[geeks] iPad - a 'Miss' for me I'm afraid

Nadine Miller velociraptor at gmail.com
Mon Feb 1 20:33:28 CST 2010


On Jan 29, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Joshua Boyd wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 04:09:48PM -0800, velociraptor wrote:
>
>>> Along the lines of using an iPad as a "cheap" cintiq, lack of pen
>>> support is a killer.
>>
>> But the multi-touch surface *can* support a pen, there's just not one
>> out there yet.  I know this as I've seen a mod for gloves that allows
>> you to wear gloves and still use the iPhone.
>
> Do the gloves (or bare fingers for that matter) have sufficient
> resolution?  And that is obviously  subjective anyway.

I found a "soft" stylus for the iPhone.  They are cheap enough, I'll probably
order one to try out.

With sufficient levels of zoom...anything has enough resolution. ;-)



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