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Accessories Please don't "freak"... but... stylus anyone??

NZtechfreak said:
Has anyone actually tried a regular stylus with the Incredible? Its Atmel Maxtouch sensor is actually meant to support stylus use (and they mean a regular stylus, they also mention gloved fingers and fingernails).
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fingernails don't work.. i already tried. only cause i don't own any gloves to be able to try with also lol
 
NZtechfreak said:
Has anyone actually tried a regular stylus with the Incredible? Its Atmel Maxtouch sensor is actually meant to support stylus use (and they mean a regular stylus, they also mention gloved fingers and fingernails).
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No fingernails will not work. Neither will gloves or a traditional stylus or even using it through your shirt for that matter.
 
I saw a video the other night showing how to make a stylus from a 1/4" square piece of conductive foam from an IC chip protective packaging. What I learned is that it isn't necessary to wrap a wire from it around the stylus either. The deciding factor is the surface area of the foam. When I tried to trim it down, I hit a size below which it won't work, even holding it with my fingers. But with the right size, it can even be mounted to a non-conductive holder and will work, without any contact from your fingers.
 
If I were going to turn the finger of a glove into a stylus, what kind of material would I need to sew into the tip of the glove? Metallic thread of some kind?
 
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