Reminds of me that table saw that stops in an instant when it comes in contact with a human finger. They tested with hot dogs to simulate a human finger (although the creator does use his own finger). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTUOhYcw4ZY

So disappointed; that headline had such promise.

Someone needs to make some gloves where the fingertips are a material that works with touchscreens.

I believe these exist already. They feature a small metal mesh sewn into the tip of the index finger.

Thanks, I didn't know these existed. Found via google http://www.dotsgloves.com/

I'm to understand that you can convert any pair of gloves to do this by just sewing conductive thread into the fingertips. (http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_i...)

I have a pair. While they're good for simple actions to swiping to answer the phone, browsing or using apps is an exercise in frustration.

I have these: http://www.180s.com/pages/catalog_view.aspx?g=1,2&y=2...

The touch pods are pretty annoying, because they're flat raised discs -- they only work when flat against the glass, and noticeably poke into your fingers whenever you wear them.

The bacon-glove? Sign me up.

It should be noted that any relatively thin glove made of wool or synthetic fiber lets you still manipulate an iphone screen (at least when there is an anti scratch protective barrier). There is no need for conductive fiber or the like!

I wear some old leather gloves that have the cloth lining worn off at the fingertips. They work well and are probably warmer than thin mesh gloves. As long as the leather is in direct contact with skin it should work.

That was used by IDEO in their global Rube Goldberg machine video: http://labs.ideo.com/2008/10/28/the-incredible-ideo-global-c... (at 9 minutes and some)

This was actually a topic on a Dutch youth science quiz on TV.

Roughly half of iPhone owners have one already.