Fifty-Three Announces Gold Version of Pencil Stylus for iPad

Hot on the heels of its availability in the Apple retail store, FiftyThree’s popular Bluetooth Pencil stylus for the iPad is now available in a new gold brushed and anodized finish version. The new color matches that of the gold iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 models, and is available for $59.95.

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FiftyThree first unveiled the Pencil stylus just over a year ago bringing a carpenter pencil’s design to the stylus market. The Pencil stylus pairs over Bluetooth with the iPad enabling smart features in a number of apps including FiftyThree’s popularPaper iPad app for sketching.

Pencil’s features include:

• Surface Pressure: E​xpressive from every angle. Use Pencil’s unique tip to create lines of any size without any settings.
• Palm Rejection:​R​est your hand on the screen and write from any angle without calibration or setup.
• Erase:​Pencil’s unique built­in eraser lets you try anything knowing an eraser is only a flip away.
• Blend: U​se your finger to smooth rough edges and blend colors directly on the page. Create beautiful color transitions for charts, skies, and shadows.
• Accurate Sensing:​Pencil’s tip and erasers are plated in 14k gold for lighting fast, accurate reaction.
• Lasting power:​Pencil’s built­in battery charges off any USB port in under 90 minutes, and delivers power for up to one month.
• Settings­ Free Bluetooth:​Bluetooth connection without settings menus or confusing pairing rituals.

Paper by Fifty-Three for the iPad is available FREE in the App Store. (Offers in-app purchases.) [DIRECT LINK]

Pencil Gold stylus is available for pre-order for $59.95 starting today at shop.fiftythree.com with orders shipping Tuesday, February 3rd. The Pencil stylus lineup is also available online at Apple and Amazon.