The new Adonit Note-M is like a mouse and a stylus in one

Adonit Note M iPad Mouse Stylus (Image credit: Adonit)

What you need to know

The Adonit Note-M is available for pre-order at $79.99 now.
It's the world's "first ever dual-function mouse stylus".
It's perfectly suited to iPad Pro.

Mouse control is something the iPad has gotten much, much better at in recent months and that's set to improve yet further with the arrival of iPadOS 14 next month. But what if you don't want to deal with a mouse and an Apple Pencil? The Adonit Note-M might be for you.

Priced at $79.99 and available for pre-order now – so long as you live in the United States or Canada – the new stylus is a really interesting take on the humble mouse. There are even left and right-click buttons and a scroll wheel of sorts. All in something that looks and functions like a stylus.

Full Mouse Functionality: The Note-M has an integrated mouse function, left & right-click buttons, and a touch panel to achieve the touch-sensitive scrolling wheel on the stylus.
Mouse Sensor: Adonit developed a unique multi-angled sensor that can detect up to 5mm away from the surface. This provides you with a seamless experience when using the mouse functionality.

Other features of note include USB-C charging with ten hours of drawing and five hours of mouse functionality offered up by a single charge. The stylus itself is also metal, so it can be attached to the side of your iPad Pro just fine.

This thing is undoubtedly best paired with an iPad Pro but it will also work well with the 2018 iPad and newer.

As mentioned, pre-orders are open now with people set to get their new mouse-thing next month.

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

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