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Ten One Design Pogo Stylus for iPod touch
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The Pogo Stylus is beautifully designed to precisely trigger the multi-touch display in your iPod touch. Use it to type, navigate, sketch, and play. Sized for accuracy, the stylus does away with the awkward typos and misfires common to fingertip-only use. The stylus has a soft tip that’s small enough to let you navigate the iPod touch interface quickly and incident-free, meaning it won’t scratch or leave smudges on the surface. A convenient clip designed for the iPod touch keeps the stylus close at hand, so you don’t have to worry about digging it out of your pocket every time you need it. more info
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about 6 months ago
Not worth it
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
My first impression on receiving the package: This is it? It doesn’t look like much for $10. And truthfully, it isn’t much.
Second impression: The clip will not fit around my case, and probably won’t fit around very many cases out there.
Third impression: It is not very effective at activating the touch screen when you have a protective screen on your iPhone (as most people will have). In fact, I just can’t get it to work even by mashing it against the surface, whereas my finger works just fine.
Fourth impression: The packaging is not recyclable. Hey, I know it’s not a big deal, but it’s so easy to come up with recyclable packaging these days that you deserve points off for that.
In summary: Don’t bother. Your finger is cheaper and more effective.
about 6 months ago
This Stylus Really Works
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It may seem like a steep price but this stylus is great. It helps with typing and is very responsive.
about 6 months ago
This is not my beautiful stylus!
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
My expectations on what a stylus is and how it is used were largely developed from three types of devices:
– Palm’s (and Handspring’s) venerable line of devices, starting way back with the Palm Pilot in 1997, up through my current Palm Centro.
– An Apple Newton. (Yes, really.)
– Various Wacom graphics tablets throughout the years.
Based upon my experiences with these types of devices, I’d come to expect a stylus to basically be a pen that can be used on a digital screen or surface. I expect to be able to hold a stylus in essential the same manner as a I would a pen, and everything after that should be as natural as writing with any other device.
This is not the case with the Ten One Design Pogo Stylus for the iPod Touch or the iPhone. [See footnote 1 below.] Because the iDevice’s screens use capacitive touch screens, they’re designed for sensing finger-tip sized interaction, not pen-tip sized interaction. Perhaps that’s part of the reason behind the design of the Pogo Stylus, which provides capacitance-conducting material only on its flat tip. Or maybe Ten One Design couldn’t quite decide how to shape a more tapered tip to the stylus while still providing for 1) the conductivity requirements, and 2) durability. [See footnote 2 below.]
Whatever their reasoning, the result is a stylus which I was completely unable to use without holding it perpendicular to the device’s screen. This is a completely unnatural posture for ‘writing’ on your screen. Additionally, this extremely limits the way you can hold your device while using the stylus, as your head essentially has to be looking straight down onto the device in order to ensure proper placement of the stylus tip.
All in all, for those who are looking for a simple extension of their fingertips so they can keep using their iDevices while wearing gloves or something similar, the Ten One Design Pogo stylus might work for you. (Though, if you’re looking for gloves that you can wear and still use your iPhone / iPod Touch, I highly recommend taking a look at Dots Gloves instead.)
If, however, you’re looking for a stylus that you can use in the same manner you would use a pen, then I suspect you’d be disappointed by this product.
[Footnote 1] I actually purchased one of each, as my household has both devices, and I was curious if there was any actual difference between the two stylus ‘models.’ To save anyone else the trouble of wondering about this: as near as I could tell, there are no differences between the iPod Touch model and the iPhone model.
[Footnote 2] The capacitive substance on the stylus is actually a nubby foam. As I admittedly haven’t been using the stylus, it hasn’t exactly had to stand up to a lot of wear and tear, but I can foresee the quarter-inch of foam coming off quite easily. Moreover, I can easily see the ’skin’ of the foam (which is what’s actually needed to interact with your iDevice) peeling off, leaving you with a nifty lens cleaner, but not something terribly useful for use with your iPod or iPhone.
about 6 months ago
Problem Solved!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This product is perfect for long nails,wearing gloves and for large fingers. With my nails typing was a hit and miss, not a problem now. I have had several people ask where they can purchase one. It would have been great if a backup stylus came with it. I am afraid the tip might wear out and I would be back to square one. I will be ordering another one just in case.
about 6 months ago
Handy Stylus Tool – Recommended!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is a handy stylus for entering information into the iTouch via the touch screen. My fingers are very large and I have often pressed the wrong “buttons” when signing into iTunes. This stylus requires some getting used to as it takes a good bit of pressure, but works well once you get the hang of it.
While I don’t plan on using it, the clip does not fit my iTouch 3g very well. I am just using the stylus carried a leather case.
For my use, this is a great tool for the iTouch. Recommended.
CFH
about 6 months ago
stylus for Ipod touch
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Good product. I had to return the first one because the clip broke, but the company immediately shipped me a replacement once they found out. Replacement is working fine, but not as well as your own fingertip.
about 6 months ago
Stylus Pen for iPod Touch
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
It works well, you just have to put some pressure behind it. Other than that, it’s amazing if you have long fingernails!
about 6 months ago
Pen great, clip not
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Purchased this as well as a case at the same time. Love that it came with a clip. However, the clip broke, now I have the pen which I am constantly losing. Luckily found it under an airplane seat two isles up from me as I was de-boarding a plane. Still have the pen but it is so small I wish they would design a clip that does not break since I constantly lose it. The pen itself is great, the tip is just the right size and always works.
about 6 months ago
Still not so great
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Little bit different than what I am looking for.
I need a one that is little more pointed.
But this is the best so far.
about 6 months ago
Very Good, But Do You Really Need It?
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I proactively purchased the Pogo Stylus while waiting for my iPhone 3GS to arrive a few months back. I have big fingers, so I was worried about the ability to type effectively. When the phone came in, I was unable to attach the stylus because the holder would not fit my phone. I guess it was meant for the iPod Touch, or maybe I was just sent the wrong product. Either way, the stylus is quite effective (probably the best out there, although, it is thicker than others).
It turns out, to my surprise, my fingers performed much better than the stylus did (fingers faster to type & easier to slide on screen). Fingers work best, even if you have big fingers due to iPhone technology and auto spell correct. If your fingers are gargantuan, or, you are used to a stylus, then this stylus should work perfectly. I give 4 out of 5 stars because it is is not too expensive, easy to use, and does what it is supposed to. Would have given 5 stars if the holder fit my phone. (Lost it after 2 weeks)
Had I trusted that the iPhone technology was as good as everyone said, then I probably would not have bought this. In my particular case, it was not needed. Is the purchase worth it? Yes it is. Is it Justified? Depends on the user.