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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: Rule16 on Wed, 15 May 2013, 21:35:30

Title: Touchscreen Gaming Buttons
Post by: Rule16 on Wed, 15 May 2013, 21:35:30

Anyone know of anything like these steelseries ones? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AROMN8G/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
I don't want to get those because I need 4 and I'd have to buy two, so is there anything like this but with four buttons?

Title: Re: Touchscreen Gaming Buttons
Post by: captinchikin on Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:35:02

After looking at this, it actually looks like you might be able to build your own. Some sort of reusable adhesive+the rubber dome caps from inside some old keyboard. If you don't have an old keyboard, you can get something for like $5, and that's way less than this $20. As for the joystick...Maybe that one would be a bit more complicated.

Title: Re: Touchscreen Gaming Buttons
Post by: alaricljs on Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:46:45

Hmmm, aren't RDs these days conductive?  You need capacitive to work with a touch screen.

Title: Re: Touchscreen Gaming Buttons
Post by: Rule16 on Sun, 09 June 2013, 22:32:59

Quote from: alaricljs on Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:46:45

Hmmm, aren't RDs these days conductive?  You need capacitive to work with a touch screen.

I think so, but an interesting idea either way... I'm sure I have an old rubber dome around somewhere.