stylus for Kobo Touch - Page 2

taming · 06-29-2011, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackastor

I find that my fingers dont always trigger things the way I expect them too. I wonder if fine tuning is needed on Kobos part with this.

I would not be surprised if this turned out to be true.

Mostly Math · 06-29-2011, 08:58 AM

I bought my mom a Targus stylus and a couple of plastic DS styli to use with her Ipad, but of course I had to try them on my touch as well. The Targus one worked very well (I think it is the same one that taming posted the picture of). The DS ones didn't work very well at all. They were semi OK for the keypad, but not for anything else.

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taming · 06-29-2011, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mostly Math

The Targus one worked very well (I think it is the same one that taming posted the picture of).

Yes, it is the same one I talked about and that is a picture of it.

jackastor · 06-29-2011, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

Yes, it is the same one I talked about and that is a picture of it.

You know this has an interesting feel to this thread. It occured to me that one of the benefits would be that some disabled people who have limited motion would benefit from the Touch with a Stylus to turn pages etc. Thereby actually increasing enjoyment when one can not hold a book, read a newspaper, or study for school.

On that note I could see school texts going the way of Ebooks. It would elminate the need for heavy texts, lower the cost of education significantly it is preety much universal across the ereader spectrum etc. I wonder if this is something we may see more of in the future?

regards

jack

taming · 06-29-2011, 11:51 AM

It depends on the disability, of course. Kobo would be of no use to blind people. Accessible design is pretty much baked into standards for webdesign at this point and with the right software and hardware, accessibility issues are getting much better. A number of years ago, I used to build accessible websites for government funded programs--back then it was a specialty area. Now accessibility is an expectation.

pyrokamileon · 06-29-2011, 12:47 PM

I didn't know they made styli for capacitive touch screens! I'll have to look into that as that would probably be awesome for my cell phone :-)
I have heard of plastidip and I don't think I'll be going that route but I could definitely see that being a very good option for the KT. yeah I was worried about an eraser maybe leaving some kind of residue behind but I hadn't really given it that much thought..

you know all this talk of styli and touch screen durability has me worried for something. I got the impression that the touch screen on the Kobo was just the regular screen, more or less, with an infrared barrier across it. that doesn't necessarily give me too much encouragement for it's durability. at first I was interested in finding a stylus solution to keep the screen clean but now I think I'll definitely figure something out so I can have the screen last as long as possible, it's too bad there wasn't at least two physical buttons for those who don't want to use the touch screen for every single page turn..

pyrokamileon · 06-29-2011, 12:56 PM

so I did a quick search for a capacitive screen stylus and found this:

http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Touc...9366107&sr=8-3

$2 and free shipping!! wow I was planning on just using something home-made but this is a very cheap three pack, so if I like these then I could have one for my KT and two more to spare (cell phone, gf's cell phone..). I'm going to read the reviews and I may just have to give this a shot!!

EldRick · 06-29-2011, 12:57 PM

[QUOTE] plastidip[QUOTE]

Not a good idea - it would be high-friction (sticky) on glass.

Latinandgreek · 06-29-2011, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pyrokamileon

so I did a quick search for a capacitive screen stylus and found this:

http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Touc...9366107&sr=8-3

$2 and free shipping!! wow I was planning on just using something home-made but this is a very cheap three pack, so if I like these then I could have one for my KT and two more to spare (cell phone, gf's cell phone..). I'm going to read the reviews and I may just have to give this a shot!!

I've seen styli like that look like these for $2 each at Dollarama in Canada. I haven't yet tried them. I personally use the Targus stylus for my iPad; I haven't yet tried using it on my Sony.

carpetmojo · 06-29-2011, 01:25 PM

" ..... i wonder if you could fashion a felt cap for a stylus ....... "

So that's the winter months taken care of - p'raps shorts & a monocle sunglass for the summer ?

Course, it'll all have to sunmitted to the S.P.S. for approval....

!!!

jackastor · 06-29-2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpetmojo

" ..... i wonder if you could fashion a felt cap for a stylus ....... "

So that's the winter months taken care of - p'raps shorts & a monocle sunglass for the summer ?

Course, it'll all have to sunmitted to the S.P.S. for approval....

!!!

right on!

thanks for the giggle.

So yeah im for the monocle Sunglass, it could dual as a privacy screen as well.

Regards

jack

Latinandgreek · 06-29-2011, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpetmojo

" ..... i wonder if you could fashion a felt cap for a stylus ....... "

So that's the winter months taken care of - p'raps shorts & a monocle sunglass for the summer ?

Course, it'll all have to sunmitted to the S.P.S. for approval....

!!!

TonyToews · 07-06-2011, 12:04 AM

For what it's worth the sharp, relatively speaking, plastic stylus end of my Palm didn't work. However the other flat end worked quite nicely. Probably not soft enough to use long term but a somewhat interesting data point for readers of this thread.

I can see how using a stylus might be useful to some with disabilities.

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06-29-2011, 08:58 AM	#17
Mostly Math Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1154013 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo (loaned out), KoboTouch (given away), KoboVox, KoboGlo, AuraHD	I bought my mom a Targus stylus and a couple of plastic DS styli to use with her Ipad, but of course I had to try them on my touch as well. The Targus one worked very well (I think it is the same one that taming posted the picture of). The DS ones didn't work very well at all. They were semi OK for the keypad, but not for anything else. S

06-29-2011, 11:51 AM	#20
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	It depends on the disability, of course. Kobo would be of no use to blind people. Accessible design is pretty much baked into standards for webdesign at this point and with the right software and hardware, accessibility issues are getting much better. A number of years ago, I used to build accessible websites for government funded programs--back then it was a specialty area. Now accessibility is an expectation.

06-29-2011, 12:47 PM	#21
pyrokamileon Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Wifi	I didn't know they made styli for capacitive touch screens! I'll have to look into that as that would probably be awesome for my cell phone :-) I have heard of plastidip and I don't think I'll be going that route but I could definitely see that being a very good option for the KT. yeah I was worried about an eraser maybe leaving some kind of residue behind but I hadn't really given it that much thought.. you know all this talk of styli and touch screen durability has me worried for something. I got the impression that the touch screen on the Kobo was just the regular screen, more or less, with an infrared barrier across it. that doesn't necessarily give me too much encouragement for it's durability. at first I was interested in finding a stylus solution to keep the screen clean but now I think I'll definitely figure something out so I can have the screen last as long as possible, it's too bad there wasn't at least two physical buttons for those who don't want to use the touch screen for every single page turn..

06-29-2011, 12:56 PM	#22
pyrokamileon Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Wifi	so I did a quick search for a capacitive screen stylus and found this: http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Touc...9366107&sr=8-3 $2 and free shipping!! wow I was planning on just using something home-made but this is a very cheap three pack, so if I like these then I could have one for my KT and two more to spare (cell phone, gf's cell phone..). I'm going to read the reviews and I may just have to give this a shot!!

06-29-2011, 12:57 PM	#23
EldRick Evangelist Posts: 470 Karma: 112801 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Aura H2O (i86, M96C, Mini&Glo, PRS-950, STR, K-Touch, K-DX, K-3)	[QUOTE] plastidip[QUOTE] Not a good idea - it would be high-friction (sticky) on glass.

06-29-2011, 01:25 PM	#25
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	" ..... i wonder if you could fashion a felt cap for a stylus ....... " So that's the winter months taken care of - p'raps shorts & a monocle sunglass for the summer ? Course, it'll all have to sunmitted to the S.P.S. for approval.... !!!

07-06-2011, 12:04 AM	#28
TonyToews Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 351398 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo Vox and Glo	For what it's worth the sharp, relatively speaking, plastic stylus end of my Palm didn't work. However the other flat end worked quite nicely. Probably not soft enough to use long term but a somewhat interesting data point for readers of this thread. I can see how using a stylus might be useful to some with disabilities.

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