Glossary: CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREENS

Capacitive touchscreens sense electrical signals to determine the presence and location of your finger as it makes contact with the surface of the touch screen. Strengths of capacitive technology include a fast response time, durability and a tolerance for surface contamination. Grease, water and dirt will not interfere with the capacitive screen's speed, accuracy or resolution like they can with surface acoustic wave or infrared touchscreens. Unfortunately, this technology only works with a conductive, grounded pointing device (like a finger) so in environments where gloves are required this is not an appropriate solution. Resistive Touchscreens