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Losing your XDA 11 Stylus?

Is anyone experiencing this problem. I have now lost my fourth stylus. The slightest knock will dislodge the stylus whilst on the belt clip. Because the xda 11 will now swivel around due to the location of the clip, stylus will fall from unit. Anybody got sources for replacements?

I haven`t lost one yet but
I must amid, these things are lovely to eat , as they are so much smaller and tinner than the IPAQ ones. And they also make a lovely toothpic.
And of course of the perfect shape at the top, they are the ultimate tool to clean out your.... :wink:

Same here im on my 3rd. I have purchased more from www.pdaaddons.com

I have had mine for a little over a week and have already lost one stylus.
Looks like I will be reverting to my Rotring 600 Trio as I find the stylus way to tiny in any case.
http://www.styluscentral.com/rotring600trio.html

I tried www.pdaaddons.com but they don't mentiona stylus for the xda2.

Stylus XDA II PLUS pen!
I know ink is soooo passé...
but I got a stylus that has a dead handy ink-pen inside from brando.com!
Refills very cheap too! Very quick delivery from Hong Kong.

Tightening up the Sytlus Holder
Is ther any way to do this?
Kind regards
Alan

I have noticed that the ones o2 uk shops sell are slightly thinner than the original one that came with my XDA2, and keeps slipping out, could try some blue tack to hold it in place!!!

try ebay.
A lot of compnies are offering styli in 3-pack, which gives you 2 spares!

ccc

The trick is not to loose it!
Needs to fit better

After losing two styluses, I bought a stylus with a built-in pen at the other end. To keep from losing this stylus, I modified the XDA II case. I cut the transparent hard plastic packaging material of the stylus and attached it using electrical tape to the top of the XDA II leather case. The plastic is now blocking the path of the stylus. There is no way now for the stylus to fall unless I open the case.

I don't like cases so I don't have that option. I was wondering if there was a way to modify the silo or perhaps put some sort of compression spring/washer in the grove at the bottom end of the stylus

Jargon said:
After losing two styluses, I bought a stylus with a built-in pen at the other end. To keep from losing this stylus, I modified the XDA II case. I cut the transparent hard plastic packaging material of the stylus and attached it using electrical tape to the top of the XDA II leather case. The plastic is now blocking the path of the stylus. There is no way now for the stylus to fall unless I open the case.
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Real Filipino inguinity.. hehehehehe... :lol:
Almost lost my sytlus two days ago, its a good thing that I remembered that I tried to get the stylus out while in the car but had to stop because my XDA2 fell in the floor. After 2 hours my friend noticed that the stylus is missing, took me a few minutes before I remembered the attempt that I made while inside the car... hehehe.. almost made me angry at the thought of losing the stylus...

Stylus Qwik Fix--make your own pen type stylus

Ok, so I love my MDA, but the silo sucks. I have lost SO many styli it isn't funny. And I am not mechanically savvy enough to do the silo fix using a paperclip, so instead of paying $20 for replacements, or even $5-10, I made my own that works fabulously.
NEEDED:::
Dead ballpoint pen
Plastic embroidery needle (at Walmart in crafts section packaged as childrens needle, less than $1 for 2)
Tissue paper
HOW TO:::
Take the dead pen and remove the ink cartridge, but keep the spring.
Snip of the "eye" (the hole the thread goes into) of the needle.
Stuff the pen with tissue paper until almost full, leaving about a half inch.
Put the spring onto the needle, put the needle into the pen, recap.
Voila, a new stylus for about a buck.
Now obviously it won't fit into the MDA silo anymore, but the silo is crap anyway. I used a dead pen that had a clip so I could clip it to my shirt pocket or jeans. Also it is now big enough that I can find it easily in my purse, or on the floor should I drop it. The needle is made of a hard plastic just like the stylus is, so it won't scratch your screen, and the tip is thin enough to easily use the on-screen keyboard without error, or to fit in the reset hole.
This is an easy and inexpensive quick fix for a missing stylus.
If I get a chance, I'll try to post some pics.

yea we need some pics of this....lol

Here are the pics
The first is the 4 part...the needle (with the eye snipped off), the spring, the dead pen, and the srew on part. The second is what it looks like put together. Sorry for the crappyness of the pics, but my MDA needs some major cleaning. I assure you though, this works, and is a cheap and easy stylus fix...unless of course you just have a hard time listening to a womans input
**Hey I got 6 year old twins, I need to be creative AND frugal!!!**

custom made HD holder :) (PICS)

hey guys, i was bored today so i built this little holder so i can watch movies on my HD. i'm a dental student btw, so i have access to these materials. it's real simple/rough right now, but it works, maybe when i have more time i can make a more professional one. enjoy!
btw, that black stuff is electrical tape. the material that i used is a little rough, so i just wrapped it up with electrical tape to protect my phone

lol - looks terrible dude. just buy a proper one off ebay for a fiver

What is the material of the clamp? Notice that you do not have a silicon case to protect it against the vibrating clamp. You might find your paint work damaged by this.
Go get a holder which has sponge for holding the device. It offers protection against the paintwork at lease.

Adonit Jot Stylus

http://adonit.net/product/jot/
http://www.amazon.com/Jot-Capacitive-Touch-Stylus-Red/dp/B005GSS8TG/ref=pd_cp_e_1
I know there are many reviews out here, but wanted to make my own review here. As my time is pressed this will not be the longest review but a few key points I may expound on later.
The Jot is a stylus along the same principles as the dagi styli. Using a small plastic clear disc with ingrained conductive material in order to relay the 'touch' to the screen.
I have used many styli, from bamboo, to dagi, to ayl, to boxwave.
However, jot is definitely the best by far. Here are some bullet points to keep in mind:
*Uses clear disc at tip to increase accuracy and view of user
*REPLACEABLE tips help significantly reduce costs, increase longevity, and allow a more forgiving stylus to accidental damage
*A very conductive casing, which can act as its own stylus (I have used the metal housing as its own stylus)
*Screw on cap, that screws on to keep from being accidentally removed, and screws on the end to increase length and to avoid being lost
*Nice colors (not a pro for some, but where I like my red)
*Lightweight and feels slim in the hand while still being comfortable
*VERY helpful customer service. (I, myself, damaged the tip by my own error and they sent me TWO replacements for FREE when the original one only had one tip)
*Very agile tip. Unlike dagi styli, the tip swings freely on the ball bearing (literally can hold it by the tip and the stylus will swing very loosely) meaning that it is easy to use quickly without focusing on how you are holding it.
*The Jot Pro has its own additional pros, but I prefer the Jot to the Jot Pro cause I dont need magnets to hold it or a rubber grip
Cons
*No rubber tip supplemental. May not be a real "con" but I would like to see a rubber tip because sometimes I just want to use one.
*Popping the tip back on the stylus can damage the tip if done incorrectly. (The tip is actually two separate clear discs held together, and you have to put the tip on a hard, or at least resistant, surface and then press the stylus into it to snap it on. If you dont have something like a table or other resistant surface to use then you might wind up pressing the stylus through the first part of the tip and separating the two plastic discs.
*Some screens can be a little resistant to the disc sliding around, like the a500. My Galaxy S2 works awesome with this, but the acer a500 is a little resistant.
Thats the review so far, I may amend it later with more information.

Maybe a little RainX would help it glide better on the A500? Anyway thanks for the post, will be ordering one soon.

WOW! I really like the design on this one. I bought a dagi awhile back and the tip broke off eventually and I'm never rough with stuff. This one with the ball on end seems 1000 times better because then no plastic is flexing and weakening. I might actually buy this one even after deciding to not buy another stylus after last one broke.

I'm reviving the thread in the hopes that someone who owns one chimes in - if you have a video of you using it on the a500 or an opinion, please share.

One way to prevent getting the S-pen stuck

Hello! This is one of my first posts on XDA. I decided to post instead of lurking all day because I wanted to share something that I think many would find helpful. Namely, how to prevent sticking the S-Pen backward.
Of course, I think putting an S-Pen backward sounds like a dumb thing to do in the first place. But accidents happen all the time, and I had this feeling that it might happen to me one day. I tried hard to think of a way that will fix the issue without making the phone look ugly. This is what I settled with:
Materials: Double-sided tape, transparent plastic "cardboard" (e.g. the plastic used in merchandise packaging), scissors.
Step 1: Place double-sided tape, as cleanly as possible, on the plastic board.
Step 2: Press the back of the S Pen on to the double sided tape so you can see a faint outline.
Step 3: Cut a perfect rectangle with the same dimensions as that outline. Don't round the corners.
Step 4: Firmly place the cut-out on the back of the S-Pen.
The S-Pen should not even fit backward anymore, thanks to the extra plastic sticking out of the rounded corners of the S-Pen. The plastic appendage sticks out a little bit from the phone when the pen is stowed but it won't cause a problem if you have a case and/or don't care too much about design. Not that it makes the pen particularly ugly either. You can think of the plastic as a crystalline decoration for the pen or something. You can even use colored plastic instead of transparent plastic to add some style if you want.
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I think the concept is good. Would need more refined because I think it is ugly haha. I feel the hole is the culprit. They could have made it smaller and the end of the pen could be flared out. Assuming people won't put it in backwards is bad because people are dumb lol.
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