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Jot by Adonit, Precision in Your Hand

By Core Jr - December 16, 2011

in Product Design

With the barrage of stylus options on the market and new ones cropping up every day, it can sometimes feel like wading through a sea of similarity when choosing the right tool for your needs. The Jot by Adonit is the most recent capacitative touch stylus to enter the fray, but with one incredibly important difference: the inclusion of a patented "precision disk."

This clear plastic disk sits on a ballpoint tip, giving touchscreen users the feeling of writing with a classic rollerball pen. Where the precision disk lacks in elegance of form it makes up in performance—reviews across the board mention that the Jot is the most precise stylus on the market.

The Jot comes in rainbow-colored aluminum options with the Jot+ including a rubber grip upgrade and magnetic cling to attach to your tablet without a bulky pen clip. The screw cap protects the precision disk when not in use and screws safely on top of the stylus while you're "writing." And by all accounts, it does feel like you're writing. The Jot was recently recognized as a finalist in the 2012 iF Product Design awards. See it in action with photographer Erin Kornfeld and menswear designer Ren Jett after the jump!

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Andres

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@Mark try Noteshelf it has wrist protection that works pretty good so you no longer have to float your hand.
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Turbofrog

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Nice to see that capacitive multitouch screens are beginning to catch up with the content-creation functionality offered by tablet PCs 10 years ago.
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Mintyy

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Mark - the least elegant solution is to wear a glove perhaps?
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Jay

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Holy crap! I had no idea this thing even existed. I just bought one! Exactly what I've been looking for.
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Mark

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One of the biggest problems I have with drawing or writing with a stylus on an iPad is the awkward and exhausting necessity to 'float' my hand over the tablet's surface while I draw or write, instead of resting it normally and comfortably on the surface. I'd love to try this stylus out, but I'd also love to see some really great solutions to the hand-rest problem.
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