News — stylus

Wacom has a series of new stylus devices for tablets and smartphones that it’s launching today, including three new Bamboo devices and a new Intuos version, with two aimed specifically at the iPad with special Bluetooth-powered pressure sensitivity abilities. Two entry-level Bamboo styluses offer a better nib, with one adding an ink pen on the opposite end, and the Bamboo Stylus fineline has a special thin tip with 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity, and the Intuos Creative Stylus 2 doubling that with 2048 levels of pressure, on par with some of Wacom’s top-end artistic tablets.The new Bamboo Solo and Bamboo...

It's almost time for a new Leonardo in 2014 and we have decided to design a ball point pen this time. The pen will be made of anodised aluminium and will most likely come is the 6 known Leonardo colours, but we will also add a silver and a black option this time. Each pen will come with 3 extra replacement tips and the extra tips will have their own little storage compartment in the tip of the pen. Exciting times. We are only a few weeks away from production and should have this pen ready for shipping by the...

Samsung gets a lot of grief (and lawsuits) for imitating other firms’ good ideas. In the case of active-stylus-based mobile computing, though, they have led the way with their extensive Note product line. With over 40 million units sold, a combination of large screen and note-taking capability has made the Note tablet one of the most popular high-end mobile devices. It’s bigger sibling, the Note 10.1, has remained a niche product for die-hards like me, but definitely has a loyal following. By using an active stylus in the Note, Samsung achieves several major advantages over a passive-stylus-based version. First, it...

The Kanga Triple Tip 3 in 1 Stylus Pen is a premium multi tip stylus that is perfect for professional digital artists and iPad enthusiasts alike. Australia's first iPad stylus with interchangeable tips. The premium quality Kanga is ideal for everything 'touch'. Sketching, navigating and painting on your iPad will be effortless.  The Kanga Triple Tip 3 in 1 Stylus Pen is a now available for pre order.