iPhone 3G Stylus

Product never delivered; No tracking number; Seller unapologetic and dismissive - "should be there any day" after waiting 14 days! Money refunded but what's the point of trying to buy from this Seller if they can't deliver?

Buyer Beware!
First, this was advertised as a new product. When it came to me it was just in a padded envelope with no packaging around the stylus, and no invoice. It has wear marks and scuffs all over the metallic portion of the stylus. I own an iPhone 3Gs. This product was very ineffective. It has a slanted rubber tip at the end which is not conducive to the touch pad. In order to make it work, I had to press very firmly, and try to place the entire surface of the tip on the screen. Needless to say, the slant made that more difficult. When I attempted to use the number pad to remove the lock on my phone, it was hit or miss as far as getting the correct numbers to activate. I have a case which has a screen protector, and I thought maybe that was interfering, but even when I removed the screen protector it still didn't perform. Anyone who has difficulty with the keypad who is hoping this little item will make things quicker and more accurate, forget about it. Any hope of selecting and dragging pages, items, etc. is useless. I'm trying out a different type of stylus in the hopes it will work better. Stay away from this item. I guess you really do get what you pay for.

i think the iphone was never designed to work with a stylus. they WANT you to use your finger. this stylus is just plain bad. there's no better way to put it. if all you want to do is push things (icons, letters, etc) then it's OK (but no better then my finger really). if you want it to replace your finger, then forget it. the stylus will not SLIDE they way your finger will. the tip of this thing is essentially made of rubber which, uh, well, rubber doesn't slide if you know what i mean.

bottom line: don't waste your money on this thing, even if it is only $1 or $2 or $3. it's not worth carrying this thing around for 1/2 of 1% of the time that the thing might be useful for something other then picking your nose.

This stylus seems a little cheaper in person than in the picture, but it does work. It is basically a hollow metal cylinder with a plastic clip at the top and a slanted rubber tip at the bottom. The tip is somewhat large, larger around than a #2 pencil eraser, but there is a reason for that. I tried using just the edge of the tip but that doesn't work, you have to use the bottom flat surface. Apparently the iPhone/iPod Touch needs a certain amount of contact area on the touchscreen for the touch to register. I had also previously tried the stylus from a Nintendo DS and a mobile phone, both had small tips and neither worked on the iPod Touch.

I think my text entry is better with this stylus, and it's great for games like Blowfish where your hand gets in the way of the screen when you're playing. For the price it is a good value.

I just received the pen - it is completely and utterly worthless. I can get it to work, but not easily and it's more trouble to use than the benefit. I'd return it, but for the price - why? The best I can do is warn others.

You get what you pay for here. Splurge for the $5 stylus that's solid metal. This cheap stylus was demolished during shipping.

Pretty cool device, I am an artist and sometimes I need to do a quick sketch on my iphone but my fingers were too big, this solves that problem.

It doesn't work and I just wasted my money.
Your fingers would be much much better than this.
You should touch like 10 times to touch what u want.
Don't waste you money.

I use this stylus on my iPod touch and it works more or less as I expect.

If I can save someone else the expense---I'll do it.
Sometimes this thing will work and sometimes you will
just frustrate yourself trying to get it to work again.
ARGHH!

Beware some stylus' have hard tips which do not work well. These are not them. Great stylus' at a fantastic price. Recommend this product.

The pen did not work at all on the iphone. will if you pressed really hard and pulled it would. your finger is much faster and works right away.

Great marketing are really going to send back a 2.25 item. This doesn't work.

I'm a former Palm user who got used to taking notes with a Palm stylus -- once you got the hang of their Graffiti alphabet, data entry using my handwriting was very simple and accurate. Palm and it's suppliers got so good at these that they slid into slots on the Palm itself, and even converted into a ballpoint pen.
I now have an iPod Touch and a Droid and would like to enter data using my handwriting. This stylus ISN'T the answer. The rubber tip on this stylus is WAY too sticky to be effective on the iPhone's WritePad or the Droid's Mobile Write. My finger is more effective than this stylus.
While this stylus effective on the Touch's virtual keyboard -- much better than my finger for this purpose -- it's useless for WritePad. NOTE: I never felt that I'd do any damage to my screens when typing with this. The opposite is probably true: It's too soft and rubbery for my needs.
Does anyone else have any solutions for entering data on WritePad or Mobile Write?

I love the iPhone 3G Stylus! Especially now that it is cold and I'm wearing gloves everyday. It makes it so easy for me to use my phone without taking my gloves off! It also helps lessen fingerprint marks all over the phone's screen!

Doesn't work with an Otterbox Defender case! Never tried it without, so 1 star is all I know to give.

ITS A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY! do not buy! Its useless, what else to say!?!?!

Do not buy this item, bought two of them one for me & one for my wife, wife did not like hers said didn't work. I gave it to a coworker. Try my out didn't care for it, had to push to hard on screen would not allowed me to slide across screen I had to use my finger. Threw it on the junk drawer at work haven't used since then.

I like the quality of the product and the price is good however, the flat part has to be just right for it to work (bummer). Valiant effort though just not quite there. = (

I have the iPhone 3gs and typing with the stylus does give you more accuracy, but you sacrifice the speed that you get if normally type with both thumbs. I have found that "Flicking" with the stylus is a headache. When you put the needed pressure on the stylus and drag it to flip a page, the rubber tip meets with more resistance than your finger would, and feels as if it's about to come out of the end, or simply break off.

I bought this stylus for someone else, not for me, but since I used it a little I will give my thoughts.
I believe that using stylus for iphone is plain stupid, but I guess there are people who either can't seem to hit the correct letter or don't want to leave the oil on the surface.

When first used, I though I was cheated since the iphone did not respond to the touch. After using some effort for pressing the devise was able to recognize the motion. I expected to use the same amount of pressure I use with my fingers, but I was wrong. The swiping motion is very annoying since with extra pressure it does not slip as well.

The only pro I see in using this stylus is when typing. You will almost never miss the letter in trade off for speed. Typing with this thing is reaaaallly slow. My typing speed is slower than when I use 1 finger (and I always type with 2..)

Pro's:
I've rarely had to clean the screen of fingerprints in the year since I've had it.

In that same time it still hasn't gave out.

The nib also picks up specs of dust nicely.

I can use it for a good stretch of time with no discomfort.

In Between:
Depending on how you use it, it's better for tapping rather than swiping for things like games, as the nib is soft and it feels like it's dragging a bit behind you.

It can be purchased for a couple pennies plus a few bucks S&H. Still for $2 it's good to have rather than not, imho.

Cons:
Mine came with a small dent in the stem and while I can feel it's there, it doesn't decrease it's usability.

Andy

Tried this several times, hoping it would work, but I was afraid of breaking the glass on my iTouch because I had to tap so hard to get it to work. Worthless!

Good idea, but your finger works just as good or better. You have to remember that you have it with you.

I got this product because the phone keys are senstive - but this does not really work. Still using my fingers.

I like the slimness of this stylus. It's very comfortable to hold and it is more accurate about which keys are pressed than fat fingers are sometimes. BUT... You have to press to hard with the stylus to make the letter appear. In my opinion, it is actually cumbersome because it may be more accurate, but since you have to press hard, you are extremely slow typing. It would be nice if there was a way to attach it to the case when not in use. (Velcro maybe?). I rated it a 3 instead of a 2 because it was advertised for accuracy, not speed. In all honesty, I have gone back to using my fingers because I can hit the return key, correct my mistake and move on, all much faster than I was ever able to achieve using the stylus. Again in all honesty, I haven't tried using it when I have swollen hands and fingers, which is why I purchased it in the first place. If I find a notable difference at that time, I will correct my review.

This pen is hard to use. You need to angle the pen a certain way on the keyboard for it to work and it slows me down from typing my message. I do not recommend.

This thing fails to work on my iPod. If I press rely hard I can get a response but I am worried that pressing that hard will crack the screen. (DO NOT GET ONE I IT IS NOT WORTH IT EVEN IF IT WAS FREE)

It works OK... You have to get used to it, It's almost the same
as using your fingers, so you have to be very careful placing it
on the keyboard or you hit the wrong keys..

Though it's cheap, it does'nt work.. Plus the one delivered to me
had a dent in handle.. Pls do not waste your money..

Dont waste your time for a penny keep it and be money ahead. This thing barely works its just a gimmick to get you to pay for shipping costs.

There must be a long learning curve for the Stylus Pen.It doesn't work for me.

This stylus is easy to use with your iPhone as long as you can remember where you put it inbetween uses. Fun little gaget and a great price!

Wish I could say it completely solved the problem of only being able to use your finger tip but (and this is because of the design of the touchscreen, NOT the design of the stylus, near as I can tell) you have to press fairly hard and have it at the perfect angle or it doesn't work. I found that most of the time it is not an improvement over my finger even though I was hoping it would prevent some of my finger stiffness from too much time on my Touch AND my Kindle. Alas, no.

It is easy to type with my fingers. This product need a medium point. Also you have to press very hard for the Iphone to register the key.

It does work. It is something you have to get use to though. I expected it to be easier to use.

This was so cheap because it doesn't really work. Your finger works better. When my Stylus got here, it was creased and bent in half. When you try to straighten out aluminum, that doesn't work either! Forget this, even though it only costs the (aprox)$3. shipping charge.

This product has a thick rubber ball like end on it. You practically have to force the pen down to have it work. It wont let you schroll up or down. It not like a real fingure at all.

OOPS.... this product is not consistant in it's design. The first stylus I ordered had a ROUND ball on the end and works great with my IPhone. The second order's design is like a foot... flat on the end and is awkward to use.

I ordered 3-5 day shipping and it came in 2. I love it it is well worth the money.

I was looking forward to this pen because my fingers are big and I often feel like a bull in a china shop on that tiny keyboard. The Crayon Physics game was the final straw and pushed me to buy a pen. I can't see through my finger to see what I'm drawing so I thought a pen would be the trick.

This particular pen is well made and comfortable to hold. All in all it is a well made product but there is a design flaw that I find particularly frustrating. The rubber tip drags on the screen and feels rather unnatural. I feel as if I'm drawing a line with a hoe or trying to type with a wad of gum. I have to press much harder than I would with my finger and find myself dropping the pen and going back to my finger after a few minutes with it. If I end up not using something I can't give it a good review no matter how well made it is. I expected a stylus that would glide on the touch screen, or have similar resistance that your flesh and blood would have. The rubber tip is a good idea but the rubber is just too soft. its softer than a pencil eraser and not practical in my case. Perhaps in winter I might try again but for now it goes in a drawer, perhaps to never be seen again.
so sad. I had such high hopes. Maybe thats where my difficulty lay.

It does the job you're asking of it, but at a great price! The only difficulty, is when you need to flick, or slide the stylus across the screen - but it's just a matter of getting used to it, and then no problem.

It's cheap and functional. What do you expect for a penny per item? Got one each for me and my wife, but we don't use them anymore. With the iphone, you get used to using your fingers pretty quickly. For other devices this might be OK, otherwise don't bother if it's for the iphone.

Doesn't slide across the screen, and you have to press very hard for touch to be recognized, so its essentially useless.

This stylus works fine but since there is no way to attach it to the iPhone, I never end up using it.

It is okay. You have to hold the tip on the flat side for it to work. It is hard to see which part is the flat side when you have it held in your hand. It is better when the tip is round and not flat on one side.

I have a 1st gen iphone and I bought this just out of curiosity. Its not as sensitive as they claim and I usually have to press on harder than I would like to the get a response from my iphone.
A Waste Of Time!

I contacted the seller due I did not receive my item
and response was fast and clear,I want to thank Ashely
for the wonderfull help,seller resend aother order
faster then i excpected.Hobestly seller is professional
and it's good to do business with .

The vendor I bought this pen from (PC Micro Store) sold me another pen at the same time - two prices, two ratings, two product descriptions and pictures - same product.
The "other" pen I purchased was this one:
Stylus Pen CLIP for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch (Metal Silver Body, Black Ends)
I don't know if these pens would be the same product from other vendors or if it was just a scam that PC Micro Store was engaging it but be aware if you are looking to try out different pens as I was.
The pen itself functions OK. I actually hacked it by tapping a very thin piece of fabric over the head with aluminum tape. Why? The rubber sticks to the screen and makes drawing difficult. With the fabric on it is smoother and I am able to get decent results with Brushes and other art apps.
If you just want a pen for typing it should work OK as is. Frankly I feel I would have been better off buying a Pogo stylus instead of going the cheap route.

Bought two pens, One of them had rubber tip fall out, not glued well. Fallen tip repaired. Work fairly better, some effort required to "write". Great for small detail on internet.