Comments on: paying attention to non-tactile buttons http://nonstandarddeviation.com/2007/01/11/paying-attention-to-non-tactile-buttons/ they distracted us, so now we're distracting you Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Esteban Barahona http://nonstandarddeviation.com/2007/01/11/paying-attention-to-non-tactile-buttons/#comment-50 Esteban Barahona Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:49:22 +0000 http://nonstandarddeviation.com/2007/01/11/paying-attention-to-non-tactile-buttons/#comment-50 <p>Let's leave multi-tasking to computers and focus on few things at the moment ^_^</p> <p>either way, not having tactile feedback on the keyboard is less accesible. Apple is bold to try a one-button phone that uses a touch-screen as input device, but why not use one hard-keyboard on the "back" of the phone?</p> Let’s leave multi-tasking to computers and focus on few things at the moment ^_^

either way, not having tactile feedback on the keyboard is less accesible. Apple is bold to try a one-button phone that uses a touch-screen as input device, but why not use one hard-keyboard on the “back” of the phone?

]]> By: Josh Viney http://nonstandarddeviation.com/2007/01/11/paying-attention-to-non-tactile-buttons/#comment-49 Josh Viney Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:28:54 +0000 http://nonstandarddeviation.com/2007/01/11/paying-attention-to-non-tactile-buttons/#comment-49 <p>Very thought provoking. As someone who recently switched from years of Windows to OS X, I've definitely been frustrated with the new environment's focus on enabling multitasking. While I love my Mac, I just wish I could get the damn windows to maximize to full screen to help me maintain focus on the task at hand.</p> <p>I'm not a legal expert, but my understanding is that the laws banning use of mobile phones in the U.S. only ban use of phones without a hands-free kit. My original point was meant more as a comment on the iPhone's reliance on visual queues for interaction. It is a strength, as Steve Jobs mentioned, but it might be a potential weakness as well. You know the saying: "With great power comes great responsibility".</p> Very thought provoking. As someone who recently switched from years of Windows to OS X, I’ve definitely been frustrated with the new environment’s focus on enabling multitasking. While I love my Mac, I just wish I could get the damn windows to maximize to full screen to help me maintain focus on the task at hand.

I’m not a legal expert, but my understanding is that the laws banning use of mobile phones in the U.S. only ban use of phones without a hands-free kit. My original point was meant more as a comment on the iPhone’s reliance on visual queues for interaction. It is a strength, as Steve Jobs mentioned, but it might be a potential weakness as well. You know the saying: “With great power comes great responsibility”.

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