Not exact matches
Note Taker HD This iPad app lets you
input text by
typing with your finger or a
stylus and choose from a variety
of fonts, colors, and sizes.
Info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen indicates to me that only some
types of touchscreens support both finger and
stylus input.
Another aspect is that using a
stylus is a way
of protecting the display from dust, fingerprints and other
types of debris that unavoidably ends up on the screen if you use only thumb
input.
The one drawback with these
type of screens is that they require the use
of a special
stylus for the sensor board to detect
input.
The invention describes an advanced
stylus with a number
of sensors to detect a variety
of types of input — the angle at which the
stylus is touching the display, or the distance
of the
stylus from the device.