The iPhone S5 is rumored also to have wireless charging and even a stylus pen accessory.
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The stylus pen is magnetically attached to the side of the device at the power connector, rather than being inserted into an opening.
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The PadFone also comes with the option of a PadFone Stylus Headset which is a Bluetooth stylus pen that transforms into a headset for picking up calls easily.
Unlike other e-book devices, Samsung's E6 and E101 enables handwriting directly onto the display, allowing users to annotate their reading selections, calendars and to-do lists with a built-in electromagnetic resonance (EMR) stylus pen.
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The Galaxy Note, which has a larger screen, comes with a built-in stylus pen and blurs the line between smartphones and tablet computers, is another popular Galaxy subbrand in addition to the Galaxy S. Samsung doesn't break out sales of individual models.
Other important writing tools include: the steel pen nib, the stylus, the brush, the pen.
While it has 10 point multitouch support on that IPS LCD, there won't be any kind of active pen or stylus tech built in.
The students quickly figured out that using a pen as a stylus worked better.
The Note's stylus, called the S Pen, can be used instead of a finger to launch and operate apps.
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Inside, you've got a fully functioning laptop and outside you've a touchscreen tablet that, yes, utilizes everyone's favorite proprietary stylus, the S-pen, and there's also a rear facing camera on the outside.
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As you may have read, the two slates also have stylus slots, though the S Pen was nowhere in sight during our demo -- perhaps to keep it out of the hands of sneaky bloggers.
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Motorola also boast that it's now 100g lighter than the original Xoom, but we still get an HDMI port, microUSB connectivity and 16GB of storage, not to mention stylus functionality, though the capacitive pen is sold separately.
The cap of this pen doubles as a stylus tip, giving users the option to write with ink on paper in the iNotebook device and then quickly switch over to writing with a stylus in the app.
Launched in 2003 with the ClassPad 300, the ClassPad series features a Computer Algebra System (CAS) developed by Casio and pen touch operations using a stylus.
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The Android-based device features a 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen, as well as the S Pen, a new generation stylus which they contends sets new standards for pressure sensitivity, precision and any other characteristic you can imagine for tablet stylus.
The Touch 10 monitor also supports a capacitive stylus (purchased separately) should the user prefer a pen-like interface.
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Different from Wacom's capacitive Bamboo Styluses available for iPad, iPhone and other touchscreens, the Bamboo Stylus feel delivers a powerful combination of "active" pen and sensor technology for a digital pen experience that emulates the feel of a traditional ball-point pen or pencil.
Not only did LG drop the ball in not providing a slot for the stylus, but even the manner in which LG buried the pen settings within the software presents an obstacle to wide user adoption.
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That's right, Samsung's already capable stylus just got a major boost -- meet the BT S Pen.
There's not much else to be found on the tablet: four customizable buttons (for mouse clicks, touch toggle, application launch etc.), an LED indicator (dim white in standby, bright white in touch mode and orange in pen mode) and a fabric tug to store your stylus.
This comes as no surprise considering that the pen is also effectively a HID device, doubling as a stylus for input and game control.
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Just as there's no single pen that's perfect for every job, there's no stylus that best suits every app and task at hand.
Samsung plans more pen-oriented apps, and there are some games and drawing apps for the stylus.
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The stylus transmits a signal that easily allows users to track down its location, making this the first pen that's nearly impossible to lose.
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Available in six colours, with a high grade of touch and feel, and a pen length of a mere 4.7 centimetres (1.85 inches), the Bamboo Stylus mini is Wacom's latest offering in its portfolio of capacitive styli.
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The crown jewel of any Note device is its accompanying stylus (we know, we're not supposed to call it that), also known as the S Pen, and Samsung continues to improve on it with each new version.
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