Logitech updates Crayon stylus with the USB-C port lacking from the Apple Pencil

Logitech has launched an updated version of its Crayon stylus to coincide with the announcement of Apple’s new iPads. The new stylus prices the identical because the outdated mannequin, $69.95, however now incorporates a USB-C charging port slightly than Lightning — a useful change given the Tenth-generation iPad’s change from Lightning to USB-C. 

The change implies that the Logitech Crayon arguably has a way more elegant charging mechanism than Apple’s first-party $99 Pencil when used with the base-level iPad. Logitech’s new stylus can cost utilizing simply the USB-C cable that comes with the pill — no fiddly USB-C-to-Lightning adapter required. The wirelessly-charging second-generation Apple Pencil isn’t appropriate with Apple’s new entry-level iPad.

Apple’s product web page notes that the Crayon can go as much as seven hours on a single cost, in comparison with 12 hours for the Apple Pencil. MacRumors also notes that Logitech’s stylus doesn’t have the strain sensitivity of Apple’s first social gathering mannequin. But if you’re speaking about an adjunct for Apple’s most inexpensive pill vary, these sorts of budget-conscious tradeoffs might be price it.