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You can control your smart home by squeezing Apple’s latest Pencil.

Does running custom shortcuts put the “Pro” in Apple Pencil Pro? I scoffed at the name when the new iPad stylus was announced last week (it doesn’t even have a built-in eraser function?) but I take it back knowing I can use it to turn off my LED candles like I’m waving a magic wand.

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