Here's a stylus that actually works with the iPod touch (and iPhone).
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=21236&cat=2751
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=21236&cat=2751
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iPod touch Fat fingers make it hard to type???
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It's not the icons that are my problem, it's the letters on the keyboard. Also, I'm using a leather cover that has a front opening that's exactly the size of the touch's screen. This makes it difficult to accurately hit any areas on the sides of the screen, e.g, columns 1 and 9 on a Sudoku grid.
How long have you had your iPhone? I have pretty fat fingers and I really hated the keyboard at first. After a few weeks, it became much easier. My voyager keyboard was much, much nicer, but I've gotten comfortable with my iPhone.
I'm going to have to give one another try. I kept wanting to buy one and would literally play for an hour or so twice. Kept mistyping and thought - what the heck, I can do most things with my regular ipod.
Your post gives me hope I too can type on it with enough practice.
Glad I could help out. But remember, I don't care what anyone says, a real full keyboard such as the one on a Voyager, many BlackBerrys, and many Windows Mobile devices is much easier and more accurate, especially for people with large fingers. The iPhones keyboard is sufficient after practice and the rest of the iPhone's features is what makes it better than most of phones.
Only in Safari... Not in mail, notes, calendar, or any other app that needs text input.
If you're going to buy a stylus, get a PDA.
I wish that landscape typing would work with other apps. For the iPhone, I think that landscape SMS typing would be a big plus. Landscape makes it much easier to type.
Isn't that annoying? Think a future update will address that issue and always allows you to turn the iPhone sideways?
Yeah, I sure hope that it comes soon. I wouldn't be surprised to see that in 2.0.
The newest beta version that they've released outside of their campus, that is. They're probably hiding something (or more than one thing) for WWDC. We've been seeing revisions in features and coding in all of the betas...
Size 15 shoes a tight fit!
I don't know about the rest of you guys but I often find many of the new "devices" on the market difficult for people with big hands. So a stylus is the way to go, if a wider keyboard can't be had.
Noticed I said many above, it is not just an Apple iPhone/Touch problem. Frankly I have an older cell simply because it is large enough to be easy to handle. Recently a guy tossed me his phone for a quick photo or two and let me tell you it was like trying to rub the belly of a greased frog.
In any event if you are often wondering why I champion a larger iPhone the reason is simple I want something easy to handle.
Dave
I don't know about the rest of you guys but I often find many of the new "devices" on the market difficult for people with big hands. So a stylus is the way to go, if a wider keyboard can't be had.
Noticed I said many above, it is not just an Apple iPhone/Touch problem. Frankly I have an older cell simply because it is large enough to be easy to handle. Recently a guy tossed me his phone for a quick photo or two and let me tell you it was like trying to rub the belly of a greased frog.
In any event if you are often wondering why I champion a larger iPhone the reason is simple I want something easy to handle.
Dave