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It was one of the funniest fake-outs in a stunning product introduction: Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone, telling an excited audience that the touchscreen device is "going to use a stylus," a nod towards the conventional interface for such devices. But after a pause, he reverses course. "No," he says. "Who wants a stylus. You have to get 'em and put 'em away, and you lose 'em. Yuck. Nobody wants a stylus. So let's not use a stylus." In one oratorical swoop, Apple's CEO dismissed an entire potential accessory category: the sure-to-be-overpriced iStylus, which would have likely added little value to the device but sold quite well anyway.

Not surprisingly, a “yuck” from Steve Jobs wasn’t enough to stop a couple of third-party accessory makers from trying their hands at iPhone styluses, anyway—after all, no matter how great fingers may be on the multi-touch display, long fingernails and gloves can create the need for an alternative form of control. Thus we have Touchpensys Technology’s Stylus ($17) and Stylus Plus ($19), as well as Ten One Design’s Pogo Stylus for iPhone 3G ($15). Ten One has accused Touchpensys of cloning its design, an easy accusation to understand given how extremely similar their products are to one another, though as neither company’s products are works of art, the real reason to prefer Pogo over the others is value rather than anything else.

For its $15 asking price, Pogo gives you a metal tube with a spongy, black conductive foam tip at the end, as well as a plastic mounting solution that clips onto the iPhone 3G and keeps the stylus tube clipped on when not in use. You can choose from four different colors—black, gunmetal, white, or red—and Ten One also sells a $5 set of clips for the iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 1G, and original iPhone.

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Customer Reviews
Ten One Design's Pogo Stylus Silver for iPhone, iPhone 3g and iPod Touch 2nd Gen

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4.6 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars 2nd generation iPod touch, July 2, 2009
By Jolliana "Jolliana" (KS USA) - See all my reviews
Pro: with practice and sometimes harder pressure, the stylus does make typing easier, especially if you have bigger fingers. No scratches or greasy finger marks on the screen. Makes sliding screen left or right smoother, easier, and more accurate (sometimes I slide/scroll further than I want to when using my finger). Allows easy visibility of the magnified letters (when you click on them) so typing is more efficient. Size of the stylus to hold is a little bit smaller radius than a ball point pen.

Con: I own the 32Gb iPod touch generation 2. The black thing that slides on the iPod touch slides on easy enough. Seems like it fits really good BUT!!! Although this holder fits just about perfect in width (or from side to side), it does NOT fit in depth. If holding iPod touch with this on it, the iPod can slip right out of it and onto the ground. NOT COOL!!!

So, if you're looking for a decent stylus for easier, more accurate, faster typing then look no furthr :oF

But if the main thing attracting you is the cool holder? Think twice. I ordered a rubberized case for my iPod touch so I'm hoping that the bulk from it will fix the depth problem. Oh,and the only character I've had trouble with it selecting is the letter "p". I usually have to hit the "p" 2 or 3 times to get it to take... But that may be due to my rare usage of that on character so the iPod. May not have adjusted to my touch around that character. I'll have to "P" more often LOL
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ugly but WORKS, February 8, 2009
By James Biggerstaff MD (Orange Park, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This product is not pretty but it works and you don't get a lot of oil on the screen protector from your fingers. It will snap over an Elago slim case.


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Especially helpful in cold weather., July 17, 2009
By Danielle R. Favreau "Renaissance Woman" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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My iPhone was on order and was set for delivery, as I wasn't sure how the touch screen would work (its receptivity) I researched styluses that were made for use with the iPhone and Pogo's came up on top. I ordered this one and received it the day before my iPhone arrived. Once it arrived I started using it immediately. I found that because of the decreased conductivity you do have to press harder but it works beautifully and is very accurate. I imagine it would be best in very cold weather where gloves are required or for those with very large fingers who have a hard time getting just the right touch.

Though I don't use it often, when I do I have found it to work perfectly.

The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because you have to press much harder with it, which makes it a little more difficult to use more subtle applications - that said, it does work with the right pressure.





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