HTC’s new Flyer tablet has something a bit different: digital ink. The optional (£47.99) Scribe add-on, which HTC calls a “magic pen”, is a pressure-sensitive stylus that’s designed to supplement the Flyer’s touch screen. The idea is that the Scribe offers something you can’t get from other tablets: precision.

HTC makes some of the world’s most popular Android smartphones, so the news that it’s making the HTC Flyer tablet is going to make lots of people happy. With the iPad 2 imminent, is it too late to the party?