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Declassified: Blue Tiger. Show/Hide all answers What is Pogo Connect?

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Pogo Connect is a bluetooth pen that allows you to draw with different line widths on an iPad. It works with many drawing and note-taking apps. It's also great for handwriting because the iPad can ignore your palm and wrist. Which devices are compatible with Pogo Connect? Pogo Connect works with iPad (3rd generation) and iPad (4th generation). What if I have an iPad 1 or iPad 2? We've been thinking about you. Will Pogo Connect work with iPad mini or iPad mini Retina?

The Pogo Connect will work with iPad mini and iPad mini Retina in many cases. Will Pogo Connect work with iPad Air? We've determined the Pogo Connect is not compatible with the iPad Air. Is the tip replaceable? Yes, and not just replaceable - it's configurable to any one of our five tip styles. How do I change the tip on my Pogo Connect? Pogo Connect's tips are magnetic so they can easily snap in and out of place.

How can I tell which firmware version my pen has? Studio Neat — COSMONAUT. The Cosmonaut was born out of our desire to have a really great stylus for our iPads.

Studio Neat — COSMONAUT

We love to sketch out quick ideas or doodle on our tablets, and using a stylus is much better than a finger for such tasks. The problem is, all the styluses on the market are designed to look and feel like a pen. But why? Writing or drawing on the iPad feels nothing like using a pen or pencil. The perfect tablet stylus is one that feels like a dry erase marker: fast, simple, low fidelity. So that's what we designed. Mobile Tech / The Cosmonaut: A minimal, wide-grip capacitive stylus for touch screens by Studio Neat. Available at www.studioneat.com.

Mobile Tech / By Zero Studio Pen iPad stylus! Natural Handwriting Solution. Survive with Sony's hand-crank USB charger. One possible solution to resurrect a dead phone resides in Sony's latest portable CycleEnergy USB charger with a built-in hand crank, due in Japan on June 20 for 8,000 yen ($100).

Survive with Sony's hand-crank USB charger

The modular charger (CP-A2LAKS) features a dual port unit capable of charging two USB-equipped devices and a built-in 4,000mAh battery chargeable via AC power. A Sony press release states the large battery capacity within can deliver enough power to charge a smartphone about two times, with an additional reference noting it would take about two hours to give the Xperia Acro HD smartphone a full charge. As for charging from hand-crank power, don't expect any miraculous numbers; it takes about three minutes of cranking for one minute of call time, and five minutes for one minute of Web surfing. Those seeking a full charge would need to crank for many hours.

But in a disaster scenario where power no longer exists, that doesn't sound so bad. SCOSCHE Realm Over Ear Headphones - Black - RH1056MD in Corded Headphones. XBOX360 Chrome Controller. oStylus DOT is awesome! SaysBrad Bradtastic Tumblr #madewithpaper. Brad Chin: If you draw or write on a... Makers Gallery: Contemporary Craft and Art. Fingerprints everywhere! Are we ready for 4 million dirty Windows 8 touchscreens? When multitudes of Windows 8 users start playing with newly purchased hardware in the coming weeks and months, they'll encounter an indignity that once afflicted only smartphone and tablet users: dirty, smudgy, fingerprint-riddled touchscreens.

Fingerprints everywhere! Are we ready for 4 million dirty Windows 8 touchscreens?

Ah, yes, the dreaded smudge. It's a problem we've all come to grudgingly accept on mobile device screens, but PC users generally aren't so accepting of people touching—let alone leaving fingerprints on—their desktop displays. If Microsoft executive Keith Lorizio has his way, some 400 million Windows 8 devices will be active by July 1, 2013. Lorizio was surely including nontouch legacy machines when he made this optimstic declaration last week, and Microsoft has already backed away from Lorizio's comments. But the fact remains that desktop computing is about to get very, very dirty. So just what is the tech industry doing to head off the collision between PC screens and fingers? Image: Loyd Case Two approaches to resisting smudges Chemical treatments. HAND Stylus - A finely crafted, pen-like stylus. Studio Pen ( Mobile Digital Pen )

Studio pen & receiver To facilitate natural handwriting, Studio Pen uses the finest pen tip among current styluses.

Studio Pen ( Mobile Digital Pen )

Studio Pen considers the ergonomics of the pen- that are soft, smooth and feels natural to use - while grabbing, holding and writing through intuitive solutions. Studio Pen minimized unnecessary elements of the existing product, Studio Pen eliminates UV coating – which is harmful to the environment. Instead, frosting technique was applied to the plastic. Also, debossing Byzero's logo resulted in a manufacturing process that is much more sustainable. technology Studio Pen uses patented technology combining ultrasound and infrared technologies with sophisticated algorithms to enable an accurate tracking and positioning system that tracks the movement of the tip of the pen on any surface and converts the movements into a vector image of the user’s handwriting.