Thylus Thumb Stylus

Thylus’ Thumb Stylus is an innovative writing utensil for your PDA or other electronic device that requires manually writing characters in order to input your data. Its unique form also spares your screen of scratches and smudges since the pressure applied by your thumb or finger is lesser than when you write with a normal stylus. For an inexpensive and unique writing accessory that is lightweight, durable and very practical, Thylus’ Thumb Stylus is the way to go! This definitely rates a 5 out of 5 stars! See the full review

More and more games are coming out that use the touch screen only to switch items, weapons, or powers. If you hate smudging up your screen like I do, then you might want to give the thylus a try. It outperforms the DS's thumb stylus in pretty much every way, and works well for many different control types. Despite its minor flaws (like not having a re-adjustable strap), its low price, comfortable fit, and precision make it well worth purchasing. See the full review

DS Fanboy give Thylus a "thumbs up" for Super Mario Bros. and Metroid Prime Hunters

Super Mario 64 DS:
The Thylus worked well in this game, allowing us to move Mario around with ease. Also, with nothing really too useful to the player going on in the bottom screen, our gigantic thumb blocking most of its contents to our eyes was no big deal and didn't get in the way of the experience. Using the stylus provided similar ease of control, however considering the fact that we are right handed, really got in the way of the buttons. We tried to switch it to our left hand, but then Mario moved around more like he was drunk than anything else.

DS Fanboy says: Thylus wins!

Metroid Prime Hunters:
With this game, we knew that, like Super Mario 64 DS, the bottom screen doesn't hold much information necessary to the player. So, with that in mind, we felt confident that the Thylus would work well, perhaps better than the stylus. It turns out the Thylus exceeded our expectations as using it provided no hand cramps the likes of which we'd experienced in the past using the stylus. Precision was better for us with the Thylus too as we killed enemies more effectively.

DS Fanboy says: Thylus wins!

Thylus rated an "Ubergizmo" or Super gizmo!

The Thylus targets heavy touchscreen users who prefer navigating with their thumb instead of gripping a normal pen-like stylus. Compatible with a whole host of touchscreen devices such as PDAs, cellphones, smartphones, Nintendo DS Lites, as well as GPS navigation systems, the Thylus even comes with a docking station which can be stuck on the back of your device for easy trasportation.

Gadgetorama weighs in...

The Thylus is an interesting alternative to using your stylus. The Thylus lets you use your thumb instead. Yes, your thumb! Most thumbs are wide and data entry is therefore clumsy. But the Thylus takes the thumb and turns it into a stylus with a pinpoint for data entry. Essentially, you put the Thylus on your thumb and it will let you precisely control screen input thanks to its nib. An adjustable beaded ring allows it to be sized for different size thumbs.

It comes with a convenient docking station that can be affixed to the device so that the Thylus travels with it.