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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".
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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).