Who's turn is it to use the Cosmonaut stylus on the iPad?
Yes, we have recently become a crazy house which could be used as an advertisement for Apple products. Sad, I know. We have had an iPod touch for a little over 12 months now. It is terrific! All of my music is stored on this tiny device, so slim that i hardly make a bulge in the pocket of even the skinniest, skinny jeans. It is also loaded with kids (and a few grown up) games. It was a total boon when travelling overseas. If we needed a minute to regroup and the four year old was having none of it, we could Youtube an episode of 'Charlie and Lola' and hey presto, 10 minutes of silence. I love it.
We have however, been woefully behind when it comes to the iPhone. Yep, we have been carting around two old Nokia numbers for the past few years, and I have had more than a little phone envy. Anyway, recently my partner was issued an iPad for her work. She is a teacher, and all the staff and half the students were GIVEN iPads for their school stuff. It doesn't come with 3G internet, so I was given the task of working out how I could tether our mobile phone data allowance to the iPad. It turns out this is really easy - if you have an iPhone, and marginally harder if you have any other android phone....so, long story short, our contracts ended on the old phones and I sorted TWO brand new iPhone 4s. Hot.
So, no we have 1 old iPod, 1 iPod Shuffle,1 iPod touch, 2 x iPhone 4s, 1 iPad. Seriously, if we were robbed the burglars would probably think we were sales reps for Apple.
Of course, the iDevices must also be accompanied by gadgets, covers, styluses, etc. I have thoroughly enjoyed doing my research on what kind of cover is best, where to buy them from, and which stylus is most impressive when writing on an iPad. The covers are totally subjective and a bit boring...but the STYLUS is another matter altogether.
My partner was insistent on a skinny stylus that resembled a pen. She is going to be doing lots of marking on her iPad and wants to be able to write with ease on the essays that get sent to her. My research showed that actually, it is not the skinny ballpointesque stylus' that are in fact the best. It is the COSMONAUT from Studio Neat. Yes, this fat capacitive stylus is easy to hold, totally tactile and fantastic to write with. I have to admit, the guys at Studio Neat have done an amazing job of their marketing. It appealed directly to me, and people like me. There was a great little video showing how cool the Cosmonaut was, and then one with how they make them. I loved it all. I quickly ordered one for myself, and a Bamboo Stylus for my partner, who did not watch any of the videos, and did not participate in the researching. Oh, how wrong she was.
My Cosmonaut arrived first, and has been a total hit ever since. My partner was immediately jealous and regretted her doubts in my research ability. She took it to school to show it off ot other staff and students. 'That's a cool capacitive sylus Miss', the boys all said. At night, she is often seen hunched over the iPad playing 'Words with Friends' or Scramble, Cosmonaut tightly gripped in her hand. Even the four year old wants it! She thinks it makes playing her games easier and she likes to hold it.
I had to order two more, they arrived today.
The Bamboo stylus arrived at a alter date, and was just a major let down (especially as it was more expensive). It is now the 'back up' stylus that my partner has in her pencil case at work. 'It's fine. But it isn't a Cosmonaut.'
Enough said on this topic. But serious, iLove all the new gadgets at our place.
