In computing, a stylus (or stylus pen) is a small pen-shaped instrument that is used to input commands to a computer screen, mobile device or graphics tablet. With touchscreen devices, a user places a ...

For many years just about every portable device came with a stylus. Whether it was the revolutionary Eo Slate with its PenPoint OS, the doomed Apple Newton, the very successful PalmPilot, or ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The plight for those who rely on stylus for input is that they don't work across different ...

In these days of tablets rising like a wave of oncoming ocean, it's difficult to remember the days when the Koala pad reigned supreme and I was drawing 3D boxes with a pen stylus. N-Trig, a company ...

You may not realize it, but the modern stylus is a bit of a mess. The main problem is lack of standardization. Think about it. You can use a mouse, or keyboard, or monitor with most systems — whether ...

A number of recent patent applications suggest that Apple is exploring technologies that could change the way consumers use its iOS-based devices: styluses and transparent displays. If you've ever ...

The TG-3 is just as tough as its predecessor, but gets a cool new macro trick and accessory, while the 24x compact zoom SH-1 gets styling and image stabilization to match the company's interchangeable ...

Apple has spent much of the last decade trying to get ahead of the game with its patent applications, so it’s no real surprise that the company is looking to patent the stylus of the future, too. In a ...

The consumer-electronics giant has borrowed from competitors, particularly Microsoft's Surface Pro computer, to juice its iPad's capabilities. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / News ...

Not everybody can afford a tablet these days, and these gadgets seem to have kept an aspect of welfare. If you have a tablet in the range of $500, then it means that you are not a poor person, that ...

For many years just about every portable device came with a stylus. Whether it was the revolutionary Eo Slate with its PenPoint OS, the doomed Apple Newton, the very successful PalmPilot, or ...