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09-22-2016, 04:20 PM
Anyone who’s toted around a recent Microsoft Surface device knows this: Styluses and digital pens tend to disappear. A new Universal Stylus Initiative, released today, aims to make their replacement as painless as possible. That's a nice idea, but the companies with the most pen-friendly products—Apple, Microsoft, and Samsung—have yet to sign on.
The Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) establishes a cross-device specification for digital pens and styluses, including those found in the Surface line, Galaxy Note (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-Unlocked-Smartphone/dp/B00Q79IBZY%3Fpsc%3D1%26SubscriptionId%3DAKIAIRZJHS P2SKQIWVZA%26tag%3Dpcworld02-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165 953%26creativeASIN%3DB00Q79IBZY)-smartphones, and others. The goal is for one stylus to be usable on any touchscreen device, or for multiple styluses to be usable with a single device.
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The Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) establishes a cross-device specification for digital pens and styluses, including those found in the Surface line, Galaxy Note (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-Unlocked-Smartphone/dp/B00Q79IBZY%3Fpsc%3D1%26SubscriptionId%3DAKIAIRZJHS P2SKQIWVZA%26tag%3Dpcworld02-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165 953%26creativeASIN%3DB00Q79IBZY)-smartphones, and others. The goal is for one stylus to be usable on any touchscreen device, or for multiple styluses to be usable with a single device.
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