{"id":3330,"date":"2012-08-07T23:31:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T06:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robcottingham.ca\/cartoon\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2015-08-18T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T17:19:23","slug":"stylii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robcottingham.ca\/cartoon\/stylii\/","title":{"rendered":"Stylii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve loved some of the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Stylus\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stylus\" rel=\"wikipedia\">styluses<\/a> I&#8217;ve used more than others, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en\/Products\/Bamboo\/BambooStylus.aspx\">Wacom Bamboo<\/a> in particular gets points for its noticeably narrower tip.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what? I think the end result is as good with the cheapest stylus I&#8217;ve used as it is with the most expensive. Yes, the underlying technology matters (I see the folks at Ten One have wisely changed the <a href=\"http:\/\/tenonedesign.com\/sketchplus.php\/\">Pogo Sketch<\/a>&#8216;s tip to the same capacitive rubber bulb most other stylus makers are using), but for sheer technical execution, manufacturing quality really doesn&#8217;t seem to matter that much.<\/p>\n<p>What have you found, stylus users? Any particular stylus really grab your attention?<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=7fded08d-22e8-43ef-a1c7-b653e3caff46\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve loved some of the styluses I&#8217;ve used more than others, and the Wacom Bamboo in particular gets points for its noticeably narrower tip. But you know what? I think the end result is as good with the cheapest stylus I&#8217;ve used as it is with the most expensive. 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