Study reveals the hidden risks of touchscreen devices

2. Tatperson posted on 18 Jan 2012, 04:37 1 0

Many phones with virtual keyboards have feedback through vibration.

6. Dark4o90 posted on 18 Jan 2012, 05:11 2 0

bullsh*t

8. Cwebb posted on 18 Jan 2012, 06:08 8 1

*Reads with his finger hovering over the screen*

9. andro. posted on 18 Jan 2012, 06:19 3 2

Seeing as most android phones have haptic feedback in their screens are these expert studies trying to tell us that apple products give you carpel tunnel syndrome??!!!

10. flopjoke posted on 18 Jan 2012, 06:19 3 1

They did "a study". Nice.

11. iKingTrust (banned) posted on 18 Jan 2012, 07:05 1 2

Great study. lmao

12. spiderpig2894 posted on 18 Jan 2012, 07:21 8 1

Well, maybe they tried the RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN.

15. jubbing posted on 18 Jan 2012, 07:45 3 0

I thought they were going to say 'finger burn' could become a huge issue. Especially with damn games like Infinity Blade... ouch.

22. godsarmylds posted on 18 Jan 2012, 09:56 1 0

That's why i love swype!!!!!!

23. atheisticemetic posted on 18 Jan 2012, 10:23 0 0

im going to assume 16 yr old texters may experience tightening of the hands ;)

24. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on 18 Jan 2012, 11:12 1 0

If this is true then using a touch pad on a lap top would net you the same results then? Touch pads have no feedback and you have to hover just to use it which is essentially the same thing as a touchscreen phone is it not?

How repetitive are the gestures you make on your smart phone are to cause carpal tunnel? I barely exert any kind of pressure while using my phone to type, since I swype everything in. I don't haunch over my phone to use it because it has a big screen so I am not trying to look into it as if it's some really small looking glass. I don't know about you but my body automatically adjusts to use the phone without using too much pressure, but like anything you do if you do it too often and continually it will affect you, but this is for people who sit there and play with their phones like 7 hours out of a 8 hour workday though.

26. Cyd07 posted on 18 Jan 2012, 12:52 0 0

Hey, maybe here geeks have less problems than others. Many of you said "I don't put much pressure on the screen, I know it's sensitive". You're probably right, and I put as less pressure as possible on my screen too.

But should you see my mother, she really press her touchscreen screen ! She does not integrate it's fast and sensitive... My point is : maybe much people are not really at ease with their screen (they don't "trust" it, don't trust it's fast and responsive), so maybe these people have real risks with their fingers...

27. downphoenix posted on 18 Jan 2012, 14:01 0 1

I just dont see this study having any validity, same with the one that said 7 inch touchscreen devices are too cramped. I have no problem typing on my Blackberry Playbook AT ALL. Not due to small screen size, not due to it being a touchscreen device. The size is fine and I can type on my lap or while holding the tablet, and being a touchscreen means very low resistance and impact, which means extended sessions with this is LESS of a wear on my wrists than using a computer keyboard for an extended amt of time.

29. m.garz posted on 18 Jan 2012, 16:50 1 0

another article to feature the iphone.. :D

31. thinking posted on 19 Jan 2012, 05:15 0 0

I find this study making sense. And it's talking about involuntary finger muscle tightening and movements. We don't realise it but observe closely and you would. What does your finger do when the page is loading? It's waiting, tight. Besides, I don't know anyone who can use tabs and smartphones with the posture of a desktop. Even laptops are worse but with smartphones, etc, you don't have a choice but to hunch over it.