Pogo Stylus
October 27, 2009 by Bill
Pogo Stylus
Reviewed by: Bill Henderson
Pogo Stylus
Price: $14.95
Here is a product that flies in the face of everything the iPhone is about. A stylus. As in our old Palm Pilot or Apple Newton stylus. As in a 1997 stylus. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t the iPhone engineered to be used with your finger? I thought so.
So why has Ten1 made a stylus for the iPhone?
Try typing with on the iPhone’s virtual keyboard while wearing leather gloves. See whati mean? Now the Pogo doesn’t look so ridiculous, does it?
At a price that just about anyone can afford, the Pogo is a pretty good backup for those rare times when your finger just won’t do (Well, maybe that didn’t come out quite right, but you get my point).
How does it work? Pretty well, actually. It taps and glides along the screen with ease and it doesn’t take much pressure to do it. Keep in mind that the ‘pointer’ is not actually pointed, but it’s a soft, rounded foam-like tip that gives a little as you press it to the screen. Much like your real finger.
The Pogo also comes with a clip for attaching to the iPhone. Unfortunately it doesn’t work if you are using a case.
The Pogo stylus may be too much of a niche product to be useful for most iPhone users. But for those specific instances mentioned earlier, it could be just the thing that determines whether you can actually use your iPhone or not.
Score:
6/10
Tags: app, Apple, case, GPS, iPhone, O2, OS, review
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Pogo Stylus
Article by Bill
Bill Henderson is iPhone World's senior reviews editor. He's a big fan of the iPhone and has been using it for over 3 years now. He works in graphics design and enjoys watching Corner Gas.
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