The Pogo: Fancy new stylus for iPhone and iPod touch hits the market

David Carnoy | Sep 18, 2008

The US$19.99 Pogo has an ultralight aluminum body with an anodized finish and laser graphics.

(Credit: Ten One Design)

Most people use their fingers to operate their iPhones and iPod touches because Steve Jobs made sure the touchscreens of those devices were finger-friendly. But that hasn't stopped Ten One Design from making a special stylus, the Pogo (US$19.99), for those of you who just don't think your fingers cut it when it comes to operating your iPhone or iPod touch.

Ten One Design's marketing materials sum up the new stylus this way:

The sleek design of the Pogo Stylus features an ultralight aluminum body with an anodized finish and laser graphics. The soft tip glides easily over the surface of the display, making it fun and easy to sketch, draw characters, or just slide to unlock. Sized for accuracy, it does away with the awkward typos and misfires common to fingertip-only use.

Eliminating fingers has the added benefit of keeping the screen free of smudges and grease. Designed to firmly hug the contours of the iPhone 3G, the Pogo Stylus travel clip will keep your stylus close at hand. A second clip is included for the original iPhone and iPod touch.

What do you guys think? Are you not satisfied with your fingers when using your iPhone or touch? Would this help with banging out emails faster with the virtual keyboard?

I personally would probably lose the thing within a month--even with that clip-on holder, which impinges on the sleek design of both products. But that's just me.

Via Crave CNET

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