South Korean iPhone users turn to sausages as a cold weather 'meat stylus'

Apple and HTC might each be trying to patent a fancy capacitive stylus, but it looks like the good people of South Korea have stumbled on a decidedly more low-tech (and delicious) solution to using their phones in the winter: sausages. Apparently snack sausages from the CJ Corporation are electrostatically compatible with the iPhone's capacitive touchscreen, leading many to use them as a "meat stylus" in the cold weather, rather than remove a glove. And it's not just a joke; apparently South Korean snack sausage sales are soaring. We don't know if anyone's managed to combine this bit of amazing hackery with the bacon iPod sleeve yet, but we do know that we just registered meatstylus.com -- anyone care to send in some local sausage test results?

[StewieGriffin Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:16PM]

Wonders shall never end

[abrli Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:29PM]

@StewieGriffin

iDogSausage

iPhone compatible(r)

[Mr Oos Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:29PM]

@StewieGriffin

"Ohh hey Sthewie is that your friend there?!"

- bitch stewie

[StewieGriffin Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:31PM]

@StewieGriffin
You know the guy at the standing at the train doors in the picture looks like he is testing out some theory about how conductive truly is electricity by having a wee in the corner there.

[Steve2000 Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:34PM]

@StewieGriffin

Oh those crazy, lovable Koreans.

[lv2bll54 Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:50PM]

@StewieGriffin

this page is gonna go downhill real quick!

[Extinction Posted Feb 11th 2010 9:16PM]

@StewieGriffin Maybe now sites like these will stop trolling that every device should be finger friendly. Stylus' rules

[Billy Posted Feb 11th 2010 11:28PM]

@StewieGriffin
Electrostatic Sausage.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

[Eugene Action Posted Feb 12th 2010 4:25AM]

TY, AOTS

[Arran Posted Feb 12th 2010 8:13AM]

A banana also works as a stylus for the iphone and ipod touch.

Seriously.

[Arran Posted Feb 12th 2010 8:13AM]

A banana also works as a stylus for the iphone and ipod touch.

[windzilla Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:16PM]

"MeatStylus" is the best tag of all time.

[yulebellow Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:22PM]

@windzilla

I feel sorry for the guy who's going to www.engadget.com/exclude:MeatStylus

[victor Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:35PM]

@windzilla Please don't snap into a slim Jim, I was gonna use that to type an email.

[Lucas Posted Feb 11th 2010 8:33PM]

@windzilla That really made me laugh when I looked at it. Kudos, Engadget!

[BigD145 Posted Feb 11th 2010 8:33PM]

@victor Expired SlimJims are readily available. Ask for them for free at your local gas station.

[blinddance Posted Feb 12th 2010 2:33AM]

@yulebellow i lol'd

[RichyS Posted Feb 12th 2010 7:37AM]

@windzilla Exactly. If I got my 'meat stylus' out on the Tube, I'd be arrested...

[Tito Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:17PM]

I have a sausage for yah, right here *Points to a stack of sausages*.

[PancakeMix Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:46PM]

@Tito Good one.

[Kamil R Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:18PM]

I can't wait for the iSausage killer.

[albinomexi Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:18PM]

iMeatStylus

hmmm....

[RioRyan Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:21PM]

There's a better way...
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9384

[Taylor Yes Taylor Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:45PM]

@RioRyan or:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9200

Just cut off a finger and use that as a stylus.

[RogueGenius Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:21PM]

iPhone "meats" stylus.
Nice to meat you.
Your stylus is going limp.

Alright, anyone else care to add on? :D

[ThePCRehabLLC Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:31PM]

@RogueGenius iSausagefest

[DJ Megatron Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:38PM]

@RogueGenius
Here at iSausage no one beats our meat.

[Hitman Posted Feb 11th 2010 8:06PM]

@RogueGenius
You, Sir, really are a genius!

[mianmian Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:22PM]

So you better keep the sausage in your pants.

[HawtDawg Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:22PM]

iSausage: Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price ... just $2.99 a kg

[Mr Oos Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:23PM]

Total sausage fest on that train.

[mikmik111 Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:24PM]

and then after we use it well eat it! Wohoo

[Dafrety Posted Feb 11th 2010 9:21PM]

@lv2bll54
No, please finish so we can all downrank you properly.

[mikmik111 Posted Feb 12th 2010 6:40AM]

@Dafrety I didn't get the deleted comment. Was it supposed to be offensive that's why they deleted it?

[SuwaneeM3 Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:24PM]

Love this

[juanvaldez Posted Feb 11th 2010 9:41PM]

@SuwaneeM3 I'm in Korea, I'll try this. But "delicious" is not the way to describe these sausages, 9 out of 10 things I've eaten in Korea are better than these.

[Bandigolo Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:24PM]

For sale on Craisglist: 1 meat stylus, slightly used, guaranteed not to scratch your face. Will loan in exchange for beer.

[OCEAN CLAK Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:26PM]

will that crack or smudge the screen, and is this sausage compatible with iPad or do i need a proprietary version from apple

[OCEAN CLAK Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:32PM]

@OCEAN CLAK

with extra DRM

[RandomGuy Posted Feb 11th 2010 10:24PM]

@OCEAN CLAK MMmmmmm, Apple Sausages. They sell those at Costco, very tasty.

http://www.aidells.com/common/images/productPhotos/ChickenApple.jpg

[OCEAN CLAK Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:34PM]

@pachi72

Try not to get too excited it mite vibrate with an electric shock sensation

[edf Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:34PM]

Ya know, just the other day my girlfriend said to me, "Is that a MeatStylus in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

[iroq d mullet Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:53PM]

@edf
and, sadly, it was neither as you pulled out your preforming pet gerbil: http://www.thames.org/jim/gerbil.jpg

[Steve2000 Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:35PM]

I'd use bacon.

[Steve2000 Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:35PM]

@pachi72

Pics or it didn't happen.

[rhackin Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:36PM]

Korea is trying to beat Japan in doing the weirdest sh** ever.

[Steve2000 Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:39PM]

Oh Snap, they're not kidding, meatstylus.com is registered.

[skyundersea Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:41PM]

I believe the man in the back misinterpreted "meat stylus".

[hnyodte Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:42PM]

This is easily the finest blog post title I've seen on this site. Kudos.

[iroq d mullet Posted Feb 11th 2010 7:43PM]

looks like that guy by the door is using a different meat as his stylus.