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Droid Touchscreen Less Accurate Than iPhone's
gyrogeerloose writes "A test published by MOTO labs comparing the accuracy and sensitivity of smartphone touchscreens among various makers gave the iPhone top marks ahead of HTC's Droid Eris, the Google-branded Nexus One and the Motorola Droid. The test was conducted within a drawing program using a finger to trace straight diagonal lines across the screens and then comparing the results. While it's not likely that a smart phone user is going to draw a lot of lines, the test does give some indication of which phones are most likely to properly respond to clicking on a link in a Web browser."
This is not the droid you're looking for.
I own an iPhone, and I can draw complex images with my finger, scrult a 3D sculpture with a particular program I have, and accurately type and click. I have nothing to compare it to but i know how accurate the iPhone is.
Your message didn't happen to be typed on said iPhone, did it?
I would guess that the 1st gen was/is just as accurate as the 3rd gen.
But you can build your straw man. They are easier to tear down that way.
http://p8ste.com - Web based Clipboard
This is obviously a non-issue. Just wiggle your finger a bit to draw straight lines.
Actually, cap screens work with any conductor. I mean, hell, a hot dog works on a iPhone. You could use that in your mechanical device. Though a giant metal probe would also work. But the hot dog is more fun, and probably gives better results... a lot more like a finger.