If you pick the right one, a stylus can be pretty great for scrawling on your tablet's screen. A pen is still way better than a finger for painting, drawing and writing, but even the skinniest stylus has a problem: it has a fat tip that hides the part of the screen you're actually interested in.
Adonit, previously seen in these virtual pages with the swanky Writer iPad keyboard case, has come up with a possible answer. It's called the Jot Pro, and it's like a fine drafting pen for your iPad.
The Jot Pro tapers to a tiny point, but this sharp nib doesn't touch the screen. Instead, it is the pivot-point for a clear capacitive disk. This big disk makes a firm contact with the screen, and the pointer at its center shows you precisely just where you're pointing it. Think if it as a crosshairs, only for drawing a line instead of drawing a bead.
The cleverness doesn't end there. If you have an iPad 2, you can stick the Jot magnetically to the left edge of the case, where the Smart cover usually attaches. Finally, the rubber cylinder at the Jot's waist helps you to get a grip.
Like the Writer, Jot is a Kickstarter project, and you'll have to pitch $15 or more to get one. Good news, though: the Jot is pretty much guaranteed to get made. The Writer has been available on Amazon for some time, and the Jot has already blown past its $2,500 goal with more than $168,000 in pledges.
Jot Pro product page [Adonit]
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