11/28/2023 0 Comments Inkscape chromebookWe have tons of pens now and likely tons more coming. It just works, and that is the inherent promise and wonder of USI at this point. ![]() I mean, consider things like the Ufro pen we made a video on not long ago: it has an attachment that can scan colors off of physical objects and pass them to a Chromebook immediately without the need for any pairing prior. That’s where we’re getting with USI pens and it is honestly amazing. You don’t think twice about what mouse to plug into your Chromebook, do you? Why should you have to worry about this for a pen? If you’re like me, you may buy a better mouse with clickier buttons or a better scroll wheel, but you don’t buy it based on whether or not it will work with your laptop. They’ll both work and I’ll never have to look at a compatibility chart or wonder if I’ve bought a stylus that works with my Chromebook or not. It’s a small trick, but it is handy and a sign that – eventually – we’ll start seeing built-in shortcuts for USI pens that come with buttons.Īll of this just highlights how amazing USI is, because I could have a Chromebook with a stowed USI pen and use it when I am forgetful, but have something like the Penoval or Waltop in my bag that is my go-to pen for longer note taking or drawing sessions. With this Waltop, though, I can hold the top button and as soon as my pen hits the screen, I get that long press/right-click action. Hold the stylus on the screen in the same position – like your finger would – and you get whatever you would expect on the screen from a right-click. On a Chromebook, a long-press of your finger on the screen acts as a right-click to bring up a context menu, so the same is true of a stylus. ![]() We have a pen made by Waltop in the office that gets marketed under a few different brand names (iPlume is the main one), but if you have one of this variety, the buttons on the barrel serve to wake the pen from sleep – extending the battery life – and speed up right-click actions. Down the road, some of them may act as quick triggers for erasers or certain types of pens or brushes, but those decisions will largely be made the pen maker as they build their pen. As of right now, those buttons aren’t perfectly defined. The next type of pen we’ll highlight are those with a button or two on the barrel. But there are definitely perks to going with another USI pen and those perks may appeal to you. I love the way it looks, feels and writes and that’s all I really ask for in a stylus. With the Penoval and others like it, you’re buying a pen for the quality of the build and the solidity it offers in-hand. A Chromebook is a Chromebook is a Chromebook…and a USI pen is much the same. As I said above, USI pens just work and that honestly fits the Chromebook mentality. It doesn’t do anything flashy or tricky: it does the job and feels like a million bucks while doing so. I’ve used a handful of digital pens in my time on iPads, Microsoft Surface tablets and countless Chromebooks and this Penoval is one of my favorites. So, let’s take a quick look at the types of USI pens out there currently and clarify the differences between them, because the market is only going to get more and more crowded from this point on.įirst up, let’s start with the most straightforward of the bunch from Penoval. Things like 4000+ levels of pressure, minimal on-screen lag, and instant pairing always work and will do so across all USI Chromebooks. You don’t have to worry if you bought the right one for your specific Chromebook. When a Chromebook works with USI, it works with ALL USI pens, not just certain ones, so you really don’t have to worry about whether or not the pen will function. Remember, this is USI we’re talking about, so things are pretty universal, here. Since we’ve all been so accustomed to a “this pen only works on this brand” mentality up until now, we thought it a good time to look at a few of the options you have as a consumer looking for a stylus to use with your Chromebook. Even more Chromebooks have launched that support the Universal Stylus Initiative and, as a result, many more USI pens have hit the market. In the 6 months since we made that video, much has changed. Once we finally had one in our hands and could actually try it out, I was honestly a bit relieved to find that USI is the real deal and works amazingly well for a universal standard. ![]() At that time, plenty of Chromebooks had arrived with screens that could understand input from a USI pen, but there were simply no pens available for months. Back then, the focus was really all about just getting our hands on one of these hard-to-get pens and putting it to the test on a Chromebook that had support for the standard. About 6 months ago, we made a video about USI pens and Chromebooks.
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