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1001 Uses for a PDA Stylus, what have/do you used yours for?

Was busy picking my teeth with my stylus earlier, (Yes I know it's disgusting, so don't ask to borrow my exec!) Anyway it got me to thinking what other usefull uses has everyone else found for their stylus's or is it stylii?
So lets hear it people? :lol:
Regards

Pick my nose and ears.
Lift up forensics evidence like a police officer.
Clean grout.
Drum.
Show kids cheap magic tricks like swallowing it or pulling it out of my ear.
Balance it on my upper lip.
Twirl it like a mini-baton.
Wield it like a mini-sword.
Throw it up against suspended ceiling tiles.
Mistaken it for a pen when trying to write on paper.
While I'm tapping on my head with it, if I come up with more, I'll post it here.

Cleaning fingernails?

Pick teeth
Clean ears
Balance on top lip whilst making Mick Jagger face
Entwine in hair/beard

Use as a mini spear just like in zulu
If only Michael Caine had said "Dont you throw those bloody stylus's at me!"

Play games with it like 'lose the stylus in between the floorboards then take hours to find it' ?

reset my:
Exec
Router
Laptop
mp3 Player
Set the clock on my car
Save channels on my telly

Emergency splint for a broken finger, always worthwhile remembering!

My 7 year old son likes to chew it, like a pencil :-( now it always falls out of my magician. What I do with it? Well I don't chew it, but clean my fingernails & ears, scratch my head, reset my magician, balance it on fingers & others things etc.
You can so much with it, except from normal writing it's the best body extension I can think of (yes I'm very narrow minded) LOL
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I use my for defeating Balrogs, scurge of Middle Earth that they are.
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The Magician's stylus just doesn't quite "cut it". But they're both cute.
Anyone notice the strange bend in the Universal's? Makes me feel quite >self conscious<.
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vijay555 said:
I use my for defeating Balrogs, scurge of Middle Earth that they are.
The Magician's stylus just doesn't quite "cut it". But they're both cute.
Anyone notice the strange bend in the Universal's? Makes me feel quite >self conscious<.
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it does do that, doesn't it.. that strange bend, I can stare at it for seconds.. I'm not sure I get it fully..

it also makes me constantly wander if I'm holding it the 'right way'..

Yes, my wife used to say that. Now she just doesn't bother, and I'm
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Hahahah! :lol:

So the size of your nose & the shape of your stylus unreveals a girl everything you don't want to tell.
Hmmm, my stylus is worn & chewed.

My wife prefers the one on her Wizard, it grows in size when she gets it out and shrinks back down to a managable size when she has finished with it.
I wonder if the bend on the Universal one is designed in, so it can be used as an aid to erectile disfunction? "shudder" :shock:

Hmmm, my stylus is worn & chewed.
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There's a lucky man... I must be spending too much time programming, mine is as new
To bring this only slightly back on topic, I do worry about dropping it and scratching the "glans", in case it subsequently scratches the screen. Even with a screen protector, I notice I've still managed to scratch the scrollbar area.
My wife prefers the one on her Wizard, it grows in size when she gets it out and shrinks back down to a managable size when she has finished with it.
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I hear that you Wizard guys have trouble getting it in and out of the slot though? That's what I hear.
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[Q] G2 Slide Mechanism

Can anyone who's seen the internals of the G1 comment on the feasability of putting a G2 style upwards flipping mechanism in the G1? I guess it'd be hard and probably impossible, but if anyone can manage it, I'm offering a reward of 10 awesome points. 11 if they post a guide too.

Well never happen the g1 isn't made right for that kinda flip.

Wait...
The G1 is upwards sliding... when your phone is in horizontal layout the screen slides up... revealing a keyboard beneath.
The G2 is upwards sliding...in horizontal layout screen slides up... revealing a keyboard beneath.
what am i not seeing?

the g1 slides out to the left then up. The g2 slide up. Its a different kind of setup plus its on both the left and right of the g2
G2
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xile6 said:
the g1 slides out to the left then up. The g2 slide up. Its a different kind of setup plus its on both the left and right of the g2
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look at the engadget article one more time. They said that it was being jammed up and that its not the way it's supposed to look.

mejorguille said:
look at the engadget article one more time. They said that it was being jammed up and that its not the way it's supposed to look.
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They didn't say it was being *jammed* up, they said it was being *pulled* up.
Hopefully this is a straight slide and not some insanely delicate multi-vector weakness B.S. I don't like how it appears to have come out of its track like that... if it can be pulled out like that, it IS a BAD SIGN.
You really have to wonder WTF is in the heads of these manufacturers. Is there something particularly terrible about having RAILS between the two parts to keep everything aligned and moving in a straight line? The DREAM was *OK* (but still not *great*) in this regard. We want DURABILITY, not insanity! And it would also be nice to have a ridge with a rubber damper around the screen to protect it from being dropped... but I guess that would reduce the number of replacements and repairs they can sell on devices that get broken through normal use.
Enough with the style and light weight. We want FUNCTIONALITY and DURABILITY! Give it a THICK METAL CASE. Quadruple the thickness of the glass. Protect the glass with rubber dampers and a ridge. I want something MILITARY GRADE and I'm willing to PAY for it -- and I think you will find that nobody worries about upping the price by $1 for ***ALL*** the extra materials it takes.

lbcoder said:
Enough with the style and light weight. We want FUNCTIONALITY and DURABILITY! Give it a THICK METAL CASE. Quadruple the thickness of the glass. Protect the glass with rubber dampers and a ridge. I want something MILITARY GRADE and I'm willing to PAY for it -- and I think you will find that nobody worries about upping the price by $1 for ***ALL*** the extra materials it takes.
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lol
well if you want all that youll need to use one of big rotary phones with the antenna and hiddn dial-pad instead. i promise you that it will be 100x more durable than this, one drop of the G2 and say good bye, but one drop from G1 and she comes home safe.

What is it with these idiots, really?
I understand the ones who want to keep their device relevant by upgrading their OS to the most current one even if it's just basic funcionality, but wanting to physically transform one device into another.
Reminds me of that other thread with the guy that wanted to turn his phone into a gimped, tiny tablet.
Seriously, is there no limit to cheap?

[Q] Silly - how r u going to watch v. in bed? :-)

Funny thing but I do not see an easy solution.
At the moment I am using my netbook, so essentially when I lie in bed and my netbook is on my belly I got top of the screen tilted towards me in order to see the picture clearly (I got Asus 12001N).
I can not belive any of those tablets has screen good enough to watch a film with a completely opposite screen angle (where bottom is closer to you)...
All accessories I have seen will keep tablet under mentioned angle which is not very useful .
I do not think I will be able to hold it still for 2h... or maybe it is not a problem?
Also.... if 3.5 mm jack is on top of the tablet one needs fairly long lead to put it behind screen.
God... waiting for F1 race restart is boring - at least guys at BBC are fairly funny

Personally I have a TV in my bedroom. But I never watch it. I fall a sleep in the living room watching TV then wake up and go to bed in the bedroom. haha, try that maybe. the solution is get a wall mount for your tablet. they make them and they are cheap.
Can't be any more boring then actually watching F1
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Well, race was actually very good - thanks BBC! ;-)
If I put tablet on the wall I dont think I will be able to spot it, not to mention seeing what is on the screen or actually touching it
And I do not have a telly.

Absolutely brilliant race. Shame about Michael, but well done to Button. Hamilton is just a sore loser

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Absolutely brilliant race. Shame about Michael, but well done to Button. Hamilton is just a sore loser
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Proper off topic but it is truth and nothing but the truth ;-)

The viewing angle should be just fine in that position you're describing... I use my iPad just like that laying on the couch or in bed. No problem

Kevin Gossett said:
The viewing angle should be just fine in that position you're describing... I use my iPad just like that laying on the couch or in bed. No problem
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I would imagine it depand on - how flat r u? Well, fair enough I might as well start to sh..t ooooops, sit in my bed ;-)

You could get him to hold it up for you:
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Now, it is an idea but a tough one.
Him or R2D2 - either way someone will get jealous.

Try this:
- Lie on your side
- Put the tablet in front of you on portrait mode (so you still see in landscape, because you lie on your side)
- Put pillow behind the tablet to hold it in that position
There you go
I use that for iPad2 when my daughter wants to watch some clips.
Off topic:
Why don't you have a TV?
Off topic again:
F1 or any race is boring on small screen
galtom said:
Funny thing but I do not see an easy solution.
At the moment I am using my netbook, so essentially when I lie in bed and my netbook is on my belly I got top of the screen tilted towards me in order to see the picture clearly (I got Asus 12001N).
I can not belive any of those tablets has screen good enough to watch a film with a completely opposite screen angle (where bottom is closer to you)...
All accessories I have seen will keep tablet under mentioned angle which is not very useful .
I do not think I will be able to hold it still for 2h... or maybe it is not a problem?
Also.... if 3.5 mm jack is on top of the tablet one needs fairly long lead to put it behind screen.
God... waiting for F1 race restart is boring - at least guys at BBC are fairly funny
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gogol said:
Try this:
- Lie on your side [...]
Off topic:
Why don't you have a TV?
Off topic again:
F1 or any race is boring on small screen
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1. Thanks - will try. But I see here a great potential for accessories manufacturers - to give us more convenient covers
2. Not much on Polish telly to watch and not much time so netbook and BBC, ITV, Ch4 + hulu, abc, cbs and netflix are more than enough.
VPN sorted out my life as I felt really lost after I came back from UK 2 PL.
I would buy a TV but it would need have to have an option to set up VPN connection or I would have to find a way to connect it through VPN so it would have UK or USA IP.
Now, my only trouble is - how to pay for HULU Plus.
BTW: If any of you is from USA and has a paypal account I would be very grateful for help (no risk for you I send you cash and you pay on my behalf. If one of you would be a "kind soul" please PM me).
3. When you have a tablet or netbook screen 50-80 cm away from your screen I think it is big enough. My netbook is 12.1" (bigger, true) and I really do not miss big telly.

TN7 Stylus enhance

Hey guys, because i am using my TN7 for university i write alot with it.
But i always had problems with the stylus, because it is so thin.. so i improvised:
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Feels awesome and feels like you are writing with a normal pen.. i like it, so here how2build your own.
What you need:
- one of these guys (or similiar) (just the cap.)
- the grip from another pen
1. you have to remove the cover / top of the cap, so you get a tube.
2. pull the grip over it
top:
bottom:
3. ofc pull the whole thing over your stylus =) (not too much, you want to be able to remove it later!)
4. have fun

cars10k said:
Hey guys, because i am using my TN7 for university i write alot with it.
But i always had problems with the stylus, because it is so thin.. so i improvised:
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I actually use a pencil with mine most of the time... if the tip isn't too sharp it works almost flawlessly, and it glides over the screen very nicely and doesn't hurt the screen at all. I even bought some FullHB pencils (they're solid graphite, no wood) to use, and they seem to work even better than a standard pencil.

I just dug up the old full graphite pencils from my art school days and I have to agree: they are amazing stylusses (styli?).
Then I decided to go one better: I got a mechanical pencil with some nice fat leads (I went for 3mm HB koh-i-noors). Now I can retract the vulnerable graphite for safer traveling and still have an amazing and precice hard-tip stylus.
I might just take apart the official stylus and replace the rubber with a bit of graphite, but I'm not entirely comfortable storing that inside the tablet.

Quistnix said:
I just dug up the old full graphite pencils from my art school days and I have to agree: they are amazing stylusses (styli?).
Then I decided to go one better: I got a mechanical pencil with some nice fat leads (I went for 3mm HB koh-i-noors). Now I can retract the vulnerable graphite for safer traveling and still have an amazing and precice hard-tip stylus.
I might just take apart the official stylus and replace the rubber with a bit of graphite, but I'm not entirely comfortable storing that inside the tablet.
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I had tried just a regular cheap mechanical pencil, and they don't work at all... probably because the lead is too thin and/or the casing is plastic and doesn't carry the conductivity to your hand. Glad you liked the pencil idea, though! Oh, and yes, it is styli

This is cool.

TN7 My Pro Stylus Mod
Here's my first Mod on the TN7 Pro Stylus after seeing the above post it gave me the go ahead since I had an extra one,
it feels much better after long time of use compare to the original slim stick

EXILE157 said:
Here's my first Mod on the TN7 Pro Stylus after seeing the above post it gave me the go ahead since I had an extra one,
it feels much better after long time of use compare to the original slim stick
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So you installed the pro stylus tip in to a regular pen of some type? please fill us in on the details, I use my tablet pretty much just for the writing, and the oem one sucks.
Brew

tsbrewers said:
So you installed the pro stylus tip in to a regular pen of some type? please fill us in on the details, I use my tablet pretty much just for the writing, and the oem one sucks.
Brew
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Sorry I've been busy, yes what I did is take a pen and did some eye measurements and cuts to fit it, I will post some picture of it broken down it's pretty easy!...I just don't understand why can they just create something like this already?

Yes please post. Very interested in doing this mod.
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Galaxy S7 Edge light leakage

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Hello everyone!
About a week ago I noticed a very unpleasant issue on my Galaxy S7 Edge. There is a major light leakage at the place where curved part of the display meets with the body. It is clearly seen when you're in the dark environment. It is extremely annoying, and looks like you've ripped off the display and placed it back gently. It doesn't affect waterpoofness though. I went through various shops and checked other phones. This issue was present on them also. Shop consultants were very surprised when I showed them this. Do you guys have the same problem? If you haven't heard about this yet, please check, and reply. Pictures show the issue I'm experiencing.

Mine and my wife phone's have same issue.

It's not leakage it's total internal reflection from the cover glass.
This is due to the curved surface acting like a fiber optic cable. There's no real way to stop this from happening. Notice how the edge is brighter where you have bright rows of icons or search bars. They all come out horizontally out from the side like this.

Just checked, and yup, it's the same thing here. Funny how I haven't noticed it until I read it here. I hate you. Nah, it's no big deal, but I'm not sure what to call it. There's really no gap there, and the distance between the edge of the screen and that "gap" is so so tiny that I can't see how the could've made it completely perfect? I guess the only way of not having this issue is to have a unibody construction?
I only notice it when the brightness is cranked up to max in a dark-ish room btw.
Edit: Yup, so I can't see it in a dark room with auto brightness enabled. I can however see it if I crank the brightness to max, but what mad man would use a screen at max brightness at night??

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It's not leakage it's total internal reflection from the cover glass.
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You mean it is totally normal?

J.Biden said:
Just checked, and yup, it's the same thing here. Funny how I haven't noticed it until I read it here. I hate you. Nah, it's no big deal, but I'm not sure what to call it. There's really no gap there, and the distance between the edge of the screen and that "gap" is so so tiny that I can't see how the could've made it completely perfect? I guess the only way of not having this issue is to have a unibody construction?
I only notice it when the brightness is cranked up to max in a dark-ish room btw.
Edit: Yup, so I can't see it in a dark room with auto brightness enabled. I can however see it if I crank the brightness to max, but what mad man would use a screen at max brightness at night??
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Sorry man, I just wanted to make sure I'm not alone with this issue. It looks like it's normal, so not much to worry about.

I have owned 3 s7 edges all with same thing only reason I noticed was when I was getting dust build up in the gap. I have since accepted it. I'm just not putting it in water. For those who think it's a fault try sliding a single sheet of paper between it and if u look closely enough you can see the connecters around the buttons. I have been reassured many times by other users and Samsung on this that it's normal even if I think it's not.

D3F4LT_AST said:
You mean it is totally normal?
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It's not only normal it's dictated by the laws of physics, you can't get rid of it, and it has nothing to do with the gap.

D3F4LT_AST said:
Sorry man, I just wanted to make sure I'm not alone with this issue. It looks like it's normal, so not much to worry about.
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Hah, that was a joke. It doesn't bother me, but it's just so typical that someone mentions something, and then I notice that I do have that issue! It's like a buddy mentioning "Hey, am I the only one seeing our reflections in the TV?" Yooou son of a bi.... lol.
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I have owned 3 s7 edges all with same thing only reason I noticed was when I was getting dust build up in the gap. I have since accepted it. I'm just not putting it in water. For those who think it's a fault try sliding a single sheet of paper between it and if u look closely enough you can see the connecters around the buttons. I have been reassured many times by other users and Samsung on this that it's normal even if I think it's not.
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Yeah, seriously, the Edge is built with many many different parts, and there's not even a tiny chance that it won't have a "gap" or five. It's still water resistant though, and it's most likely just some glue in the "gap" that we're seeing. Photons are like... tiny, man, so yeah, 'nuff said.
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It's not only normal it's dictated by the laws of physics, you can't get rid of it, and it has nothing to do with the gap.
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Photons, how do they work?
TL;DR: It's normal.

I have this too
It's normal??

Skyline1738 said:
I have this too
It's normal??
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Yes.