different' but most interesting.

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

 

[twerppoet]

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.

 

[bretta]

I just saw this "in the news" today:

Wacom Bamboo Stylus

 

[OUTL4W]

Slot of people like Dagi styluses.

iPad stylus,iPhone stylus, DAGi transparent accurate capacitive stylus, ???????

Just ordered on amazon....looks more accurate than the rest of the fatties.

 

[twerppoet]

I was thinking about that one, but read a few reviews that said it only works well if you hold it at the angle it was designed for. That would probably be ok for taking notes, but very awkward if you were trying to draw.

 

[OUTL4W]

That's what I was thinking but seen on 1 of the vids how the head flexes slightly when using to draw....let ya know when it arrives.

 

[twerppoet]

That's what I was thinking but seen on 1 of the vids how the head flexes slightly when using to draw....let ya know when it arrives.

Thanks. I'd appreciate that. I use my pogo on occasion, but it's only sightly better than a finger in most situations.

 

[sjleworthy]

Create your own - a piece of sponge and a pen.

Cut the sponge very fine and glue it to the pen tip....

The iPad 2 is very sensitive and it works great.

eh? just household sponge? that sounds too easy

 

[TimR]

I found 2 that seems to be more your kind of fine tipped stylus and like me i was looking for those as well:

One is the Cregle iPen and the other is ByZero