Apple's Third Generation Pencil May Feature Sensor to Copy Texture, Colour From Surfaces: Report

 Apple has reportedly filed a patent application for an optical sensor that would allow a next-generation Apple Pencil to copy the texture and the colour from the surface of an item. The optical sensor may reportedly also enable the third generation Apple Pencil https://jolarsen.com to wirelessly relay detected data to a laptop so it could be used with a drawing program.