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Originally Posted by GeoffR
The big advantage I see with infra-red touch is that I can use your fingernail to tap the screen, instead of touching it with my skin. That keeps the screen free of fingerprints and sweat/oils from the skin. With capacitive I would need to use a special thimble or stylus.
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Another advantage I forgot: when waiting for a bus / a train / a friend, you can read with gloves on. How many phone calls lost by the by because mobile phones are capacitive?