Wednesday, 27 June 2012

What To Look For In An iPad Stylus

By Oscard Henderily


While it's far from being a laptop killer, the iPad effectively replaces laptops for many people. With the plenitude of applications you can install on the iPad, the device can be transformed to suit your varied needs. The iPad is a fast web browser, and great e-book reader. You can also receive and send emails on the iPad as well as take, store, and process photos and videos.



Curiously, there are applications available for the iPad which allows you to make digital art. Applications such as Procreate by Savage and Paper by FiftyThree allow you to draw your ideas as they crop up. Apart from making sketches, the iPad is also a great tool to make drafts of your presentation, make hand-written messages, and add hand-written text to pictures. The great thing about using the iPad is that its screen size allows you to draw, sketch, or jot down notes with ease and convenience.

While it is possible to make sketches using your fingers, you can create better artworks by using stylus made for the iPad. However, you can't just use any stylus on the iPad. When shopping for a stylus, look for ones created for capacitive screen, not resistive ones. A standard stylus cannot be used for capacitive sensing unless it is tipped with some form of conductive material, like anti-static conductive foam. There are capacitive styluses that have fabric tips but the precision is not as good as rubber or foam variants.

Styli or styluses for iPad are sold at various price points, from $13 to $50. The least expensive is not necessarily the best option. Still, the most expensive model may not be the right iPad stylus for you. Each model has their own set of features which make them better suited for writing, for painting or line work. Although you can buy a multipurpose stylus, a specialized stylus can often do a better job. If you intend to do detailed work, choose a stylus with a much smaller nib or one with a 6mm nib or lower.

The best iPad stylus to get is one that's durable and lightweight, but also ergonomic. The best stylus for you is one that has a natural weighted feel, and that is easy to grasp. Consumer opinion can help narrow down your choices, but this should not replace actual testing of the product prior to buying. These styluses can be bought from the Internet or from gadget stores near you.




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