Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-11 Thread Ortwin Regel
There is also http://www.comfortstylus.com/ which kind of works. It's especially well suited for FPS games on the DS, probably not the best thing for phone navigation, though. The problem with all the finger attachments is that your finger still pretty much obstructs the view instead of being

Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-10 Thread Alexey Feldgendler
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:46:29 +0200, Gabriel Ambuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone else see my vision? or am i insane? Yes, even thought you be able to cut your finger nails this way (now that IS insane). Those caps used to protect your fingers (aptly named Fingerhut i.e. finger hat in

Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-10 Thread Raphael Jacquot
Robin Paulson wrote: so, i've been following the discussion on finger-based vs. stylus-based apps. and i thought it might be a good idea to come up with some ideas for something between the two: a short (20-30mm long) piece of kit, attached to the finger end it would not be gripped between

Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-10 Thread Thomas Gstädtner
Hehe, we just talked in the german irc channel about that. The korean company cowon (digital audio and video products) offers a interesting small touchscreen device for video- and audioplayback. For their player the use a very interesting stylus which is about the same size as a guitar pick. The

Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-10 Thread Derek Pressnall
The carrying strap on a Nintendo DS has a little piece of plastic on the end that is intended to be used as a stylus, although it doesn't have a point on it. Something similar to this but with a more pointy shape could work. On 9/10/07, Robin Paulson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so, i've been

Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-10 Thread Patrick Beck
Am Montag, den 10.09.2007, 09:52 +0200 schrieb Thomas Gstädtner: The pick-stylus is attached via a (included) short loop and available as spare part for about $3 (in the states). And here's the link: http://www.cowonglobal.com/product/product_D2_feature.php Imho this would be perfect for the

Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-10 Thread Niels L. Ellegaard
Robin Paulson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: so, i've been following the discussion on finger-based vs. stylus-based apps. and i thought it might be a good idea to come up with some ideas for something between the two: a short (20-30mm long) piece of kit, attached to the finger end Does it hurt a

stylus alternative

2007-09-09 Thread Robin Paulson
so, i've been following the discussion on finger-based vs. stylus-based apps. and i thought it might be a good idea to come up with some ideas for something between the two: a short (20-30mm long) piece of kit, attached to the finger end it would not be gripped between fingers and thumb but

Re: stylus alternative

2007-09-09 Thread Gabriel Ambuehl
On Monday 10 September 2007 07:28:52 Robin Paulson wrote: anyone else see my vision? or am i insane? Yes, even thought you be able to cut your finger nails this way (now that IS insane). Those caps used to protect your fingers (aptly named Fingerhut i.e. finger hat in German) when sewing could