Signals emitted from two locations in the tip calculate the angle and orientation to produce broad or shaded strokes.
The top of the Apple Pencil contains sensors that feed information back to the tablet unit.
The Apple Pencil is supported by apps like the updated Notes and Mail, coming in iOS 9.
Third party applications will also support it.
With iOS 9s multitasking features, Microsoft also showed off using the Apple Pencil to bring data across apps.
The company will be shipping the Apple Pencil in November at a price of $99.
source: www.techworm.net