Collin's Lab: DIY iPad Stylus

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/collins_lab_diy_ipad_stylus.html

Fingertip input is great for most touchscreen usage like typing, web-browsing - all sorts of virtual button-pushing tasks. But for many people, drawing remains an activity best approached with a pen, pencil, brush, etc.

With a bit of conductive foam and wire, it's surprisingly easy to make your own conductive stylus, suitable for use with iPhone, iPad and similar conductive touchscreen devices - and you'll likely find it a lot more precise compared to regular fingertip input.

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• ipad
• iphone
• stylus
• touch
• conductive
• diy
• how to
• make magazine
• capacitive
• screen
• touchscreen
• how-to
• ipod
• ipod touch
• instructions

[ilikepieism]

Someone has now done this with a paperclip and a wet sponge

[pinkunicorn0116]

What was the app he was using?



[TheTjuh]

As my stylus is hiding at the moment, I decided to try this. It works great - thank you! :)

[peshozmiata]

I wonder if it's possible to make a more advanced stylus that can transmit pressure information via bluetooth or something like that.

[2007battman]

I would make this but I would probably wrap the wire all the way to the tip cause I like using the grip

[lmfaoweenies]

To mintEEV, he's not even Asian and u couldn't even make a stylus better than his!!!

[Thatgirlsguy1]

The app is sketch book mobile express

[littleweazel84]

@h0wtec I tried to get a stylus from apple and it's 20 dollars not 3 dollars

[Meinligthside]

What the app?

[Rosemarie04921]

yours is by far the best design for a DIY iPad stylus. thanks!

[BKradley]

@blenellchaney Be careful, on android, there is another called doodle... it's not the same.

[H0wTec]

I'd rather pay $3 for a proper stylus.