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Using Smart device as Stylus Tilt Controller 以智能裝置控制畫筆傾斜

25/1/2016

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We think stylus tilt is really important in using paint programs like Expresii.  Unfortunately,  today most Windows tablet, including Microsoft's latest Surface Book and Surface Pro 4,  do not support stylus tilt (Apple's iPad   Pro  does!). To remedy this, we explore    using a smart device as a stylus tilt controller .
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Using smartwatch and smartphone (left) with Windows tablet to give stylus tilt control.
In doing so, we acquired   the  world's smallest android  smart  phone Melrose S9   (US$58  here), and an android  4.4  smartwatch HOPU  EC720    (US$105)  and here is the result:
The smart device is connected to the  Windows tablet via WIFI  (a little jerky in the video, but that's because we moved to a place a little far from the WIFI  spot  for filming).  It's possible to attach a small smart device to the stylus itself (right) to make it a little more intuitive, but frankly  it's still  not  an  ideal solution. In conclusion,  we really wish    that  more  Windows tablet makers  would   add native stylus tilt support so that we don't need to find another solution. ^_^

To  try  our tilt solution,    all you need is an android device that runs this app called  Sensor stream IMU+GPS. In the  app, leave port as 5555, select 'UDP Stream',  and enter  the IP address  that you see when you select in Expresii's App Menu->Input->Brush  Tilt->Smart Device (see right).  The smart device and your  Windows tablet  must be on the same WIFI network. Your Expresii version must be at least  since 2016-01-31. Let us know how you like it by leaving a comment below  or  say  in our Facebook page!  

BTW, the tabletPC used here  is   the Cube i7 stylus (~US$350), which you can buy  from various online  agents like   GearBest   or  Banggood.
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Expresii shows the IP address of your PC needed by the Android app.
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