![]() ![]() One notable problem that I did encounter with the Notes app is when the work I was doing spanned more than one page/sketch. It was also great to have the project requirements and the notes application open side by side, which meant that there wasn’t a need to print out the project spec. Along the same train of thought, drawing long truth tables with the straightedge function of the Notes app is much easier than carrying around a ruler everywhere. It’s also noticeably more convenient to carry around an iPad Pro rather than a folder filled with paper. The project report, which eventually spanned 16 pages in length was synced to iCloud and was accessible from laptops and smartphones, which meant that it would be difficult, if not impossible to lose accidentally. When an erasure was done poorly or on accident, reverting it was trivial as well. For example, in cases where extra precision was needed it was possible to zoom in to erase a portion of text precisely. There were multiple cases throughout this project where a change that would have been difficult to make with pencil and paper was relatively simple to do so with Apple Pencil and the iPad Pro. Even using the rather spartan Notes app this became clear. One of the most immediate observations I had was that in some ways, the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil is far and away superior to pencil and paper. I would estimate that over the course of this project, I spent at least 4 hours a day using the iPad Pro for 2-3 days. This was done for a digital logic project in which we were required to draw out finite state machine diagrams, truth tables, block diagrams, and other portions of the design. Although I’ve already discussed the application of note taking in class before, in the time since my initial remarks on the iPad Pro I decided to do an entire project report on Apple Pencil in order to get a better feel for the stylus and its usability. Of course, the important part here is writing with the stylus. A matte soft touch texture may make more sense here, but that would introduce additional issues with the finish wearing off with extended use.Ĭredits to Nina Ling and Cory Ye respectively After extended use I noticed that finger oil and lint had a tendency to produce an uncomfortable sensation. The one problem worth noting here is that Apple Pencil is glossy plastic. ![]() ![]() The pencil also has an uneven weight distribution, which means that it won’t roll off of tables, though not so uneven that it's noticeable in the hand. Unlike most styluses on the market designed to fit in a tablet or smartphone the body has a sufficiently large diameter that gripping it isn’t difficult for extended periods of time. ![]() Charging the stylus happens quickly enough that I never felt that it was a limiting factor in usage.Īpple Pencil itself is a comfortable instrument to write with. A lot of people have pointed out that this is a rather inelegant method of dealing with charging on the go, but given that the primary method of charging is through a Lightning connector I don’t really see any other solution to this problem, especially without compromising the ergonomics that come with the current design. Of course, there’s also the case where you’re trying to charge the device on the go, in which case the stylus can be charged directly from either the iPad Pro or an iPhone. Included in the box is a female to female Lightning connector, so you can use a Lightning to USB cable to charge the stylus with either an AC adapter or a powered USB port. When discussing azimuth, we’re basically looking at the angle that the stylus makes with the plane of the display, while altitude is the angle that the stylus makes relative to the normal of the display.Ĭharging the stylus is pretty simple. In addition to simple touch, the stylus measures pressure, azimuth, and altitude. If Apple’s marketing material is accurate, it mentions a change from the 120 Hz sampling rate of the capacitive touch screen in normal use to 240 Hz when the stylus is detected. It turns out that Apple’s solution to the stylus part of the equation is a custom design that they call the Apple Pencil.Īs best as I can tell, this stylus is at least somewhat capacitive-based. With the iPad Air 2, I noted that a proper stylus and keyboard would go a long way towards making the iPad more productivity focused. At this point it probably goes without saying that Apple Pencil has been one of the major points of focus for this tablet. ![]()
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