[NTLK] new stylus concepts by Apple?

[Laurence W Brown]

How is your stylus different from or better than the iPen Kickstarter project?

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On May 24, 2012, at 13:38, Charles Mangin <option8-newton at option8.com> wrote:

> what surprises me isn't that Apple has stylus patents like this, but that it includes optical positioning, but no pressure sensitivity.
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> which brings me to my project - a pressure sensitive stylus for iPad and Android tablets (see how i did that? wasn't that smooth? thread "hijacking" at its best...)
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> my stylus is on Kickstarter, and i'm still about $4,000 short of my goal with a week to go. any help, donations or links would be appreciated.
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> now, back to the original thread.
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> Charles Mangin
> option8 at option8.com
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> Please support my project on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/KHhJpI
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> On May 24, 2012, at 4:00 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
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>> Heh, don't hold your breath. Apple looks into dozens of 'concepts' and
>> files hundreds of patents, mostly on tech they aren't ever going to
>> use, possibly to keep it out of the hands of other companies.
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>> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Isabelle Paquette
>> <isabelle.paquette at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> Just came across this:
>>> http://www.macrumors.com/2012/05/24/apple-researching-stylus-concepts-with-optical-tracking-and-haptic-feedback/
>>> Isabelle
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