HTC's TouchFLO screen can tell the difference between a pen and human touch.
Menus can be spun around and opened by moving a finger in a given direction.
In January Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs launched the iPhone by asking a euphoric crowd "Are we going to use a stylus? No, we're not. We're going to use the best pointing device in our world. We're born with 10 of them: our fingers."
Despite his claim that dexterity alone will operate the device, the online accessories retailer Boxware has opted to market a stylus for it.
HTC is not brave enough to abandon the stylus altogether.
It admits that some people will still feel more comfortable turning to a trusty plastic pen for complex actions and is providing one with the phone.
