Broadermind Tech HK: Suggestion to Take Care of Touch Screen Device

Touch screens(mobile phones / MP3 /MP4 / GPS) are very fashionable interface component in the new generation digital devices. The revolutionary introduction of Apple iPhone and iPod increased the popularity of touch screen world wide. Different technologies are being used for construction of touch screen telephone, such as Resistive, Capacitive, Strain gauge, Surface Capacitance, Projected Capacitance, Infra-red, Optical imaging, Acoustic pulse recognization etc, depending upon the application and device. Here's a small tips you should know so as to maintain your touch screen device (especially for iPhone and tablet PC) and extend its life.

1. Sunshine is not anymore friendly.

Don't bother trying to dial from that sunny beach. It'll be a wash out. Of course you can always turn the screen brightness up full and watch your battery life plummet. Actually, even strong light from high power daylight lamp will affect your seeing.

2. Grease is an enemy.

Get yourself a good cleaning cloth immediately because you'll need it. Oilly face will inflect the recognition accuracy of touch screen, and it will also make image blurry and distorted.

3. Fat fingers become big problem.

Get used to mis-hitting keys if you've got stubby fingers. It's fair to say that touch screens don't like chubby people. Therefore, if you are big guy with stubby finger, always to keep a touch screen pen with you.

4. Pockets get picky.

Things with hard and acute surface will hurt the touch screen.To protect your device, from now on your pocket should hold one device only. Forget about throwing your keys, coins and assorted knick-knacks in with your new touch screen gizmo, because that's recipe for disaster. Scratch, crack or worse.

5. Resolution, what resolution?

Prepare yourself for lots of repeated key presses and setting. Styli or fingertips will both need lots of work to select the thing you want first time. Patience is a virtue?

6. One hand or one finger operating is unimaginable.

Your touch screen telephone now needs at least two hand for any form of complex text input, stylus or no.Today more and more business people also use touch screen mobile phones to deal with emails and schedule. Live with it.

7. Screen protectors is necessary but redundant.

Most people use a sheet of screen protector to avoil scratch. And this sheet do work on this case. However, remeber that glare washout and grease smear? Add on a screen protector sheet and watch the problems triple in intensity. What a contradiction.

8. Trapped dirt hurts.

It is out of luck if you get dirt or dust trapped underneath the touch screen surround. You'll recognise the symptoms of "touch screen trauma" when it starts selecting items for you by itself.

9. It’s a naughty child.

Touch screen panel is a very complex component. Unlike keypad, for touch screen panel, there're a lot of things that can go wrong. Deteriorating response, unruly calibration, lock outs etc. Be prepared for some interesting and annoying problems. Just enjoy it painfully.

10. Tired eyes and stolid fingers . Touch screen give no tactile feedback, so you'll have to stare at the screen constantly so as to operate. No fast SMS texting on the move, no quick call from a press of the left green button, no dial by touch operations at all.

11. Winter become a nightmare.

Normal gloves don't support touch screen operation. So you have to take off the gloves and taste the cold feel if want to use touch screen devices . Therefore, a suitable touch screen gloves are always good choice for those live in cold area.

Do you have the same problem with current touch screen devices? Keep these tips in mind, and enjoy your touch screen phone