<s>
They	O
were	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
Paper	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
2012	O
iPad	O
App	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Pencil	B-Device
,	O
a	O
digital	O
stylus	O
,	O
and	O
Paste	O
,	O
a	O
collaborative	O
presentation	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
products	O
,	O
Book	O
by	O
FiftyThree	O
and	O
Moleskine	O
,	O
and	O
Pencil	B-Device
by	O
FiftyThree	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
2014	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
FiftyThree	O
SDK	O
and	O
Mix	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Paper	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
employees	O
who	O
have	O
previously	O
worked	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Adobe	O
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
and	O
Nike	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
an	O
OpenGL	B-Application
framework	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
productivity	O
tool	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
digital	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FiftyThree	O
updated	O
Paper	O
for	O
iOS	O
7	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
and	O
the	O
November	O
2014	O
Paper	O
2.1.0	O
update	O
included	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Creative	I-Operating_System
Cloud	I-Operating_System
integration	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
export	O
Paper	O
pages	O
directly	O
into	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Creative	I-Operating_System
Cloud	I-Operating_System
Storage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Adobe	O
programs	O
Photoshop	O
and	O
Illustrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
added	O
an	O
optional	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
and	O
was	O
redesigned	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pencil	B-Device
by	O
FiftyThree	O
is	O
a	O
digital	O
stylus	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
carpenter	O
pencil	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
FiftyThree	O
announced	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
model	O
of	O
Pencil	B-Device
:	O
Pencil	B-Device
Gold	O
,	O
made	O
from	O
an	O
anodized	O
,	O
brushed	O
aluminum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pencil	B-Device
is	O
an	O
active	O
stylus	O
whose	O
main	O
features	O
include	O
palm	O
rejection	O
erase	O
,	O
and	O
blend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
tip	O
and	O
eraser	O
are	O
14k	O
gold-plated	O
switches	O
,	O
allowing	O
Pencil	B-Device
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
an	O
iPad	O
over	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
LE	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pencil	B-Device
's	O
Palm	O
Rejection	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
rest	O
their	O
hand	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	O
while	O
drawing	O
,	O
Blend	O
lets	O
users	O
smudge	O
or	O
blur	O
with	O
their	O
fingertips	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
built-in	O
eraser	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
flip	O
Pencil	B-Device
around	O
to	O
erase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pencil	B-Device
is	O
certified	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Smart	I-General_Concept
and	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
battery	O
that	O
charges	O
off	O
of	O
a	O
USB	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
FiftyThree	O
announced	O
the	O
FiftyThree	O
SDK	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
software	O
developers	O
to	O
fully	O
integrate	O
Pencil	B-Device
into	O
third-party	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
Mobile	O
Mouse	O
and	O
Autodesk	O
's	O
Sketchbook	B-Operating_System
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
Pencil-ready	O
apps	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
OneNote	O
,	O
Adobe	O
Illustrator	O
Draw	O
,	O
Adobe	O
Photoshop	O
Sketch	O
,	O
PicsArt	O
Photo	O
Studio	O
,	O
Tayasui	O
Sketches	O
,	O
Astropad	O
,	O
PDFpen	O
2	O
,	O
Flowpaper	O
,	O
and	O
ZoomNotes	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
FiftyThree	O
updated	O
Pencil	B-Device
for	O
iOS	O
8	O
and	O
introduced	O
Surface	O
Pressure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surface	O
Pressure	O
changes	O
the	O
variance	O
of	O
the	O
lines	O
drawn	O
in	O
Paper	O
based	O
on	O
responsive	O
transitions	O
between	O
Pencil	B-Device
's	O
broad	O
edge	O
and	O
tip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paste	O
is	O
a	O
paid	O
presentation	B-Application
program	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
for	O
enterprise	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Pencil	B-Device
by	O
FiftyThree	O
won	O
a	O
Crunchie	O
for	O
Best	O
Design	O
,	O
an	O
IDSA	O
Silver	O
IDEA	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
Computer	O
Equipment	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
IDEA	O
Gold	O
for	O
Packaging	O
.	O
</s>
