Stylus/touchpen for Aura H2O

nelsonm · 11-05-2015, 10:43 AM

Can anyone recommend a good type of stylus/touchpen for a Kobo Aura H20?

I would like to have one because my fingers don't work very well on the touchscreen (they may be too fat

). Turning pages is easy enough but if I want to mark text for highlighting it is just a pain getting it right.

I have tried a couple of types that are really meant for ipads/smartphones (with capacitive displays) but they don't work well with the Aura H20. I've read somewhere that it uses infrared for the touchscreen so that is probably why.

But what should I get instead then?

filmo · 11-05-2015, 01:52 PM

IR touch screen only needs something to block invisible light beam not too narrow or wide and not damage screen. I have used 7mm plastic end of interdental brush, small cheap water color brush thaI cut off handle to make it 8cm long and a 12.5cm long lipstick brush that retracts to 10cm. They all work equally well. My favorite is always handy fingertip with only downside leaving finger prints on screen.

Ken Maltby · 11-05-2015, 02:02 PM

This one works pretty well, it has a rubber bulb as the tip. It was this version, actually. Just remember that all you need to do is interrupt the IR beams. Don't push down on the screen, a light touch works best.

Luck;
Ken

11-05-2015, 10:43 AM	#1
nelsonm Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 13 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Kobo Aura H20	Stylus/touchpen for Aura H2O Can anyone recommend a good type of stylus/touchpen for a Kobo Aura H20? I would like to have one because my fingers don't work very well on the touchscreen (they may be too fat ). Turning pages is easy enough but if I want to mark text for highlighting it is just a pain getting it right. I have tried a couple of types that are really meant for ipads/smartphones (with capacitive displays) but they don't work well with the Aura H20. I've read somewhere that it uses infrared for the touchscreen so that is probably why. But what should I get instead then?

11-05-2015, 02:02 PM	#3
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,465 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	This one works pretty well, it has a rubber bulb as the tip. It was this version, actually. Just remember that all you need to do is interrupt the IR beams. Don't push down on the screen, a light touch works best. Luck; Ken Last edited by Ken Maltby; 11-05-2015 at 02:18 PM.

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11-05-2015, 01:52 PM	#2
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	IR touch screen only needs something to block invisible light beam not too narrow or wide and not damage screen. I have used 7mm plastic end of interdental brush, small cheap water color brush thaI cut off handle to make it 8cm long and a 12.5cm long lipstick brush that retracts to 10cm. They all work equally well. My favorite is always handy fingertip with only downside leaving finger prints on screen.