Stylus length
 

Is anybody else frustrated with the (lack of) length of the 6800's stylus?

Is there any word on a stylus that telescopes three units out, rather than two?

Has anybody else considered a side-mounted stylus? I am considering manufacturing a single, unique magnetically mounted one for my own use.

having a little stylus envy eh?...

I'm also frustrated by the stylus. It seems that the black plastic end cap has some sharp corners that begin to dig into my hand when used for more than 3 or 4 taps.

If you are able to fabricate a decent replacement, there might be a market for them.

Yea, i also hate the short length of the stylus. Kinda funny thing, is that i'm using the old stylus off this old palm pilot that i had lying around. I just keep it in one of the pockets of my shorts (all my shorts are cargo) so it doesn't bother me at all to carry that around. The included stylus i only use for extremely quick things on the phone.

I have 2 pen/stylus 1 at home and one at the office. I never use that little bugger!! I rather use my pinky!

I have two pen/stylus one at home and one at the office. I never use that little bugger!! I rather use my pinky!

After the original Nintendo DS, and then the improvement that is the DS lite stylus, I'm not particularly bothered by this stylus. It's definitely better than the one in the original DS, so maybe it's just my perspective.

Being ive gotten a chance to use styli like the one in the mogul... I happen to like the small compact design better... Although if you hate it, Your best bet is going to be a pen that is also a stylus... Most Staples/Office stores have them...

i prefer this stylus over the DS lite one personally. that one hurts my fingers, but this one seems fine. usually i just use my fingers, and when I am actually going to be using it for more than a few minutes, then I pull out the stylus. or else I just use my thumb/forefinger.

I guess size really DOES matter ;)
Seriously, I love my Mogul, but my BF's 6700 has a much better stylus - solid, better balanced and more useful than the lightweight retractable "mini" stylus of the Mogul.

It's frustrating because with only minor changes, a longer stylus could have been designed into this device. If they need the space for their PCB, the stylus could have been made thinner.

I am considering making small magnetic mount brackets (plastic, magnet inside, covered with anti-slip rubber.) The brackets would be low-profile and only a very partial semi-circle with very blunt corners. I think the logical place to put the brackets would be above the power button and above the camera button.

The stylus would be solid plastic with matching magnets embedded on the inside. A length of around 100 mm is possible with the 6800.

The real downside here is that the stylus could interfere with the functionality of the buttons and/or keyboard. If the brackets were placed lower down, the stylus would at least partially obstruct the buttons. If the brackets were placed between the top and bottom halves, you would be forced to remove the stylus anytime you use the keyboard. It would be tricky and perhaps more prone to falling off if the stylus brackets were placed on the top half of the slider only.

Another possibility would be placing the stylus on the left side of the handset next on the top half of the slider.

Comments are welcome...

I so rarely use the stylus, that even if I hated the Moguls (which I don't), I'm not sure I'd expend much effort to try to improve it.