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The 2nd-gen Apple Pencil just dropped to $80 for an early Cyber Monday deal
The biggest shopping weekend of the year is here. You can find the best sales of the year right now, including discounts on brands and products that rarely go on sale. That includes gadgets from Apple.
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And if you want the best stylus for an iPad, the Apple Pencil (2nd gen) is currently $80 at Amazon, which is $50 off its regular price of $130.
This Apple Pencil builds on the first-generation model with a double-tap function that you can customize to switch between pencil and eraser, show the color palettes, and more, as well as attach to the side of the iPad Pro and charge wirelessly.
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The Apple Pencil is super responsive and has pixel-perfect precision with industry-leading low latency to write, markup, or draw. It also has tilt sensitivity and palm-rejection technology, so the screen only recognizes the Apple Pencil, not your hand or finger.
By using the Apple Pencil with your iPad (specifically, the iPad Pro 2022 model), you'll get exclusive features like the new hover feature that makes part of the iPad's interface come to life when the tip of the Apple Pencil gets within 12mm of the iPad's display.
Get the Apple Pencil (2nd gen) for $50 off now so you can check some things off your shopping list (either for a family or friend, or even for yourself).