LA Times points out that new 3G model does nothing to ease user woes for those with long fingernails.
Whilst the mobile world is relishing the prospect of next month’s arrival of the new 3G and A-GPS enabled, The LA Times is instead lamenting the fact that Apple’s latest is not suited to those with dazzling fingernails.The report reads:
Erica Watson-Currie of Newport Beach was frustrated that the improvements on the new iPhone didn't solve the fingernail problem. She and other women who have long nails - as well as people of all genders with chunky fingers - have real trouble typing on the device.
The 39-year-old consultant and lecturer, who says her fingernails are typically between one-eighth and one-quarter of an inch long, wants the iPhone to include a stylus.
"Considering ergonomics and user studies indicating men and women use their fingers and nails differently, why does Apple persist in this misogyny?" Watson-Currie wrote.
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The New York Times, citing Nielsen Mobile, reported this week that the number of women using smartphones more than doubled last year, to 10.4 million, growing at a faster pace than men.
Apple declined to comment about fingernails and the iPhone. In the past, the company has said that it's more natural to use the pointing tool you were born with: the finger.
A company called Ten One Design sells an aftermarket iPhone stylus for about $20 to $25 apiece. Watson-Currie hasn't been impressed by the reviews and thinks Apple should offer a stylus on principle. Why not just cut her fingernails? "It's the machine's job to accommodate its users, not the other way around," she said.
Those who don't want to choose between fingernails and an iPhone can learn to type using the sides of their fingers. That might be good enough for surfing the Internet or making phone calls. But doing serious e-mailing or text messaging that way can be onerous.
