Wacom, I would have thought would definitely want to be in on this. I've got a Note tablet and to be honest I don't S-Pen much, but if you're a “creative” then I can easily see where it'd be a huge advantage. And it maybe figures that S-Pen gives it a unique advantage. Samsung seems to want to ape Apple by “doing it's own thing” even if that “own thing” is worse. LSG501 Surprised about Samsung not being involved due to them owning 10% iirc of wacom although if anything I'm more surprised by wacom being involved, they're the ‘defacto’ graphics tablet manufacturer so this would clearly hurt them more than the less known brands. JPR went on to estimate that active stylus adoption would grow from 100 million units in 2015 to 300 million units in 2018 thanks to the USI. Pondering the USI initiative Jon Peddie Research said that such a standard is "sorely" needed and that the standard could bring cost reductions in deploying styli resulting in more OEMs choosing to equip one with their devices. I note that the USI web page graphics appear to show a Samsung S Pen in action. Conspicuous by their absence are the likes of Microsoft, Samsung and Apple. (EETI) Elan Microelectronics Corporation Focal Tech Electronics, Ltd. at the Promoter level and eGalax_eMPIA Technology Inc. Just think if your smartphone, tablet, computer and graphics tablet used the same stylus tech… Then you'd only have to worry about the stylus silo size.įounding members of the USI include plenty of industry heavyweights Atmel Corporation Hanvon Pentech Co., Ltd. With the new standard in place users should gain a consistent experience across devices, with up to 2048 different levels of pressure available from screen to screen. "The USI 1.0 specification provides for a stylus capable of communicating with different touch sensors and touch controller integrated circuits". This is where the USI 1.0 specification hopes to help, going forward. It would be great if you could use any active stylus with a wide range of supported hardware but there are so many competing standards and technologies around now. We were disappointed that it wouldn't work with either of the two spare Wacom styli I had in my drawer, and we had to mail order a replacement from HP in the USA. My daughter lost her HP convertible's Wacom designed stylus in the first week of ownership. Over the years if you have owned a more than a single stylus packing device/gadget, especially from different vendors, you might have been disappointed that you couldn't just use your favourite styli across devices. Big technology players including Intel, Lenovo and Wacom are already backing the initiative. This new organisation will start by developing a standard specification for an active stylus and then seek to promote it industry-wide. A number of prominent device and electronics makers have banded together to launch the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI).
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