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Is there a stylus for touchscreen phones?

 
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cj1976



Joined: 26 Oct 2005

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:31 pm    Post subject: Is there a stylus for touchscreen phones? Reply with quote

It's cold out now, so I don't want to be taking off my gloves too often. Is there any (preferably free/cheap) stylus or device to control my Galaxy S?
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geldedgoat



Joined: 05 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Galaxy S has a capacitive touch screen, which means it needs an electric charge, normally provided by skin contact with the human body. Touching a piece of plastic to the screen will do nothing, just like touching your fingernail to it will also do nothing.

The only way to use a stylus, then, is to somehow get it to produce a charge at the tip. Some use a metal stylus, while others accomplish this by wrapping a normal stylus in a conductive material like tinfoil; but both of these still require some contact with your skin to carry the charge to the screen.

Maybe you could try either of the above with a small hole cut in your glove? That's the best I can come up with.
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Underwaterbob



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a Gmarket search for 스타일러스. Some of which are designed to work with the Galaxy.
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cj1976



Joined: 26 Oct 2005

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet. I wonder if I can get one in Yongsan?
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geldedgoat



Joined: 05 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Underwaterbob wrote:
Here's a Gmarket search for 스타일러스. Some of which are designed to work with the Galaxy.


Oh wow, I must be behind the times. I didn't realize there were styluses with in-body charges. Google needs to tell me when and how this came about...
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sausage Stylus. 500 won.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/south-korean-iphone-users-turn-to-sausages-as-a-cold-weather-me/
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cj1976



Joined: 26 Oct 2005

PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

pkang0202 wrote:
Sausage Stylus. 500 won.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/south-korean-iphone-users-turn-to-sausages-as-a-cold-weather-me/


That's what I'm talking about. A makeshift stylus that doubles as an emergency snack. Smile
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