So, at my co-worker's suggestion, I ordered the BoxWave stylus. It's a thousand times better. The tip is more firm and rounded, so it doesn't move while using it. It feels more like a real pen, instead of a bad paintbrush. I suppose it costs a few bucks more, but it's worth it. Going from the Pogo Sketch to the BoxWave was like going from a Toyota Yaris to an Audi R8.
Actually, that's insulting to the Toyota...I was debating between the less expensive pogo sketch and this Boxwave stylus. I made the right choice. A co-worker of mine purchased the pogo sketch and we tested both pens on our notebook applications on the iPad. The Boxwave pen was easily registered by multiple different notebook programs on the iPad at a normal writing angle. The pogo sketch required an odd (almost perpendicular) angle to be picked up consistently. It is more expensive (at least when I purchased) but the Boxwave stylus is my clear choice since it is the more practical stylus for anyone who wants to use the stylus to write on the iPad on a regular basis.I used the pogo stylus for two months before I lost it. Looking at the reviews on Amazon, I decided to check out the boxwave. Paired with penultimate, the best sketchbook and note taking app on the iPad, I no longer use pen and paper. It's that good. The tip on boxwave is far more responsive and the body of the pen feels substantial. Apple should adopt this as an official accessory for the iPad.My iPad was given to me as a gift. I hadn't asked for it and I didn't expect it -so when I got it I was more than slightly baffled as to what I would do with it.
I'm an artist by trade. I already have a few Wacom tablets. So when it was suggested i give drawing on the iPad a try -I scoffed. The iPad doesn't have sensitivity like the Wacom tablets do, so I couldn't conceive that it would be good for anything beyond hangman or tic-tac-toe. Of course I was wrong. Crazy wrong.
The lack of sensitivity is an issue, but another stylus manufacturer has developed an algorithm that mimics sensitivity -hopefully Apple will embrace this tech and implement it later on.
In the meantime, i learned to love drawing on my iPad; i loved being able to do quick little doodles and email them off to friends or clients... and while it takes some getting used to, you are capable of some remarkable detail.
Which is where using a stylus comes in.
Since I was initially clueless as to what to do with my iPad -it also hadn't occurred to me to use a stylus for drawing. Here I was honing my finger-painting skills and then I watched as my friend casually whipped out her iPad and Pogo stylus and started doodling away. My jaw nearly dropped; what a revelation!
I ordered the exact same stylus she was using, the Pogo Sketch. When it arrived and I started drawing with it I was less than pleased; the tip is sort of this prickled velcro-y like fabric that is stuffed with foam rubber. It's pliant, and I didn't feel very in control with it -by that I mean I couldn't be completely precise in where it would make contact with the screen. I felt it was just too mushy.
Then I ordered Boxwave's stylus. This was a vast improvement. The tip feels like a hollow rubber ball. It's definitely much more precise, and in my opinion -superior for drawing. It's also a quality item, it's nicely made, the finish is nice, and it has a lanyard attached that plugs into the iPad's headphone jack.
Drawing on iPad is not like drawing on paper. There's a learning curve to it -and different people will use different tools in their own way. In other words, a perfect stylus probably does not exist yet....but for me -this one is pretty close.I bought this stylus to use with an iPad for drawing and painting and writing apps. It works awesome. Basically works flawlessly as the missing stylus for an iPad. It is well made and looks nice. It is a bit over priced considering it is an anodized aluminum tube with some capacitance foam on the end. But it does use a very dense foam, which makes it more accurate than other iPad styii. If you don't mind the price, I would highly recommend this product for your iPad...


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