Recommend a stylus that attaches to ...

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Recommend a stylus that attaches to ...

... My iPad 2 and Mini. I tried the type with a little plastic piece goes into the headphone jack input. No good. First time it detached, leaving the piece in the headphone jack input. Service had to remove. Second time I made sure cord was firmly attached. It broke off at the cord-meets-metal-loop. Fortunately I was able to grasp a piece with tweezers and remove.

Now I'm seeking an alternative to sticking things IN my iPads. A stylus with Velcro or an adhesive strip. I have a bag full of stylus' but misplace/lose them easily.

iPad 2, iOS 6.1.3, Mini 6.1.3

Posted on Nov 10, 2013 5:45 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 10, 2013 5:48 PM in response to PinkiPadLostHerPassCantRecover

Buy yourself a package of Velcro. It comes in strips and small pieces. Attach one piece to your case and the opposite to your stylus.

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Answer 2

Skydiver119

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Nov 10, 2013 5:51 PM in response to PinkiPadLostHerPassCantRecover

Targus has a case that has a stylus pocket. ANd I'm sure other manufacturers do as well. Targus also has an 'ultralife' stylus wiht a magnetic holder. Used the stylus not the holder so I can't comment on it

Velcro might be an easy fix.

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Answer 3

Nov 10, 2013 6:14 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thanks. I have a case and know magnets were bad for my Windows desktop back on 1994 so I think they'd be bad around an iPad. Then again, lots of cases for iPads have magnets including both cases I have. Maybe Apple products have an anti-magnetic shield built in.

Velcro I have and thought of it as a last resort. Looks like it moved up the list.

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Answer 4

Nov 10, 2013 6:39 PM in response to PinkiPadLostHerPassCantRecover

I have an Adonit Jot Pro that's magnetic. However, it can be relatively easily knocked lose. I find it's more helpful to keep the stylus from rolling off the desk rather than to keep it from getting lost.

Best of luck.

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Answer 5

zy2238

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Dec 15, 2013 7:41 AM in response to PinkiPadLostHerPassCantRecover

Quiver Global has expensive single and double pen holders, in nylon or leather for the iPad. $20-40 seems a bit too much for a stylus holder, but so far I've not found anything less expensive or as utilitarian.

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Demo

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Nov 10, 2013 6:30 PM in response to PinkiPadLostHerPassCantRecover

Hi Pink. I hope you are feeling OK and doing well. The magnets in the covers are what trip the iPad cover lock, so magnets aren't going to hurt the iPad.

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Answer 7

Skydiver119

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Nov 10, 2013 6:44 PM in response to PinkiPadLostHerPassCantRecover

If your iPads are in a case, you could find some way to attach the stylus to the case.

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