iClooly Multi Touch Stylus Pen for iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and Other Mobile Devices (2nd Version) - Black

The brush does work ok. Much as i expected a bit difficult and clumsy compared to a finger tip, but it will be nice not to have to remove gloves to use the phone this winter. The "resistive" tip can be easily accessed by a little screw top lid, the cover for the brush for Apple products is incredibly hard to pull off. I admit it's partially due to my carpal tunnel issues, but it took me over half an hour of tugging to get the lid off the first time and it's still a process that is painful and takes a few seconds too long. Since the brush is retractable i threw the lid away before i tossed the stylus in my briefcase.I use both the iClooly and the Pogo. This stylus is much better for drawing or moving apps or other items across a screen, so if you will mostly use your stylus to play solitaire, draw, or move apps into and out of folders I recommend this one. It is very tough to tap an app to open it or to dial a number, or type on the keyboard with the iClooly even after a lot of practice. Pogo on the other hand isn't as good for dragging items across the screen, but is screen is nearly as good as a finger for tapping the screen after a bit of practice. I expected to compare, carry my favorite and have a spare, but I carry both of these with me most of the time once i get my gloves out of storage each year.Since writing this I found a pair of echo brand gloves at a local retailer that have iPhone friendly fabric sewn on the index finger and thumb. I wish I had found them first. They aren't thick enough for all circumstances, but are great driving gloves or liners for my mittens when I take the bus.

In my house we have an iPad, a Motorola Xoom, two iPods and touch android smartphone. I have purchased a Targus stylus, and a Griffin stylus, both of which with have a kind of rubber tip that works great on all products. I wanted to get my sister a stylus for her iPod and, thinking that this one would work well because the tip seemed smaller and finer than the others, I ordered it. Well there are two tips. One is a hard point like a stylus for the older touch screens and PDA's, and useless for all of the products that I have. The other tip is actually a brush. It is blunt-cut and starts to splay as soon as you touch it to anything. Not useful for anything I can think of - the blunt cut would keep it from even dusting my keyboard effectively. How would this be better than using my fingertip? But reviewing the seller's policy, I have opened the packaging and therefore can't return it. A really lousy waste of money.

I just received this Pen in the Mail today, and am Impressed! The Pen has some sort of Anti-Static design, that Only iPhones, and iPads can use. I have been playing around with it, and so far, its the best I've used. BUT, I am still looking around more, to see if I can get something better. The problem about this pen, is that it has a big brush tip! You cannot use the other small tip. That is for Resistive touch devices, like palm pilots, and many others... The brushed tip starts to get very spread out, thus, a bigger head of the pen. It's Interesting, that when I put the pen on the Top of the TapTap-Revolution game, the whole pen lights up the background! I have no Idea what they are using??? Magnets... I don't know, but I will provide some Pictures for you Guys to Check Out!Peace Out, iPeople!-BYF

I hope this gets posted here otherwise I will post it elsewhere!!!!!!!!!!Don't buy if you want good customer service. ALSO if you read the caption of the item it says (2nd Version) I can't imagine what the first version was likeThe stylus is not easy to use---- one side does not even work with I Pad -------while the other does.I called to return and the help desk tells me----- I have to pay for the return of the Item.I already paid them $3.95 to ship a tiny pen too me now they expect me to pay $3.95 to ship it back to them .I'm OK though now that I have thought of my alternatives----------I won't ship it back because it is less expensive to use this then it is to buy TOOTHPICKS AND A TEETH WHITENER BRUSH.

I really don't like this at all because it's a brush that you use. I pulled it out of the package and then saw that it was more like a stubby bristle brush instead of a stylus. It looks like I'm kind of tearing up the screen protector on my iPad when I use it also. I wish i could find a stylus that works with a fine tip. Guess that's more a pipe dream.

The iClooly is more like a brush than a "pen". Push down hard for a while and the tip flattens out. In addition, once the tip goes "flat" then it does not retract into the body. After that, you can push it it but eventually the tip will just come out of the pen rendering it pretty useless. Wait until a real stylus comes out!

I have tried many of these, both home made, and store bought and I have to say this is by far the best. On my Lenovo s103t it dose a better job then my finger. On the iPad, I want handwriting recognition now. I have tried the foil on a pen trick and it worked, but i was worried about scratching my iPad. i bought a pogo sketch and it was a joke compared to this. the resistive is a good add on as well, i use a palm device at work and have a difficult time selecting on the screen, with this it just works. i am impressed at first glance, but want to spend some time using the pen and see how the fibers hold up.

The is sufficiently large and heavy that it holds well in the hand, yet slim and easy to carry. It has a cap that can be screwed and protects the fragile side. The cap can also be screwed on the other end to avoid losing it. It allows finer writing than pens with smooth ending (even those who are smaller) when used with a software such as Noteshelf or NoteTaker (the software and iPad are the limitations, not the pen). It has a magnetic core that sticks to the sides of the screen. There is no way to fix the pen to the iPad otherwise.

This thing looks like one of those dinky propelling pencils you used to get with posh diaries at Christmas when you were a kid. Well, I did, anyway. With the soft tip exposed, it's 96mm long; 20mm longer with the hard tip. Hard tip is for things like PDAs and some GPS systems or mobile phones, like my XDA, that use a hard stylus. Soft tip is for "capacitive LCD" screens like iPod and iPad. It was mainly iPad use I wanted it for - for on screen writing, more precise browsing on crowded web sites without forever zooming in, etc.it does these things well. On screen the soft tip gives a variety of nib styles, depending how you hold it. Despite the tip being about 8mm wide, it can be used to produce quite a narrow stroke. The hard tip makes a perfectly usable pointer on my XDA.This performance, and the good build quality of the pen body, which is metal and plastic are plus points which appear to put this above several other pens I considered, but which had reviews that put me off. Down sides? The soft tip is in fact a tight cluster of bristles, ie a short brush. Although it's retractable to protect the bristles, they tend to get quite splayed out in prolonged use, especially when scrolling on an iPad screen. This has me wondering how long they will actually last. It will be interesting to see. The screw off cover to the hard tip is small, and risks getting lost, despite being fitted with a split ring for attachment to something else.Nicely made, fully functional, and worth it if you've found the limitations of finger use on the keyboard of your iPad or iPhone.

I'd purchased this soley for use on my iPad and iPhone.A really well engineered product with a dual purpose.Trouble is the nib for writing is not useable on the iPad and iPhone as it's designed for touch sensitive screens.This leaves you with the brush to use which is fine for drawing but nothing useful if you need detail or need to write.As I don't have a touch screen PDA I can't really make use of this product but I've given 4 stars nonetheless due to it's build quality and versatile appeal.I just have apple products and it's not best suited to those products IMHO.Hope this helps.

I give it four stars because it's a dual-purpose stylus, and the iPad user doesn't need the pen-tip element. The iPad tip is a retractable bristle, which functions perfectly and is very gentle on the screen. Because of repeated difficulties with micro-bubbles, I don't use a screen-protector, so this is the ideal stylus.

Bought this pen as a gift but it does not work with Ipad...sad as I was hopping it was good.delivery was great and when asked for a refund and it was taken seriously and straight away refunded.Overall: bad product, good service

Der Pinsel, der dazu dienen soll den kapazitiven Touchscreen(in meinem Falle das Samsung GalaxyTab) zu bedienen ist ziemlich breit und reagiert nicht ansatzweise genau. Das Schreiben oder Zeichnen ist damit definitiv nicht möglich. Zum Bedienen von Apps oder zum Navigieren durch die Menüs ist der Stift gerade noch ausreichend. Eingaben werden nur erkannt, wenn der Stift nahezu im rechten Winkel mit dem Display aufgesetzt wird. Bei geringer Schräglage wird nichts erkannt.Die Verarbeitung des gesamten Stifts ist einigermaßen in Ordnung. Nicht zu vergessen ist die andere Anwendungsmöglichkeit für resistive Displays (Navi, Handy, PDA). Das konnte ich aufgrund fehlender Testgeräte nicht beurteilen, jedoch gehe ich davon aus, dass zumindest das funktionieren wird.In meinem Falle ist der Stift wieder auf der Heimreise.