Ten1 Working on Pressure Sensitive Stylus

There have been attempts to create pressure sensitive styli in the past. The biggest problems with them are always the same. They require developers to change their apps, they often come with an extra dongle, and they use up their own battery life quickly. Still, that's fine, one of the greatest things about iOS devices is that they don't require a stylus. The screens are incredibly sensitive and accurate, and typing on an iPad is the next best thing to typing on a physical keyboard.

But some people still want a stylus to draw with or to handwrite notes. For that you don't want a stylus that goes through its battery quickly, or requires an extra dongle. And, if you're an artist, you definitely want pressure sensitivity and accuracy.

Ten1, makers of the Pogo Sketch, are working on a new stylus, code named Blue Tiger. It's unique in the fact that it uses Bluetooth 4 to function as a pressure sensitive stylus. Because it communicates with the user's iOS device with Bluetooth 4, it doesn't need to pair, and it uses very little power. The tip is pressure sensitive, and there's even a light on it that corresponds with the color you're drawing with. Plus, it's got palm rejection.

It looks great. Ten1 is just waiting for FCC approval, and then they'll release it. Of course, developers will still need to use the SDK, but Ten1 styli have been quite popular, perhaps the'll be the ones to bring a mainstream stylus SDK to iOS.