iPad Evernote and Adonit team up for Bluetooth fine-point "Jot Script" stylus

[m00min]

Originally Posted by xendula

You may want to try this stylus. I bought one in 2011 for $12, and is still the best stylus with the slimmest tip, very, very precise. It looks the same, the brand is the same, so I hope it is the same as the one I have. It has a nice, heavy body, and the tip sticks out enough that you can hold it sideways and it won't scratch your screen. I think I'll get a back-up, at this price.

I've tried a few of those marker-sized styluses. That one does look smaller though. I'll have a look, cheers.

[xendula]

Originally Posted by m00min

I've tried a few of those marker-sized styluses. That one does look smaller though. I'll have a look, cheers.

It's like a regular BIC ballpoint pen in length and circumference. I'll post a pic holding it in my hand next to the iPad tomorrow if you'd like - just let me know.
And can also post one of it next to the other, larger styli, so you can see the difference.

[jojoba]

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but why does it need a battery?

[Jessica Lares]

Originally Posted by jojoba

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but why does it need a battery?

Bluetooth.

[jojoba]

Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Bluetooth.

Thanks, Jessica. I just didn't understand what the bluetooth is for. But now I saw this

Bluetooth 4.0 enabled devices have access to palm rejection and advanced
precision capabilities

I still don't really understand - most apps have palm rejection support - how is this different?

[xendula]

Originally Posted by jojoba

Thanks, Jessica. I just didn't understand what the bluetooth is for. But now I saw this


I still don't really understand - most apps have palm rejection support - how is this different?

This pen uses bluetooth to communicate to your device, not just for palm rejection. That's how you get the thin stylus tip=thin lines.

[Jessica Lares]

What xendula said is correct.

I don't get the whole palm rejection thing though. I think that has to do with the SDK in general. Like if you're writing, and your palms are at the side, it's most likely to pick up the pen and not your palms?

It's weird.

[MeSue]

My favorite "dumb" stylus is the TruGlide Precision Pro. The microfiber tip is fabulous, and you can also buy a brush tip for it.
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/iph...-Stylus_17.htm

I'm in the process of reviewing the three popular pressure-sensitive "smart" stylus pens that are out now. Hope to have them done this month. So far, palm rejection seems to be a pipe dream for art apps where need multi-touch gestures.

I read a great tip for "poor man's" palm rejection on the Procreate forum. Buy a pair of butler gloves, double them up, and cut off all the fingers except the pinkie.
http://procreate.si/forums/index.php?topic=1960.0

Keeps your screen clean, too!

[FlorenceArt]

Most apps don't have palm rejection. Most apps have a usually very cumbersome palm rest area that you have to move around. Palm rejection means that when you put your hand on the screen to write, the app magically recognizes it's your hand and not the stylus, and therefore ignores it.

Apps with palm rejection that I know of: Wacom notes, which in the latest version is almost flawless. Unfortunately that version is iOS7 only, and the last version to be compatible with iOS6 was completely broken in that area. Other, less successful ones are Jotter and its sister app Scrapnote, and Penultimate. Can't think of any others at the moment.

That said, in my limited experience with the Wacom Intuos stylus, a Bluetooth stylus does not improve palm recognition in the slightest. Maybe others work better...

[xendula]

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Most apps don't have palm rejection. Most apps have a usually very cumbersome palm rest area that you have to move around. Palm rejection means that when you put your hand on the screen to write, the app magically recognizes it's your hand and not the stylus, and therefore ignores it.

Apps with palm rejection that I know of: Wacom notes, which in the latest version is almost flawless. Unfortunately that version is iOS7 only, and the last version to be compatible with iOS6 was completely broken in that area. Other, less successful ones are Jotter and its sister app Scrapnote, and Penultimate. Can't think of any others at the moment.

That said, in my limited experience with the Wacom Intuos stylus, a Bluetooth stylus does not improve palm recognition in the slightest. Maybe others work better...

Noteshelf has a palm rest area as well, but I think only on the right side of the screen.
BTW, if anyone here has Noteshelf, they offer all their in-app purchases free at the moment in iOS7 for the upgrade - that's a bunch of special notebok covers and stationary.

[Jessica Lares]

Originally Posted by xendula

Noteshelf has a palm rest area as well, but I think only on the right side of the screen.
BTW, if anyone here has Noteshelf, they offer all their in-app purchases free at the moment in iOS7 for the upgrade - that's a bunch of special notebok covers and stationary.

*Screams* THANK YOU for pointing that out! I LOVE Noteshelf and never noticed there was a store within it. Those business planners and writing papers are JUST what I want.

[xendula]

Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

*Screams* THANK YOU for pointing that out! I LOVE Noteshelf and never noticed there was a store within it. Those business planners and writing papers are JUST what I want.

Hehe, my good deed for the day is done, then

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by xendula

Noteshelf has a palm rest area as well, but I think only on the right side of the screen.
BTW, if anyone here has Noteshelf, they offer all their in-app purchases free at the moment in iOS7 for the upgrade - that's a bunch of special notebok covers and stationary.

Thanks, I didn't know about the sale!

Yes, Noteshelf has a palm rest area (not palm rejection), the only one that actually works IMO, because it goes down automatically as you write. That's one of the reasons Noteshelf is, for me, the best app for the pure writing experience. The other reason is the handwriting engine which is the most fluid and natural I have seen so far. Noteshelf is the only app where my handwriting actually looks like my handwriting.

[xendula]

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Thanks, I didn't know about the sale!

Yes, Noteshelf has a palm rest area (not palm rejection), the only one that actually works IMO, because it goes down automatically as you write. That's one of the reasons Noteshelf is, for me, the best app for the pure writing experience. The other reason is the handwriting engine which is the most fluid and natural I have seen so far. Noteshelf is the only app where my handwriting actually looks like my handwriting.

All of the above, plus custom covers, typing, image insertion, copy and paste and it has zoom. Handwriting apps that don't have zoom are useless to me, other than for jotting down a few words - Penultimate, my first ever handwriting app, also has a great fluid engine, but no zoom....

[MeSue]

The makers of my favorite regular stylus (TruGlide--mentioned above) now have a kick-starter project for an electronic fine-tip stylus. Doesn't sound like it is pressure sensitive, but it will work in all apps.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...stylus-for-ipa