With Samsung adding S Pen functionality to the Galaxy S21 Ultra, note takers, doodlers and artists can now ply their trade on the phone’s QHD+ screen. To do all of that, though, you’ll need the best S Pen or a solid stylus alternative. The S21 Ultra doesn’t come with a stylus, but it does work with a wide variety of third party digital pens and almost all of the entire Samsung S Pen back catalogue. So if you have an old Note phone, or a Samsung tablet, that S Pen will work.
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Samsung’s trademark low-latency is a major reason to buy directly from the company, but you can get similar performance—and a better ergonomic design—from some big name third-party brands too. Here are the best stylus pens for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra.
The official Samsung S Pen now works with the Galaxy S21 Ultra, as do older S Pens from previous Note and Galaxy Tab devices. It doesn’t support Bluetooth functionality like Air Gestures, but users can take notes, annotate and use it to navigate around the device. No pairing is needed to connect it to the S21 Ultra, rather the device recognizes the stylus as soon as it hovers over the phone.
The trademark light, sleek and low latency operation speed (9ms) comes with Samsung’s official stylus, but you will have to buy a case to house it with the phone. It’s worth mentioning that Samsung is also planning to release an S Pen Pro at some point, which will come with the additional Bluetooth functionality alongside a bigger price tag. If you don’t want the case, you can grab the S Pen on its own for $40.
Staedtler’s instantly recognizable design has moved over into digital stylus form. The bumblebee-styled pen comes with a 0.7mm precision nib that applies 4096 levels of pressure for excellent accuracy.
It uses EMR technology, so it needs neither charging nor pairing, which means it works instantly on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. However, the lack of Bluetooth connectivity means there aren’t additional features like programmable buttons that can switch the pen thickness, or color. But with familiar ergonomics and palm rejection technology—so users can rest their hands on the screen without giving the phone confusing input commands—the Noris Digital is well priced at $27.
Adonit is a specialist in digital pens. The company’s iOS offering is far better than that of its Android line-up. It is yet to produce anything close to its hyper high-end Adonit Note+ iPad stylus for Android. But the Dash 3 is an affordable and accomplished pen in its own right.
The 1.9mm tip is designed to remove drag, it has a 14 hour battery life and it can be turned on and off by clicking the eraser-replacement button at the top. As is the case with many other third party Android styluses, it doesn’t come with Bluetooth connectivity so programmable buttons aren’t an option. But the aluminum body and 8.5mm radius gives the pen an appropriate amount of thickness without being hefty.
Wacom is the biggest name in the stylus world. The Bamboo Tip comes with, as you might have guessed, a 1.9mm bamboo nib, which is interchangeable. It also has a 20-hour battery life and a reasonable 16g of weight with a 10mm diameter.
It’s on the larger and heavier side in comparison to other pens on this list, which is a matter of taste for users who do and don’t prefer that extra heft when sketching. It doesn’t require a connection and doesn’t come with extra Bluetooth functionality, but it’s also a well-made and well-executed device from one of the best stylus makers out there.
The Meko second generation stylus has a fine 1.5mm tip and an interesting ergonomic design. It has an aluminum finish with a thick grip near the bottom of the pen for a better fit and longer pen usage.
It has shorter battery life than the Adonit pen at 9 hours, but it’s also quite a bit cheaper at $18. There’s no Bluetooth connectivity and no additional functionality like programmable buttons or pressure sensitivity, but it also doesn’t need a connection to work and it provides decent accuracy. This is a simple, no-nonsense solution for S21 Ultra users who need a basic pen and don’t have much to spend.
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Leaving her elderly father on a basement floor for two days in a soiled adult diaper won’t mean jail for a Calgary woman.
Justice Indra Maharaj accepted a joint Crown and defence submission on Wednesday for a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence order for Tara Picard to be followed by 12 months of probation.
Prosecutor Donna Spaner and defence counsel Shaun Leochko proposed a community-based term which will include eight months of 24-hour house arrest followed by a nightly curfew for the second eight months.
Maharaj also agreed with the lawyers to order Picard to commit 300 hours of community service over the length of the three-year sentence.
The Calgary Court of Justice noted that amount of community-service hours was “a lot” to commit to.
But Maharaj said it showed Picard, 52, was truly remorseful for her conduct towards her father, whom Postmedia is not identifying because of the embarrassing nature of the facts of the case.
“What that shows me is Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,” the judge said of her willingness to complete community service.
“What I interpret from that is Ms. Picard’s willingness to give back to the community.”
Picard pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 77-year-old father.
Court heard caregivers found the elderly Calgary man on the basement floor of his daughter’s southeast home wearing a soiled adult diaper.
At the time, Picard was responsible for her father’s day-to-day care after he was moved to her residence, Spaner, reading from a statement of agreed facts, told court at the time.
“He had a number of medical ailments, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, some early onset dementia-like symptoms and chronic alcoholism,” Spaner said.
“(He) had been living independently in a Calgary apartment building. Family members became concerned that he was not caring for himself safely.”
With the help of Alberta Health Services he was moved to a home where Picard resided.
A registered nurse assigned to his care attended the 38 Street S.E. home on Nov. 15, 2021, to drop off food bank supplies for him and was told he was sleeping downstairs.
When the nurse called about an hour and a half later and spoke to the man on the phone he said he was lying on the floor, had fallen and was unable to get up.
When she returned to the home with a co-worker she found the victim lying on his back on the floor.
“(He) said that he had been lying on the floor for two days,” Spaner said.
Leochko said Picard was overwhelmed by the situation she was thrust into.
“It really was more than she could handle,” he said.
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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