Nomad Play

$18, paintbrush stylus for iPad, iPhone and Android

Teaches: a stylus peripheral for capacitive screens

CTR Review

Tired of using a finger on your iPad? Nomad Play is a paintbrush stylus with soft nylon bristles. The handle is made from maple and the bristles are held in place by a soft, rubber ring (or ferrule) that poses no risk of scratching the screen. The brush works on any Apple or Android capacitive touch screen, including the iPad. Testers were mixed about this brush. It seems fun at first, but the bristles sometimes divide and the paint line gets confused. In addition, there's a learning curve -- you have to learn not to push too hard. Your fingertip, on the other hand, has no such learning curve. Nomad Play comes in four designs and colors.