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As cool as the More/Real Stylus Cap is, I like my pens with retracting tips. Same goes for my stylus and this Quillit 3 in 1 Stylus Pen is as perfect as it gets.
Made by Proporta, it looks like a regular retractable writing instrument -- the same one you'd have in your pen case if this was 1990 and you liked your pens with fancy controls on top. It looks expensive, too, with a nice heavy feel and deluxe finish, so you can totally show off your good taste while you sign checks in front of the ladies. Well, if this was 1990, that is.
The Quillit 3 In 1 comes with three different tips: a regular ballpoint tip for writing on paper, a capacitive stylus for finger-friendly touchscreen devices and a nib stylus, in case you're still rocking gadgets with resistive displays. Flitting among the different tips takes a simple move, so be careful -- a pen tip accidentally sliding over your iPad's screen is probably a not a good idea.
Remember when giving someone an expensive ink-filled pen as a gift actually meant something? Well, that day is long gone (and I'd look at you with disdain if you ever wrap a pen with colorful paper and hand it to me on my birthday). If you're going to give anyone a pen, it might as well be one with a pair of styluses in tow, just like this one.
Preorders for the Quillit 3 in 1 are currently being taken, with price set at $33.95. It ships March 23.
[Proporta]
7 Comments
There is something about the heavy finishing of this pen that indicates some hidden functionality straightaway. I swear I worked out the fact that it was a multipurpose thing, without even looking at the title of the post. Any ways, this shall be such a relief to those who seem to get stuck on a pen as the gifting product for all occasions. Seriously, my clan is full of such people, and I guess they better start looking at better performing and multi tasking pens to make an impression. A super cool deluxe ball point pen that changes into a stylus for your touch sensitive device is pretty impressive. And the price is inviting too.
Throwing in multi functionality to pens seems to be in fashion. I remember having read a post here, about a pen with a removable scratching tool attached to it, so that one could reach to the hidden and remote parts of the body to scratch the itching spots. I was of the opinion that it was a particularly ridiculous idea. Thankfully, this Quillit thing sounds a lot more sensible, though I feel the price is just not right. A ball point pen which acts as a separate stylus for capacitive and resistive touch screens is definitely interesting. And, is it an actual concern to avoid unintended changeover from stylus mode to writing mode while using the Quillit on some device such as the iPhone? I guess there would be proper switching mechanism put in place by the makers of this special pen.
I recently purchased a multi purpose pen from the Dubai airport, with an LED torch on the top, and a screw driver extension when you remove the top part of the pen frame. And now there’s this pen cum stylus thing. I wonder how they think of the additional purposes they want to seek from a naive device such as a pen.
A stylus for the modern capacitive touch screen of the iPad, one for the comparatively old styled resistive touch screens, and then a bal point pen for scratching and scribbling on paper; I just hope the pen part of it works well, as I have come across many multi purpose pens which perform the secondary functions well enough, but falter disgustingly when called upon to do the primary service –write.
Resistive touch screens would be history pretty soon. It is a pleasure to flip the screen menus with the flicks of the fingers. Ball point pens, well there are many great looking and great writing pens available for much less than 35$. I would not be too confident if I were the sales manager for the makers of the Quillit.
It certainly looks a delightful pen to have and maybe sign some cheques with, and it is a safe assumption that such a person would have a touch sensitive device in one of the pockets. The kiosks at airports are filled with many variants of funky multi-functioning pens, but there is a sense of sophistication with the Qullit.
There is nothing deluxe about this stylus. After three months of use the black lacquer finish is badly worn and the stylus now looks like I found it lying in a gutter.
Proporta have ignored all my emails.
You have been warned!