[GRLUG] iPhone = california product

[Mark Farver]

On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Eric Beversluis
<ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:
> iPhone clearly reflects its California roots. You can't answer it with
> gloves on! Whole long threads about this--the best (only) answer seems
> to be to swipe it with one's nose! (Of course also applies if one is
> wearing rubber gloves for a cleaning project--ever try to strip off
> rubber gloves fast to catch a call?

This is true of most modern touchscreens, which rely on body
capacitance.  There are many glove manufacturers that make
"touchscreen compatible" gloves that have a small amount of conductive
thread in the fingertip.

https://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/11/06/make-touchscreen-gloves-with-conductive-yarn/

multitouch is difficult to do and less accurate on other touchscreen
technologies.  Most other techs require sensors of film on the front
side of the glass layer or in a fat frame around the glass which is
prone to scratches.


Mark