[GRLUG] iPhone = california product

[Matthew Seeley]

For what it's worth, Nokia sells a number of Windows Phones that have a
'glove' mode, where the touchscreen is sensitive enough to handle touches
through normal (non touchscreen compatible) gloves.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/10/02/get-a-feel-for-nokias-super-sensitive-touch-displays/



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Matthew Seeley
Threadlight Systems
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On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Mark Farver <mfarver at mindbent.org> wrote:

> 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
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