Multi-Touch on Resistive Screens
Filed under Gadgets
Touch-screen phones existed well before the iPhone. The iPhone is different because it supports multi-touch. The iPhone uses a capacitance screen instead of the traditional resistive screen.
I assumed that a capacitance screen was a requirement to get multi-touch…until I watched this video.
Stantum is demonstrating a way to do multi-touch with resistive screens.
Advantages of resistive multi-touch screens over capacitance screens:
- Cheaper
- Works with *any* input: finger, fingernails, gloves, stylus, paint brush, etc.
This tech is a game changer…stay tuned.