The implication is that the technique used for the Harpejji is much more similar to piano: every note in a scale is played on a different string, and chords are produced by 'skipping' notes / strings. Whereas scales on the Stick are usually laid out using 3 notes per string on the melody side (exactly like the guitar), and 4 notes per string on the bass.
That's pretty unique.
The Chapman Stick just uses a mechanical damper where the nut is so the open strings don't ring out, and fairly standard magnetic pickups.
This, however, has important differences in design and operation, the most significant of which is the use of "an electronic muting system to dampen unfretted strings and minimize the impact of sympathetic vibrations."