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Although Apple designed the iPhone to be used without a stylus, there may still be some benefits to using one. Ten One Design sent me their iPhone-compatible Pogo Stylus for review.

Watch my video demonstration of the accessory below:

Recap:

Pogo Stylus - Pros

  • Great for use with gloves
  • More precise than your fingers
  • Clip adds very little bulk to iPhone

Pogo Stylus - Cons

  • Stylus fits very tightly into clip, so some force is required to remove it
  • Clip may be difficult (or impossible) to attach if you use an iPhone case
  • Useless for multi-touch tasks, like zooming

Pogo Stylus photos:

Pogo Stylus for iPhone

Pogo Stylus Typing

Pogo Stylus Cover Flow

The Pogo Stylus costs $25. For more information or to buy a stylus for your iPhone, visit Ten One Design.

7 Comments So Far...

C. Brideau
Feb 18, 2008 @ 5:22 pm

You dont really need two fingers to zoom in + out…All you have to do is two quick taps on the area you want to zoom in on. That should work.

Feb 19, 2008 @ 12:51 am

True, but you can’t control how far to zoom in or out by tapping. You get more precision with your fingers.

tony
Feb 21, 2008 @ 1:48 pm

ok thats cool and all but how do you expect to put a case over that huge thing i mean its wasted space to me

spanky
Apr 6, 2008 @ 4:45 pm

this might be useful for certain situations, but i don’t know about using it all the time…

Apr 21, 2008 @ 5:22 am

I’m not sure about the usefulness of such a product. After all, a lot of work went into the dynamic sensitivity of the iPhone keyboard: you don’t always have to hit each key precisely as the hot spot for each key changes size dynamically as you type, based on letter prediction. For example, if you want to type “the” all you need to do is go vaguely near the ‘t’, then a similar position for the ‘h’ and then to the left and up for ‘e’, and the iPhone keyboard will accurately type “the” (even if you see wrong letters appear as you type, before the word is complete). It’s pretty sophisticated, and not obvious just by looking at the keyboard, but it works phenomenally.

neil
Aug 1, 2008 @ 3:41 pm

As sophisticated as the touch sensitivity is on the screen, they seemed to have forgotten that women with long fingernails would have a major problem with it. My wife is having a horrible time with the touch screen, this product is the perfect solution for her.

Marye
Sep 21, 2008 @ 5:35 pm

I own this stylus and I have to say that I love it. I don’t use the clip, I carry the stylus in a pocket or my purse pocket, however the clip really doesn’t get in the way when I do choose to use it. The stylus is large enuf that it isn’t easily lost or misplaced, especially if you get the black/gray as I did. It reduces GREATLY the scrathes and smudges that the screen easily collects with hand use. I can type faster with it and it’s easier to see what i’m choosing then with my fingers. Some days I choose to use it, some I don’t, I can easily switch back and forth between the two. The tip is a soft felt like material and the casing metal to ensure the electricity conducts from your body to the phone to operate the touch senstive icons. I love it and have no complaints whatsoever.

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