Stylus

[Guest lordofangels]

Which sort of capacative stylus would you guys recommend?

Apparently theres two types available..

One with a little flat plastic disc as a tip

the other seems to have a spongy type tip.

Which one would be the best for our Blade's

Thanks in Advance

LoA

[Guest Arr Too]

Go on then... tell me what's wrong with a finger? Do you keep losing yours? ;)

[Guest The Soup Thief]

Which sort of capacative stylus would you guys recommend?

Apparently theres two types available..

One with a little flat plastic disc as a tip

the other seems to have a spongy type tip.

Which one would be the best for our Blade's

Thanks in Advance

LoA

I'd recommend the pink ones you'll find dangling from the end of your arms - usually come in packs of 5

Read something about how in Korea when they had a really back winter last year they all had to carry sausages around with them as their fingers were either too cold or gloved so wouldn't register on their capacitive screens - found the same problem myself yesterday. Could be an urban myth but I like the idea of people smearing sausages on their phones (EDIT - link here)

Only time you'd need a stylus is if you had a TFT screen - don't think stylii work on capacitive ones AFAIK (non fleshy things don't work on mine annyhoo) (EDIT - Frankish mentions below that there are actually special cap stylii ;) )

Edited December 4, 2010 by The Soup Thief

[Guest DanWilson]

Go on then... tell me what's wrong with a finger? Do you keep losing yours? ;)

I suffer from that. They just, wonder off in a world of their own.

Normally I find them hidden away in my gloves. But yesterday, they were just, gone. Without a goodbye or nothing.

Now I need to control my phone with my toes. :P

[Guest Frankish]

I'd recommend the pink ones you'll find dangling from the end of your arms - usually come in packs of 5

Read something about how in Korea when they had a really back winter last year they all had to carry sausages around with them as their fingers were either too cold or gloved so wouldn't register on their capacitive screens - found the same problem myself yesterday. Could be an urban myth but I like the idea of people smearing sausages on their phones

Only time you'd need a stylus is if you had a TFT screen - stylii don't work on capacitive ones AFAIK (non fleshy things don't work on mine annyhoo)

Yes they will. You can buy capacitive styli.

[Guest lordofangels]

Thanks for all your help guys ;)

The problem is my hands are very large

and just need something to make typing a bit easier.

I hit three or four letters at a time on the key pad.

LoA

[Guest Lew247]

Capacative Stylus (Google is great)

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=348227

http://www.superetrader.co.uk/capacitive-s...RiY3OT-AyCY9p4z

Or Make your own!

http://pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/how-to-m...pacitive-stylus

http://www.labnol.org/gadgets/capacitive-s...-screens/13614/

[Guest lordofangels]

Capacative Stylus (Google is great)

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=348227

http://www.superetrader.co.uk/capacitive-s...RiY3OT-AyCY9p4z

Or Make your own!

http://pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/how-to-m...pacitive-stylus

http://www.labnol.org/gadgets/capacitive-s...-screens/13614/

Thank you...

LoA

[Guest gambieter]

Thank you...

LoA

Don't expect much though. I have one of these with the cushion at the end, and it doesn't really work for me. My porky fingers are better ;)

[Guest lordofangels]

Don't expect much though. I have one of these with the cushion at the end, and it doesn't really work for me. My porky fingers are better ;)

Thanks gambieter, thats what i thought with the spongy end ones,

so was looking at the ones with the flat round disc on the end.

Not sure if they would be any better though?

LoA

[Guest Alexander_13]

The easiest solution is to use any battery (AA, AAA), even a discharged one. Use the negative (-) pole for hand-writing notes, making simple drawings etc. For a more precise use, use a smaller battery (from quartz watch), but you need some device for holding it. For instance, a mechanical pencil holder for a thick graphite lead.

Edited March 1, 2011 by Alexander_13