BlackBerry® PlayBook™ Accessories

[Ozonation]

Has anybody tried using a stylus with the Playbook? I have an older Pogo stylus that worked with our iPad, but either it's too worn now, or else it just doesn't work with the PB screen. I would have thought it would have triggered something, but it doesn't.

[MrSimmonsSr]

I had a few old styluses (sp?) laying around that I used to use with a Handspring Prism. (Yes, I'm really that old..)

Neither of them seem to have any effect on the PB screen at all..

[knottyrope]

Ten One Design Pogo Sketch for BlackBerry PlayBook

[celler]

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MrSimmonsSr wrote:

I had a few old styluses (sp?) laying around that I used to use with a Handspring Prism. (Yes, I'm really that old..)

Neither of them seem to have any effect on the PB screen at all..

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I'm seeing lots of references to  something called a "capacitive stylus".  The point appears to be bigger and made out of a softer material.  I suspect the technology that allows touch input on the PB is not compatible with the older styli.

[joseg]

I have a capacitive screen stylus by Griffin which work really great on the PlayBook.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/stylus-colors

[MiataMike]

kensington makes a nice pen stylus that will take parker ballpoint refills. nice metal body and black conductive sponge tip that works great. sort of a soft bronze color barrel with satin finish. there are cheaper styli that do not have the pen component.

[lstoch]

I recently tried a Griffin stylus on my PlayBook.  I had seen a guy using Penultimate (great for taking hand-written notes) on his iPad and wanted to get an eqivalent program for the iPad.

Luckily I elected to try a stylus first ...

Unfortunately I had to press too hard with the stylus for it to be practical for writing purposes - It might be because I vae a screen protector (purchased from Amazon).  The same stylus was really sensitive when I tried it with an iPad in the shop.

Anyone got any ideas for a stylus for the PlayBook that is sensitive enough to write with?

[MrSimmonsSr]

Unfortunately I have had the same experience with both stylus I have tried as well. I'm hoping is it a software issue and not some limitation of the screen. Anyone else have any ideas? Would love to have an app like NotesPlus on Playbook..

[lstoch]

Apologies - I meant "... and wanted to get an eqivalent program for the PlayBook"

[aandras]

I am currently using a hard candy stylus.