Thread: I got an iPod Touch (review compared to an N810)
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2008-03-28 , 06:25
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Originally Posted by Benz145 View Post
Apple toted the capacitive screen around as being incredible because of its multi-touch capability, but really the thing that makes it incredible is the great accuracy and amazing input detection, even without the multi-touch feature, capacitive touchscreens are so much better than passive, unless you like using a stylus... which I have never understood. Who wants to have to get out a little pencil to tap tiny icons on their screen? The whole UI is designed with a stylus in mind making it cramped and generally ugly. Apple had to innovate and test its UI design a lot to make the entire thing not only as effectively navigable than a UI designed with a stylus in mind, but better.

Well you may like your finger but i like my stylus. the other day i was using the iphone and was trying to select a poll option on a forum. I had to tap three times before i got to the level of zoom to click the circle highlighting my choice. And even then i could not accurately click on it with my finger. Definitely there are advantages of having both. The stylus has its own uses. Many games are useless without the stylus. I play tennix and the lbreakout2 game on my n800. try playing them without a stylus?
I think the introduction of the stylus just needs a very small amount of space to include it. Well if you dont like to use the stylus you dont need to..... but i think the option of using it or not should be given.
Just look at the sketch application, the handwriting. well they all need the stylus.
So just finger navigation is not everything.