Steve Jobs would be very unhappy reading this article- why does anyone need a stylus? He created the iPhone and iPad specifically without a stylus! However, thousands are using them every day and there is a growing number of styles to choose from. Most have a rubber tip but there are metal tips. They come in all shapes, sizes, weights and colors. Some do double duty as a pen too.
I have to admit- a stylus does come in handy, especially when wearing gloves or with long fingernails. Sometimes cold fingers don't work. It is also helpful to take notes with or to draw with. I have spent hours playing Draw Something, minus a stylus! It would have been so helpful to have a stylus. I often mistype on the iPhone- maybe I need a stylus? But where would I put it?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/technology/personaltech/on-touch-screens-rest-your-finger-by-using-a-stylus-state-of-the-art.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=technology
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I guess it depends how much iPads and such are supposed to be incorporated into our everyday lives. As a student, the stylus has been instrumental to taking notes on the iPad; nothing can quite take the place of a pen and paper when you need to scribble something quickly in the margins or draw some IS-LM-FE models. While I would love to say that I can type just as quickly on my iPad as I do my laptop, unfortunately, I am just not there yet. My vote, for now, is TO STYLUS!
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