Kevin Bostic
Two firms buoyed by the success of iOS devices — Evernote and Adonit — have teamed to make a premium stylus that will bring precision writing to the iPad.
The new Jot Script Evernote Edition is a result of a partnership between the two firms, one aimed at bringing the natural feel of pen-and-paper writing to iOS devices. A central feature of the device is its 1.9-millimeter tip, which provides a much finer point of contact than most other styluses.
The new Jot Script is composed of stainless steel, aluminum, and plastic, with an aluminum and stainless steel end cap and a thermoplastic polymer resin tip. The thin barrel of the device features a textured grip meant to make the Jot Script feel like a regular pen. It measures 5.55 inches long and 0.46 inches in diameter, and it weighs in at 29 grams with a battery inserted.
The stylus is designed to take a single AAA battery, and one is included along with the device. That single battery, Evernote and Adonit claim, will give the Jot Script "over two weeks of pen-down writing time."
The stylus connects to an iOS device via Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy. Devices with Bluetooth 4.0 support can also access the Jot Script's palm rejection and advanced precision capabilities. Palm rejection allows the touchscreen device to ignore input from anything other than the pen tip when a user is writing.
The new stylus is available on both Evernote's new marketplace and directly from Adonit. The device is still in preorder stage, and it will ship on October 25. Both companies offer the Jot Script Evernote Edition for $80.
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I think I'm going to get one of these - affordable and useful...take that! Samsung GalaxyNote.
I would never have told Stevo this, but I actually like using a rubber tipped pen on my iPad. It kept the screen free of smudges. That is when I remembered it or could find where I left it last. I know this product is more advanced that what I have but $80 seems high.
I remember Steve saying "if you see a stylus, they blew it". But, I'm sure it has its place.
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I'd be very interested in how they did this. It was my understanding that the sdk automatically filters out tiny impressions as noise. That's why all the styluses currently out use a fat rubber ball. It makes a big enough impression for the ios sdk to say.. "yeah that's a finger not noise". I wonder if the sdk now lets the app decide what to filter out. Alternatively maybe there's a fine location detection functionality in BT 4.0 I'm not aware of? Anyone know? The Samsung note stuff uses Wacom's technology for the fine tips. That's a whole different ball of wax. Adobe and Adonis have a similar product with a fine tip coming out btw. That one has pressure sensitivity which this one doesn't seem to have. That's a deal breaker for me. Pressure sensitive, fine tip, and ipad = sketch pad and would be great for artists and designers.