There’s no Home button on the iPhone X. This means you need to relearn more than a dozen new gestures. Maybe you don’t like some of them. Maybe they’re a bit too awkward for you, at least for now. If you’re looking for a stop gap, you’ll find the answer in AssistiveTouch. Apple’s accessibility feature essentiallyContinueContinue reading “How to Get a Virtual Home Button on iPhone X in 3 Simple Steps”
Tag Archives: touch
Six Tips for Tablet Accessibility – TabletTable
We use touchscreen devices on a daily basis in a wide variety of situations and applications. From banking machines to self-checkout scanners, the number of touchscreens in today’s society grows at an ever-increasing pace. Most of us even carry a touchscreen device of some sort with us, whether that’s a smartphone or a tablet (orContinueContinue reading “Six Tips for Tablet Accessibility – TabletTable”
Screen Readers on Touchscreen Devices
In most browsers, hover over the video to display the controls if they’re not already visible.(You can try it yourself. Turn on your device’s screen reader in the Accessibility section. For iPhones, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver. For Android, go to Settings > Accessibility. Give it a try for a fewContinueContinue reading “Screen Readers on Touchscreen Devices”
Special Stylus solutions by shapedad on Etsy
Shapedad is an outlet on Etsy that provides custom solutions for stylus’ for touch screens in many formats. Shapedad says: “It all started when the wife of a quad (quadriplegic) patient ordered a regular Stylus Socks stylus from our Etsy shop.” Some examples below: ContinueContinue reading “Special Stylus solutions by shapedad on Etsy”
Faraday Stylus’ new capacities program
Just came across the iFaraday stylus via a blog post on ATMac. All their stylus’ look good and I’m impressed with their “new capacities” program which states Our goal is to enable anyone who wants to use a capacitive touch screen device. We have three working designs that enable folks to use a capacitive touchContinueContinue reading “Faraday Stylus’ new capacities program”
Reader Writes: Another alternative for a touch mouthstick
Overcoming the “touch barrier” I received a message the other day from a reader … in …. Michael writes: Please see the attached [link for] pencil tops or stick tops – or whatever you’re having yourself – tops. I have been using something similar from the same website for some time. They are effectively noveltyContinueContinue reading “Reader Writes: Another alternative for a touch mouthstick”
Dynamic Physical Buttons on Touch Screens
World’s first dynamic deformable tactile surface capable of creating dynamic physical buttons that users can actually see and feel in advance of entering data into the device. [wp_youtube]bwbO2JvW6lE[/wp_youtube] Tactus Technology
AnyGlove Liquid makes any glove touch capable
Evidently this “AnyGlove” liquid will turn any glove into a touchscreen-friendly glove. AnyGlove is a liquid you apply to the fingertips of any glove which then makes the area to with the liquid usable on your touchscreen device. It’s said the effect wears off after a while and then you can reapply for the same effect.ContinueContinue reading “AnyGlove Liquid makes any glove touch capable”
Comprehensive Stylus Reviews
There’s been some large comprehensive reviews and comparisons of Styluses on offer for the myriad of capacitive type touch devices that now surround us. A stylus is of particular interest to me as I don’t use my fingers. One thing I find with these “Best of” or even the “comparative” type reviews is they areContinueContinue reading “Comprehensive Stylus Reviews”
BrailleTouch – a Braille-like texting app
Georgia Tech has come up with BrailleTouch – a Braille-like texting app. This ia a prototype app for touchscreen mobile device. You can Text not even having to even look at the device’s display at all – which bodes well for the visually impaired, of course. “Research has shown that chorded, or gesture-based, texting isContinueContinue reading “BrailleTouch – a Braille-like texting app”
One hand chorded keyboard
Doug Engelbart’s Chorded Keyboard as a Multi-touch Interface Source: hackaday.com via David N on Pinterest
Nomad Brush – A Paintbrush for iPad
Nomad Brush is a unique paintbrush for the iPad that features soft, flexible bristles made from a blend of natural and conductive fibers. Nomad Brush + iPad from Don Lee on Vimeo. The makers say “This simple and elegant design makes it a perfect tool for drawing and painting on the iPad”. I’d be interestedContinueContinue reading “Nomad Brush – A Paintbrush for iPad”
Make your own Touchscreen Stylus Brush
Rainy Day Magazine features an article on how to make a stylus and brush for capacitive touch screens like the iPad/iPhone etc out of some stripped copper wire and a ball point pen casing. The article contains lots of great information, links, ideas and photos and is well worth a read. [via] DIY iPad Brush…ContinueContinue reading “Make your own Touchscreen Stylus Brush”
iPad/iPhone Capacitive Stylus Roundup
Over on the “Cool Quirks” blog, there’s a good post on stylus pens for iPad/iPhone etc. It gives a good general look at “7 of the Best iPad Stylus Pens of 2011”. It has good photo’s too which is helpful info. for any kludgers needing something to modify. One thing I wish reviewers, and moresoContinueContinue reading “iPad/iPhone Capacitive Stylus Roundup”
Hitachi stylus compatible, capacitive touch panel
This interesting development was flagged to me recently and is of great interest personally as I battle with the “Touch barrier” that the pervasive use of capacitive type touch-screens pose. Hitachi Displays has developed a projective-type electrostatic capacitance touch-panel that can convert input from a non-conductive object into electrostatic capacitance, thus allowing the use ofContinueContinue reading “Hitachi stylus compatible, capacitive touch panel”
Clutch Pencil adapted as Touch Screen Stylus
Over on his Artworks blog Crabfu has this excellent how-to video on making a touch screen capable stylus from a clutch pencil and conductive foam. This is one of the best ideas I’ve seen, using a readily available item in the clutch pencil. My thoughts in using it with your mouth are that if youContinueContinue reading “Clutch Pencil adapted as Touch Screen Stylus”
Conductive Touch Capable Mouthstick from a Japanese “Liver” (Reader)
A couple weeks ago I received a tweet from @yukitake99 that he found Lifekludger blog helpful and he was going to try make a mouthstick for iPhone. Seems he’d been looking at some of the stuff I’d been sharing about the “Touch Barrier” and ways to work around it. It’s always a buzz to makeContinueContinue reading “Conductive Touch Capable Mouthstick from a Japanese “Liver” (Reader)”
DIY Touchscreen Stylus using Conductive foam
Finally, a Stylus kludge that actually looks workable as it can be made different lengths and is cheap and easy. Now, I just need to get hold of some of that conductive foam so I can get someone to make me up a mouthstick version. If anyone has some foam you can post to me,ContinueContinue reading “DIY Touchscreen Stylus using Conductive foam”
Dagi Transparent Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens
Isn’t it interesting how we are seeing more and more uses where there’s a need for a stylus on these capacitive touch screens? Just when everyone thinks Steve Jobs has liberated them to the freedom of the finger, it seems we aren’t so free after all and that maybe other forms of pointing can beContinueContinue reading “Dagi Transparent Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens”
Soft Sock Stylus for Touch screens
Over on Instructables is how to make a stylus out of anti-static socks for use on capacitive type touch screen devices – ala iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad etc. The stylus was the creation of dsLabs. Looks neat, but not sure I’d want to put this sock stylus in my mouth for use as a Mouthstick!ContinueContinue reading “Soft Sock Stylus for Touch screens”
One problem with Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens
iPhone Hacks blog has the low down on the problems of styluses on capacitive touch screens in a post titled New Apple Patent Talks about Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens. The relevant bit: According to the inventors, modern day capacitive touch sensors are not optimized to receive inputs from styluses. This is because, unlike aContinueContinue reading “One problem with Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens”
Whamberry Handsized Keyboard/Trackpad
The Whamberry is great mini keyboard/input pad that connects to your computer simply with a USB plug-in dongle. It is wireless and can be used more than 30 feet (10m) away from your computer. You can control the cursor using the touch-pad that is built-in or type with the full keyboard. The size of theContinueContinue reading “Whamberry Handsized Keyboard/Trackpad”
Resistive Multitouch Touchscreen tech
Touchco was a New York company that, according to it’s now closed website title, was developing “IFSR* multi-touch resistive sensors”. It has now reportedly ben bought by Amazon. The impressive thing about this technology is this. “Unlike the more common and more expensive capacitive touchscreens, Touchco-equipped screens can be used with a stylus as easilyContinueContinue reading “Resistive Multitouch Touchscreen tech”
Etre Touchy – Gloves for your iPhone etc
Call me a heretic, but surely there’s got to be something inherently awry (not to say anything about accessibility) with a device that has to have specialised, modified clothing for humans to use it! Just sayin. [Etre Touchy – Gloves for your iPhone, iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, Blackberry, PDA and more…] —
Do RIM’s optical trackpads offer Accessible Alternative to “Skin” Touch?
It seems RIM’s ‘optical pad’ technology could offer hope for the “touch barrier” that exists with the requirement for skin to touch the capacitive type pads that dominate todays gadgets. Thinking about how your phone’s touchscreen operates, you might assume that the so-called optical pads that have been making appearances on recent BlackBerrys (among otherContinueContinue reading “Do RIM’s optical trackpads offer Accessible Alternative to “Skin” Touch?”
