I really like my iPhone and I have had it since the first generation devices launched. It’s about time for me to upgrade to a new handset and I am just waiting until June to see if any of the rumors about a new iPhone coming are true. Being a married geek one of the caveats of upgrading my gear is that it has to make it through the wife approval o’meter. Scoff all you want single geeks, any married guy will know what I mean. One good way to get the approval on an upgrade for my iPhone is to convince my wife that she should take my current iPhone over her Blackberry, which is honestly nowhere near as good as the iPhone.

The problem is that my wife always wants to use her nails to work the capacitive touchscreen. Anyone who has used an iPhone knows that won’t work. Another big problem for users in cold environments is that you can’t work the iPhone with gloves on. Today we are going to look at the Pogo Stylus for the iPhone that will solve both of these problems. Read on for all the details on the Pogo Stylus for iPhone.

Specifications

The Pogo Stylus for iPhone is a stylus roughly an inch shorter than the iPhone that has some special black fuzz looking stuff on the tip that allows the stylus to work the iPhone. The stylus also comes with a clip to hold it on the side of the iPhone 3G. The body of the stylus is made from aluminum and it comes in several colors for $14.95.

In Use

Obviously, there isn’t much to the use of the Pogo Stylus for iPhone. You simply pick it up like a pen or pencil and use it to press the icons on screen. The stylus works well, but in my testing, it did take more of a deliberate press to activate the icons than activating them with your finger.

I will say that accuracy is better in typing for me. I always manage to hit the wrong buttons when I try and text fast, though admittedly I am not much of a text messaging kind of guy. My wife liked the Pogo Stylus for iPhone she was able to hit keys with the stylus that were hard to hit with long nails.

The stylus comes with a clip that is designed to fit the iPhone 3G and hold the stylus on the side of the phone so it’s always with you. Since I use an original iPhone this proved to be a bit of an issue for me. The clip will fit the original iPhone, but it has a gap of about 1/4 of an inch on the back where the new device would curve and the original doesn’t.

The designer of the Pogo Stylus for iPhone, TenOne Design, does offer a clip pack that provides clips that fit the original iPhone, iPod touch and the iPhone 3G when used with a case. Since I didn’t have the clip specifically designed for my phone, I used the 3G version. As I said the clip fit my phone, but it fell off easily and I found that the stylus was easy to catch inside my pocket. Since the stylus sticks out from the side of my phone by about half an inch, I don’t think having the clip specifically for my phone would make a difference on the way it gets caught inside my pocket.

Pros

• Easy to use
• Great for users who wear gloves or have long nails
• Cheap

Cons

• Gets caught in my pocket easily

Verdict

Overall the Pogo Stylus for iPhone is a nice product that makes it much easier for many users to type on the iPhone and allows the phone to be used with gloves. The price is cheap and the Pogo Stylus for iPhone works well.