Last week, online investigators unveiled the first screen images and case renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Now, these same intrepid phone spies have managed to get their hands on the phone's signature stylus. Their verdict: "The biggest update in the history of the S Pen." Lawks.

When Apple introduced the first iPhone, one of the things Steve Jobs lamented was styluses - those small plastic sticks that slotted into the side of many devices back in 2007 that we often lost. That's spawned a number of other options with Apple even develop their own Pencil - albeit at an eye-watering price. The Wacom Bamboo Tip is a stylus solution that lets you scribble notes and sketch on your iOS or Android device.

Tablets are great for email, games and productivity apps. They can also be useful for note-taking, annotations and drawing, but when you start doing those things, a good stylus is extremely useful. This week we're looking at five of the best tablet styli for capacitive touch screens, based on your nominations.

iPad/Mac: The iPad is a great little drawing tool, especially when combined with a stylus. If you want to improve on the experience even more, Air Stylus is an app that lets you use your iPad and stylus as a drawing tablet for apps on your Mac.

Bananas, eh? Is there anything they can't do? In previous posts we've seen how these yellow miracle workers can be used to shine shoes, polish silverware and ripen avocado. As this video from Sam Tucker demonstrates, they can also be used as a makeshift stylus for your tablet.

While it's arguable whether or not you need a stylus at all with an iPad, some people prefer one for drawing over using their finger because it offers better hand-eye coordination. To that end, we like the Wacom Bamboo stylus.

There are lots of objects you can use or make to operate a touchscreen. Here's another one, made out of one of our favourite multi-purpose tools: the chopstick.

If you use a tablet and wish you had a stylus to use with it, you could go out and spend a few dollars plus shipping to have a capacitive touchscreen-friendly stylus shipped to you, or you can build your own using a ballpoint pen and a kitchen sponge that you probably already have.

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