Microsoft is considering whether to release a stylus that could, after a software upgrade, interact with almost any existing display or device. Researchers at the company’s Silicon Valley site ...

Before multitouch and capacitive displays, the stylus was used for touch input. Microsoft is hoping to bring back the stylus with a pen that can work with any display – even non-touchscreens – with a ...

Perceptive Pixel’s stylus-based display, now part of Microsoft. The concept of the stylus as an input for computing has been around for a long time, with people dragging items around the screen with a ...

A researcher at Microsoft has developed a new stylus concept that would be able to work on almost any type of screen. A researcher at Microsoft has developed a new stylus concept that would be able to ...

No company has tried to make the stylus the Next Big Thing as much as Microsoft, and it’s pushing harder than ever with the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. And though it’ll be a little while ...

If you own a Galaxy Note or Surface Pro, then you probably already know how useful a stylus can be. Much more than a faux finger, a digital pen can give you a sense of precision and control that your ...

Windows Ink isn't Microsoft's first stab at bringing stylus support to PCs. That would be Windows for Pen Computing in the early '90s, followed by Windows XP Tablet Edition. But Ink is the company's ...

A stylus with unique properties has been patented by Microsoft that we hope gets produced at some point. The stylus can determine the color of a physical object by holding the tip to it. This could be ...

History will show that the stylus was the one thing that kept Redmond from replicating the success of the iPhone. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make ...

Microsoft will soon own the company that provided the stylus and touch display interface technology for its Surface Pro 3, according to a media report. The company has agreed to acquire Israel-based N ...

This is just the beginning, says Ken Hinckley of Microsoft Research Labs. We’re on the edge of a major stylus renaissance, in which pen computing will be just as common as touch computing. But the ...

Company is reportedly cooking up a stylus designed to work on any screen surface, including that of laptops, monitors, tablets, and phones. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer ...