Said to work with capacitive touchscreens

Tokimeki Mall, a Japanese online retailer, has begun selling the Tactile+Plus stick-on buttons to enhance touchscreen smartphone gaming. They are designed to mimic the feel of a real game control-pad with small plastic nubbins. While the iPhone is pictured, the addition should work on any smartphone, where gaming pad-style controls could be of benefit.

While it is not entirely clear that the plastic nubbins will transfer the conductive touch of a users fingers through to the screen that is what is implied in the marketing paraphernalia.

They are retailing for the equivalent of $7.80 from the Tokimeki Mall website. [via Wired]

by MacNN Staff