Logitech Crayon for iPad to reach general public on Sept. 12

Logitech's Crayon stylus, previously restricted just to educational buyers, will finally reach a wider audience on Sept. 12, the same day as Apple's iPhone event.

The product will be available through Apple stores on that date, Logitech said. It should also come to Apple and Logitech's websites this month, and reach third-party vendors in October.

Non-educational pricing will be $69.99, $20 more than the stylus costs through Apple's educational portal. Schools outside the U.S. and Canada will get access at a similar discount soon, according to the company.

The Crayon is based on the same technology as the Apple Pencil, giving it an advantage over other iPad styluses in terms of response. It also enables automatic palm rejection, and controlling line thickness by adjusting tilt. However, the Apple Pencil's pressure sensitivity is absent.

The accessory is designed exclusively for the 2018 "budget" iPad. In fact it was originally announced alongside it, sold as a more affordable way of introducing styluses into schools than the $99 Apple Pencil, which also works with iPad Pros.

The Crayon has a 7-hour battery recharged via Lightning cable. Replaceable tips are available to cope with wear and tear.

10 Comments

cheeseler 2 comments · 6 Years

About 6 years ago

Anyone else think the 12th is too coincidental? I hope the larger iPhone XS (don't call it Max, Apple, the name sucks) supports this and the Apple Pencil

peteo 402 comments · 15 Years

cheeseler said:

Anyone else think the 12th is too coincidental? I hope the larger iPhone XS (don't call it Max, Apple, the name sucks) supports this and the Apple Pencil

Yeah I think you are right but I do not think it will support the current apple pencil. The logic does not use blue tooth, it uses its own connection protocol. This might make it easier for apple to include support in the iPhone XS max https://www.imore.com/logitech-crayon

melgross 33607 comments · 20 Years

I was hoping that this could be used by those who can’t afford the Pencil, but that’s not true.

the first is that the price is too much higher. In ARS, an article about this stated that the price is “slightly” higher, but it’s not, it’s 40% higher. $20 is a lot when the starting price is $49.

then the lack of pressure sensitivity is a killer. While, yes, tilt can change the width of lines, and that’s useful, it’s not enough for a number of uses, and kills it for them.

StrangeDays 12960 comments · 8 Years

melgross said:

I was hoping that this could be used by those who can’t afford the Pencil, but that’s not true.

the first is that the price is too much higher. In ARS, an article about this stated that the price is “slightly” higher, but it’s not, it’s 40% higher. $20 is a lot when the starting price is $49.

then the lack of pressure sensitivity is a killer. While, yes, tilt can change the width of lines, and that’s useful, it’s not enough for a number of uses, and kills it for them.

So you want the same features as the Pencil, without having to pay the price of the Pencil. Uh huh.

This is 30 bucks cheaper than the Pencil, almost two-thirds the price. That will incur some feature limitations.

StrangeDays said:

melgross said:

I was hoping that this could be used by those who can’t afford the Pencil, but that’s not true.

the first is that the price is too much higher. In ARS, an article about this stated that the price is “slightly” higher, but it’s not, it’s 40% higher. $20 is a lot when the starting price is $49.

then the lack of pressure sensitivity is a killer. While, yes, tilt can change the width of lines, and that’s useful, it’s not enough for a number of uses, and kills it for them.

So you want the same features as the Pencil, without having to pay the price of the Pencil. Uh huh.

This is 30 bucks cheaper than the Pencil, almost two-thirds the price. That will incur some feature limitations.

Don’t be so sure. The pencil is a first generation product. Often, they cost more to pay off the R&D. If I said that I wanted most of the features of an iPad Pro 9.7”, but for $329, you might say the same thing, but we pretty much got it, at half the price.