More people are using smart phone these days and now that winter is here, they will soon discover that these screens don't work with gloves on. Most modern smart phonse these days like the iPhone use a capacitive touch screen, and these device rely on human touch to work.
The way the technology for capacitive touch screens works it relies on the human body's ability to conduct electricity. So when you're wearing gloves, the screen loses it's ability to tell where your fingers are.
To overcome this problem, companies have invented products to help you use these touch screen while wearing gloves.
- Special gloves (information)
- Quirky Digits (information)