Scratch my last stylus...

Granted, it was a pretty easy/simple design. But after a little while of using it off and on and stumbling upon a better concept, I've decided to ditch the 'chips bag pen stylus' design and opt to use a much higher quality material. One I've been a fan of since I first heard about it's release and MANY various uses.

SUGRU! - Fix/Mod/DIY substance of the GODS!

http://sugru.com/gurus/categories/sugru-hacks/topics/conductive-sugru-capacitive-stylus-for-iphoneipad

That is a link to a sugru community user's concept design of a smart phone compatible stylus. Wow, that was a wordy sentence.

Anywho, the link above is a MUCH better idea. Why? Because Sugru is fricken awesome. Seriously. Just check out what it is and what it's capable of doing HERE.

To sum it up, all you'll need is some conductive foam (can be found HERE), some sugru, and a core of some sort (a used pen, long wooden dowel, etc. could apply here)

Unfortunately I'm currently out of Sugru, so I'll have to comment on this post down the road once I've ordered some and have had a chance to try it out. CAN'T WAIT!

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Stylus for your smart phone anyone?

I've been playing around with a game recently called 'Draw Something.' It's basically an app version of the classic "Pictionary" where users draw pictures based on a preset word and try to get another player to guess what it is they are drawing.

Now, the unfortunate thing about this game, is you have to use your finger... Which makes the more difficult words even harder to portray because you do not have that fine precision that you would have with a pen. Fortunately, I stumbled upon a tutorial on Youtube on how to make a stylus for the newer smart phones (aka: iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, etc). Your regular pressure based styluses won't work here as they are non-conducive.

Fortunately it's quite simple to make a conducive pen-stylus. And the only materials you need are as follows:

Foil Template (Located HERE)
Foil bag (most kinds of chips use them)
Pen
Scissors
Razor/box cutter (for small precision cuts in the foil)
Tape

The actual tutorial is located HERE

He's a little difficult to understand because of his accent, but the design works well. Also, I plan to make my own video tutorial (hopefully in the near future) to help make it a bit easier for those of you having a tough time understanding everything he says/does.

Good luck and have fun!

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