Winston Wolfe "I solve problems."November 14, 2012 There are two srctees to know before you buy a stylus The first secret to all modern touchscreens is in how you address the stylus. What? You mean I have to say Pretty please to it? . No, but understand that due to the non-durable nature of the capacitive touchscreen (iPad, smartphones, etc.) the tip has to be soft. Treat the stylus like a small, soft-tipped paint brush and stroke the screen versus pushing down to try to write. If someone is complaining that the tip is collapsing or they tore the tip off quickly, they are trying to write with the stylus versus stroking the screen. Try this now. Look at your hand holding a pen. Now hold the pen with the back pointing to your left or right as you would when you stroke paint brush so you can see what you are painting. That is the secret in addressing the stylus.The second secret is not obvious until you purchase a stylus and then it is too late. Let my mistakes with previous purchases benefit you as no stylus maker will tell you this, BUT this Cosmos stylus has the second secret. Most styli (is that the plural?) have a shiny and smooth tip. These grip your touchscreen and are fine for navigation or playing games. If you want to draw/paint the screen you need the stylus to glide. This stylus set has a mat finish that very nicely glides across the screen with smooth strokes and no skipping.Not a secret, but I will part with my last bit of advice. Soft tip styli do not last. Three to six months of daily use and they are done. Not much use in spending a lot of money on a product that is disposable if it does not work any better than these.This three pack for a few dollars gets my vote for one of the best deals on Amazon.UPDATE 06/10/2012 I have been asked which vendor I bought these stylus from as the list of vendors appears long. It is hard to tell if they are selling the same stylus.I bought from COSMOS Tech Leisure (aka COSMOS) and they were imprinted with the Cosmos logo on the stylus.UPDATE 10/13/2012 With all of the kind words and amazingly high number of Useful votes I am truly humbled. I also find myself in a place to share a recent failure so you too don't go down this road. As I use these styli often I saw two other sizes offered under the COSMOS name. They did not turn out to be the same quality, have the COSMOS name on them, or really even work.I will not purchase these products again:I am placing another order for this set of three.
touchscreens is in how you address the stylus. What? You mean I have to say Pretty please to it? . No, but understand that due to the non-durable nature of the capacitive touchscreen (iPad, smartphones, etc.) the tip has to be soft. Treat the stylus like a small, soft-tipped paint brush and stroke the screen versus pushing down to try to write. If someone is complaining that the tip is collapsing or they tore the tip off quickly, they are trying to write with the stylus versus stroking the screen. Try this now. Look at your hand holding a pen. Now hold the pen with the back pointing to your left or right as you would when you stroke paint brush so you can see what you are painting. That is the secret in addressing the stylus.The second secret is not obvious until you purchase a stylus and then it is too late. Let my mistakes with previous purchases benefit you as no stylus maker will tell you this, BUT this Cosmos stylus has the second secret. Most styli (is that the plural?) have a shiny and smooth tip. These grip your touchscreen and are fine for navigation or playing games. If you want to draw/paint the screen you need the stylus to glide. This stylus set has a mat finish that very nicely glides across the screen with smooth strokes and no skipping.Not a secret, but I will part with my last bit of advice. Soft tip styli do not last. Three to six months of daily use and they are done. Not much use in spending a lot of money on a product that is disposable if it does not work any better than these.This three pack for a few dollars gets my vote for one of the best deals on Amazon.UPDATE 06/10/2012 I have been asked which vendor I bought these stylus from as the list of vendors appears long. It is hard to tell if they are selling the same stylus.I bought from COSMOS Tech Leisure (aka COSMOS) and they were imprinted with the Cosmos logo on the stylus.UPDATE 10/13/2012 With all of the kind words and amazingly high number of Useful votes I am truly humbled. I also find myself in a place to share a recent failure so you too don't go down this road. As I use these styli often I saw two other sizes offered under the COSMOS name. They did not turn out to be the same quality, have the COSMOS name on them, or really even work.I will not purchase these products again:I am placing another order for this set of three.
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