Comments on: Nexus S soft-touch mod

By: Achi9000

Achi9000 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:16:00 +0000

Damn, it looks sexy.

By: Pelrun

Pelrun — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Actually, I’m far more tired of the devices that come with a rubberised coating like this already applied… because they *never* last. A few days in a pocket and the coating starts flaking off, leaving black crap everywhere and looking really awful.

By: vulva

vulva — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

A very good idea, I did not know that there is such a thing. I have often enough been angry at the fingerprints and smudge marks on black plastic enclosures. I will try it and then hope that the gripy material prevents the fingerprints really. It would feel well if it functions.

By: anachrocomputer

anachrocomputer — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have an Amstrad hand-held organiser from the late 1980s that has (or rather had) a rubberised coating. Over the years, it has become so sticky that I had to handle it with rubber gloves when I took it to Dorkbot Bristol:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anachrocomputer/2799316471/

It’s now stickier than, say, adhesive tape, and the stickiness comes off on your hands when you handle it. Hope the modern coatings last better than this!