During yesterday afternoon, Apple updated its line of ipads, as planned. Several of the models were updated with more powerful chips and new designs. The rest simply experienced a considerable price increase. However, all eyes turned to him. ipad input. In addition to increasing its screen, improving its internal components and changing the Lightning over USB-C, Apple has made a pretty stupid move with the Apple Pencil. Now you need a adapter that is sold separately to be able to recharge it. Logitechfor his part, has done the right thing, and they have just improve your crayon so you can use it with the new iPad without problems.
Complicate your life to charge the pencil: this is the new iPad
The entry-level iPad now carries the 2020 iPad Air SoC. The design has been improved, and we have finally been able to say goodbye to Lightning, as this was the last iPad model left with this connector.
However, Apple has a reputation for giving one of lime and one of sand. Apparently someone in Cupertino thought it was a great idea. keep the first generation Pencil for this iPad, and thus not cannibalize sales with superior models. The problem is that Apple has kept the Lightning connector on the pencil. So, recharging it from the iPad itself is impossible. Gone are the days when the Pencil was sold as the perfect accessory to increase productivity.
But there is a solution. Pay 10 euros for a adapter that allows you to recharge the pencil with an external charger – nothing to use the iPad itself. A ridiculous and very sloppy solution that we would never have seen during the time of Jobs, but that is becoming commonplace during the leadership of Tim Cook.
Logitech explains it to Apple with its Crayon
Was it so difficult to do the right thing? It seems not, because as soon as this new iPad was announced, Logitech did the same with its new version of crayonwhich has now been updated with USB-C connector so that it can be used on the new iPad without any problem.
The logitech crayons It is one of the most interesting alternatives on the market to the Apple Pencil. Its design is very similar to that of the Apple accessory, although it is slightly larger. It has flat sides to prevent it from rolling and falling to the ground. However, Logitech ensures that the accessory can perfectly withstand drops of up to 1.2 meters. On the other hand, this stylus has a series of accessories to personalize the experience, such as colored erasers to facilitate grip.
Refering to autonomythe Crayon lasts about 7 hours with a single charge. At this point, the first-generation Apple Pencil does win. It also wins the Pencil when it comes to gestures, as the Logitech device doesn’t support that feature on the iPad.
However, at the time of writing, these two models do not have much to envy each other. The Crayon is also an accessory much cheaper than the Apple Pencil. Therefore, this accessory can be even more interesting than the official Apple accessory, since you can save a lot of money and it will save you complications when recharging your battery.
