February 16, 2011

Other interesting stylus & screen news

Speaking of styluses & touch screens, I’ve seen a few other developments worth passing along:

• Hardware maker Synaptics promises touchscreens that can detect the head of a pin.
• Noting the influx of stylus-enabled tablets coming to market, Engadget touches on the previously unannounced Adobe Journal prototype, “basically a doodler’s paradise.”
• A Qualcomm pen can transcribe ink on paper right into your phone or tablet.
• Toshiba is working to enable tactile feedback on touchscreens:

An interesting iPad stylus project on Kickstarter

Industrial designer Don Lehman’s MORE/REAL Stylus Cap “turns a Sharpie, a Bic, or a Pilot Fineliner into a touchscreen stylus that works with any capacitive touch screen. You get all the benefits of an marker that can write on paper with a stylus that gives you superior control to sketch and take notes on touchscreens such as the iPad.”

[Via Ellen Huber]