Cregle’s iPen promises an active stylus for the iPad

Styluses for the most part don’t really allow for precision drawing or note taking due to their relatively fat tips, but here’s one stylus called the Cregle iPen that is looking to change that by being the first active stylus available for the iPad. According to its creators:

“The Cregle iPen transforms the iPad into a content creation device, not just a content consumption device. iPen is the first active digitizer stylus that allows you to write with precision directly on the iPad. Unlike the passive digitizer used in the typical iPad stylus, iPen writes like a real pen with accurate positioning and palm rejection features that passive products simply cannot achieve. With the Cregle iPen’s active digitizer, the attached receiver picks up the iPen’s signal and its precise position as it hovers above the screen. This crucial advantage allows iPen to actively transmit 60 samples per second to pinpoint the pen’s exact location.”

At the moment there are a couple of apps that are available that supports Cregle’s iPen, such as, all of which can be found on its Kickstarter’s page. The good news is that if you are looking to get your hands on it, it has more than exceed its original goal of $35,000 so it has already been put into production. Head on down to their Kickstarter page for more information or check out the video below to see the iPen in action.