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If you’re looking for a well-equipped competitor to the Apple Pencil, you’ll now find it at Apple peripherals provider ESR. With the Jio Digital Pencil, they have brought to market a stylus version that is largely based on the Apple original and even features the “Where is it?” Tracking using the network is also included, a feature that is otherwise only available on much more expensive ones. apple pencil pro Gives.

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Wide compatibility, but not all features

Jio Digital Pencil is connected to iPad via Bluetooth. It works with the 11, 12.9, and 13-inch iPad Pro up to M4, the Generation 3 iPad Air, the Generation 7 iPad, and the Generation 5 iPad mini, although not all functions are available depending on the generation. Available. With a suitable iPad, it should be possible to locate the pen’s position and use shortcuts, among other things. For example, you can check the battery level by tapping twice or switching to the app switcher. However, pressure sensitivity, hover, and other Apple Pencil-exclusive functions are missing.

Charging is not done via induction on the iPad, but via a USB-C port. It’s built right into the side of the pen, so you can’t lose the cap, as was the case with early Apple models. According to ESR, full charge is possible within 30 minutes. The Jio Digital Pencil still comes with a (powerless) magnetic function, so you can still clip it to a suitable iPad.

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Listed in Find My App

ESR Pen’s “Where is it?” Integration puts it “where is it?” Brings you into the app, where it can be found under “Devices.” You can play sounds, report the device as lost and view the last known position, i.e. where the Bluetooth connection was lost.

Currently only ESR Jio Digital Pencil Through Amazon’s US store distributed. There you will have to pay $30 – plus delivery fee, which will cost an additional $8.50. Additionally, import sales tax charges may also apply. It’s unclear how high the quality of the pen’s tracking is, meaning whether it offers the same drawing experience as the Apple version. Trials have to show this first. The new pen is available for immediate delivery in the United States; Shipping to Germany takes one to three weeks.

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