The Logitech Crayon: A Cheaper Alternative to the Apple Pencil?

In March of this year, at Apple's educational event, they announced the new sixth generation iPad that gained Apple pencil support. They also briefly showed a new product from Logitech that was a cheaper Apple pencil-like option for students priced at around $49 but was not going to be available to the general public. Well today, Logitech has officially released the Logitech Crayon to the public and so we're going to check out what's inside the box and go over my first impressions of the Crayon.

Unboxing the Logitech Crayon is nothing out of the ordinary in fact the only thing that you get inside is the pencil itself and some information guides. There's also no charging cable included either but the lightning cable that comes with your iPad will work just fine in terms of design. The Logitech Crayon obviously has the look and feel of something that would definitely be found in the classroom with bright red accents at both ends and a more flat rectangle form factor compared to the more round traditional style of the Apple pencil.

The Logitech Crayon has an obvious kid-friendly design with a pry-resistant smart tip that actually requires a special tool when the tip needs replacing. The rubber cap at the end that covers the lightning connector is also tethered to the crayon so it doesn't get lost in terms of technology inside the Crayon, it's actually using the same tech featured in the Apple pencil. The Crayon has the same latency, tilt, and palm rejection as Apple features in its pencil but it's also lagging pressure sensitivity which is one thing to consider when connecting the Crayon is also pretty simple since the crayon does not rely on Bluetooth technology but instead a single frequency simply press the power button at the top and then just go ahead and start writing.

Battery life is also said to last up to eight hours and it can be charged by a lightning cable as there is a lightning port at the top of the Cramp. As for app support, for the Crayon it should be no surprise that the Crayon will actually just work with any application that supports the Apple pencil itself but the Crayon only works with the sixth generation iPad and not the iPad Pros. It's unclear as to why this is but this is something to keep in mind if you are planning to pick one up.

Overall, I really enjoyed using the Crayon doing my brief testing towards the tip of the crayon the flatter form factor does become a bit uncomfortable during prolonged periods of use but overall I find that the flatter form factor is easier to write with even though the Apple pencil is shaped more like a traditional pencil the Crayon is easier to write with and offers far more control. This is obvious since the product is targeted towards kids but I definitely think that the Crayon can be used by anyone if you're a student or even an adult looking to get a near Apple pencil experience and a bit of a cheaper price point.

The Logitech Crayon is available for purchase at logitech.com/apple, in apple retail stores through September 2018 and then is expected to be available everywhere beginning in October 2018 for a suggested retail price of $69.99 for schools and school districts in the US and Canada. A Logitech Crayon is also available for a special price of $49.99 via the education section of Apple's website so let us know in the comments section down below if you're interested in the Logitech Crayon for your child classroom or even yourself.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone dan with MacRumors and in this video we're gonna check out the Logitech cran digital pencil for the sixth generation iPad back in March of this year at Apple's educational event where they announced the new six generation iPad that gained Apple pencil support they also briefly showed a new product from Logitech that was a cheaper Apple pencil like option for students priced at around $49 but was not going to be available to the general public well today Logitech has officially released the Logitech cran to the public and so we're going to check out what's inside the box and go over my first impressions of the cran so unboxing the Logitech cran is nothing out of the ordinary in fact the only thing that you get inside is the pencil itself and some information guides there's also no charging cable included either but the lightning cable that comes with your iPad will work just fine in terms of design the logitech crayon obviously has the look and feel of something that would definitely be found in the classroom with bright red accents at both ends and a more flat rectangle form factor compared to the more round traditional style of the Apple pencil the Logitech cran has an obvious kid-friendly design with a pry resistant smart tip that actually requires a special tool when the tip needs replacing the rubber cap at the end that covers the lightning connector is also tethered to the crayon so it doesn't get lost in terms of Technology inside the cran it's actually using the same tech featured in the Apple pencil the crayon has the same latency tilt and palm rejection than Apple features in its pencil but it's also lagging pressure sensitivity so that's one thing to consider connecting the cran is also pretty simple since the crayon does not rely on bluetooth technology but instead a single frequency simply press the power button at the top and then just go ahead and start writing battery life is also said to last up to eight hours and it can be charged by a lightning cable as there is a lightning port at the top of the cramp as far as app support goes for the cran it should be no surprise that the cran will actually just work with any application that supports the Apple pencil itself but the cran only works with the sixth generation iPad and not the iPad pros it's unclear as to why this and only works with the six generation iPad but this is something to keep in mind if you are planning to pick one up overall I really enjoyed using the cran doing my brief testing towards the tip of the crayon the flatter form factor does become a bit uncomfortable during prolonged periods of use but overall I find that the flatter form factor is easier to write with even though the Apple pencil is shaped more like a traditional pencil the cran is easier to write with and offers far more control again this is obvious since the product is targeted towards kids but I definitely think that the cran can be used by anyone if you're a student or even an adult looking to get a near Apple pencil experience and a bit of a cheaper price point I think the cran is definitely worth looking at the logitech cran is available for purchase at logitech comm apple comm and in apple retail stores through September 2018 and then is expected to be available everywhere beginning in October 2018 for a suggested retail price of $69.99 for schools and school districts in the US and Canada a Logitech cran is available for a special price of $49.99 via the education section of Apple's website so let us know in the comments section down below if you're interested in the Logitech cran for your child classroom or even yourself in the comments section down below this has been tan with Mac rumors thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next onehey everyone dan with MacRumors and in this video we're gonna check out the Logitech cran digital pencil for the sixth generation iPad back in March of this year at Apple's educational event where they announced the new six generation iPad that gained Apple pencil support they also briefly showed a new product from Logitech that was a cheaper Apple pencil like option for students priced at around $49 but was not going to be available to the general public well today Logitech has officially released the Logitech cran to the public and so we're going to check out what's inside the box and go over my first impressions of the cran so unboxing the Logitech cran is nothing out of the ordinary in fact the only thing that you get inside is the pencil itself and some information guides there's also no charging cable included either but the lightning cable that comes with your iPad will work just fine in terms of design the logitech crayon obviously has the look and feel of something that would definitely be found in the classroom with bright red accents at both ends and a more flat rectangle form factor compared to the more round traditional style of the Apple pencil the Logitech cran has an obvious kid-friendly design with a pry resistant smart tip that actually requires a special tool when the tip needs replacing the rubber cap at the end that covers the lightning connector is also tethered to the crayon so it doesn't get lost in terms of Technology inside the cran it's actually using the same tech featured in the Apple pencil the crayon has the same latency tilt and palm rejection than Apple features in its pencil but it's also lagging pressure sensitivity so that's one thing to consider connecting the cran is also pretty simple since the crayon does not rely on bluetooth technology but instead a single frequency simply press the power button at the top and then just go ahead and start writing battery life is also said to last up to eight hours and it can be charged by a lightning cable as there is a lightning port at the top of the cramp as far as app support goes for the cran it should be no surprise that the cran will actually just work with any application that supports the Apple pencil itself but the cran only works with the sixth generation iPad and not the iPad pros it's unclear as to why this and only works with the six generation iPad but this is something to keep in mind if you are planning to pick one up overall I really enjoyed using the cran doing my brief testing towards the tip of the crayon the flatter form factor does become a bit uncomfortable during prolonged periods of use but overall I find that the flatter form factor is easier to write with even though the Apple pencil is shaped more like a traditional pencil the cran is easier to write with and offers far more control again this is obvious since the product is targeted towards kids but I definitely think that the cran can be used by anyone if you're a student or even an adult looking to get a near Apple pencil experience and a bit of a cheaper price point I think the cran is definitely worth looking at the logitech cran is available for purchase at logitech comm apple comm and in apple retail stores through September 2018 and then is expected to be available everywhere beginning in October 2018 for a suggested retail price of $69.99 for schools and school districts in the US and Canada a Logitech cran is available for a special price of $49.99 via the education section of Apple's website so let us know in the comments section down below if you're interested in the Logitech cran for your child classroom or even yourself in the comments section down below this has been tan with Mac rumors thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next one\n"