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  • Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

    From Wally J@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 17 13:33:29 2023
    https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/17/23919994/apple-pencil-stylus-usb-c-price-updates
    Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

    The iPad accessory will cost $79 and comes with a sliding cap that reveals
    the USB-C port. It also attaches magnetically to the side edge of an iPad - even the 10th-generation model Apple released last year.

    The device doesn't support pressure sensitivity, wireless pairing and
    charging, or the double-tap feature that lets you switch between tools. However, it still supports hover with M2 models of the iPad Pro.

    The first Apple Pencil model used a Lightning connector that jutted out of
    it to plug into your iPad's port for charging, while the second-gen model charged wirelessly and isn't compatible with the 10th-generation iPad Apple released last year, leaving owners of that iPad with not-great options.

    The USB-C Apple Pencil is compatible with a range of iPads, including the
    third to sixth generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the first to fourth
    generation 11-inch iPad Pro, the fourth and fifth generation iPad Air, the
    10th gen iPad, and the sixth gen iPad Mini.

    Apple released a second version of the Apple Pencil in 2018, named the
    Apple Pencil 2. It added features like wireless charging (meaning you
    didn't have to plug it into an iPad to charge it), a way to magnetically
    attach to the side of supported iPads (meaning it had a flat edge that prevented it from rolling off a table), and support for gesture controls
    for things like switching tools while using an app.
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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Wally J on Tue Oct 17 13:36:23 2023
    On 10/17/23 12:33, Wally J wrote:
    Apple released a second version of the Apple Pencil in 2018, named the
    Apple Pencil 2. It added features like wireless charging (meaning you
    didn't have to plug it into an iPad to charge it), a way to magnetically attach to the side of supported iPads (meaning it had a flat edge that prevented it from rolling off a table), and support for gesture controls
    for things like switching tools while using an app.

    Both of those things feel like they should've been implemented already
    (or at least a way to charge without using an iPad)
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  • From sobriquet@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 17 11:56:41 2023
    On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 8:36:26 PM UTC+2, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/17/23 12:33, Wally J wrote:
    Apple released a second version of the Apple Pencil in 2018, named the Apple Pencil 2. It added features like wireless charging (meaning you didn't have to plug it into an iPad to charge it), a way to magnetically attach to the side of supported iPads (meaning it had a flat edge that prevented it from rolling off a table), and support for gesture controls for things like switching tools while using an app.
    Both of those things feel like they should've been implemented already
    (or at least a way to charge without using an iPad)
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    Somehow apple still hasn't figured out that people might want to assign
    undo to the gesture controls. But at least the ipad pencil doesn't seem to leave
    scratches on the screen like that wacom stylus.

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  • From Jolly Roger@21:1/5 to no@thanks.net on Wed Oct 18 01:05:27 2023
    On 2023-10-17, candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> wrote:
    Apple released a second version of the Apple Pencil in 2018, named
    the Apple Pencil 2. It added features like wireless charging (meaning
    you didn't have to plug it into an iPad to charge it), a way to
    magnetically attach to the side of supported iPads (meaning it had a
    flat edge that prevented it from rolling off a table), and support
    for gesture controls for things like switching tools while using an
    app.

    Both of those things feel like they should've been implemented already
    (or at least a way to charge without using an iPad)

    They were implemented 5 years ago in 2018. Read what you replied to
    again.

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