I used the Pogo Sketch to take notes pretty extensively for about eight months during the school year. Albeit, I didn't use it every day and only for certain classes, I can confidently say it wasn't ideal.
The good thing is the apps are there-- a number of them are really excellent. It's just that there's no adequate input.
Has anyone had the same lackluster experience with pen input on the iPad? On the flip side, has anyone had a better go at it... do you know of a great stylus to try out?
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Has anyone found a decent stylus for taking notes with the iPad?
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I just received Wacom's Bamboo stylus and it's pretty good. Still lacks the ability to write at a normal size/pace, but I hear some apps are better than others for that. It feels great in the hand, and the tip seems a little bit smaller than all the others I've tried or seen. The tip does feel a little bit too squishy - like it's possible to tap the screen and completely depress the tip, causing the metal casing to hit the screen. Not a consistent problem, but not perfect either.
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You make/modify your own. That way you could build in the best fit for you. Theres some good DIY examples at Make Mag www.google.com/cse?cx=008032414425079535247%3Akplx...
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Like most people have said, the iPad is just not that great with stylus input. If you're determined to get it to work I use the Kensington Virtuoso:
www.amazon.com/Kensington-Generation-Motorola-Blac...
I'm a designer but I mosty use it to keep my finger out of the way when I present something or do quick picture notes- far from actual writing.
I'm also not very picky so I've had a lot of success from various stylus on ebay, just stay away from the soft rubber tips that move as you use them. Try searching for "Capacitve Stylus Nokia"
Good luck.
www.amazon.com/Kensington-Generation-Motorola-Blac...
I'm a designer but I mosty use it to keep my finger out of the way when I present something or do quick picture notes- far from actual writing.
I'm also not very picky so I've had a lot of success from various stylus on ebay, just stay away from the soft rubber tips that move as you use them. Try searching for "Capacitve Stylus Nokia"
Good luck.
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I have tried out at least 10 different ones until I found this particular type that works the best.
amzn.to/kPGQ8t However, you can get it a lot cheaper else where. I ordered mine from deal extreme a quarter of that and it has worked quite well. I might just buy 100 from China just for kicks! LOL!
amzn.to/kPGQ8t However, you can get it a lot cheaper else where. I ordered mine from deal extreme a quarter of that and it has worked quite well. I might just buy 100 from China just for kicks! LOL!
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I love my iPad, but free-form notetaking is not its strength. I've tried several apps, and settled on Penultimate. I tried the Pogo stylus, but settled on the Griffin (identical sylus sold by at three other vendors). The iPad is best when your notes are a mix of sketches and text - the heavier the ratio of sketches to text the better the experience.
In my opinion, the problem has less to do with the sytlus and everything to do with the relatively low sensitivity of the iPad's touch sensor. It just can't keep up if you write rapidly, and you just can't write using text as small as you might be accustomed to using on paper (two to three times bigger on iPad in my experience). The result is more pages of notes per meeting; and greater effort to capture the information (my notes tend to be text heavy).
For my purposes, a Windows tablet - with its character recognition - would be better; if not more convenient to carry around and use. Not that I would ever buy a Windows tablet, but I can see how others might decide to go that route if notetaking was at the top of their needs list. That said, if notes really are that important, why not just use a conventional notebook and type your notes using an outliner? That is what I do (or have someone else do) at meetings where minutes are going to be needed.
In my opinion, the problem has less to do with the sytlus and everything to do with the relatively low sensitivity of the iPad's touch sensor. It just can't keep up if you write rapidly, and you just can't write using text as small as you might be accustomed to using on paper (two to three times bigger on iPad in my experience). The result is more pages of notes per meeting; and greater effort to capture the information (my notes tend to be text heavy).
For my purposes, a Windows tablet - with its character recognition - would be better; if not more convenient to carry around and use. Not that I would ever buy a Windows tablet, but I can see how others might decide to go that route if notetaking was at the top of their needs list. That said, if notes really are that important, why not just use a conventional notebook and type your notes using an outliner? That is what I do (or have someone else do) at meetings where minutes are going to be needed.
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Alupen, hands down. www.xtand.net/alupen.html
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