As some people know, in my not-so-secret other life, I enjoy drawing cartoons. Since I bought my first iPad back in April 2010, I've been using the device for quite a bit of my scribbling and coloring--most of that with Ten One Design's . So I was excited to play around with some of the other offerings on the market to see how they compared. I've spent the past few months testing many, many styluses on both my iPad and iPhone, focusing primarily on the control, feel, and fit of the accessories when sketching or writing (though I also ran through basic navigational tasks).

Note that, as of yet, that might allow for pressure sensitivity on the iPad. Apps such and have settings that attempt to imitate true touch sensitivity, but it's just that--an imitation. So an iPad-stylus combination can't yet replace a good WACOM tablet--but it's certainly nice for sketching on the go.

In 2008, Ten One Design was with a working stylus for the iPhone, the ( Macworld rated 4 out of 5 mice ; $15). The company has since released the Sketch's shorter, slimmer sibling, the ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ; $15), along with several Mac software applications aimed at enabling handwriting and multitouch tablet imitation on trackpads.

I bought a Pogo Sketch within months of its release to do some quick sketching on my iPhone. Though the screen proved a bit too small for serious work, I continued to use the Sketch whenever I needed to doodle something electronically. After I got an iPad, I started bringing the stylus everywhere I went, in case I felt like drawing. I've thus had a lot of experience with the Sketch, and I still quite like it for quick and easy pieces--its weight and shape let it fit nicely in your hand.