It’s cool to see that in a world where people blindly accept the frustration of the user interfaces, they are given that people are still experimenting with new user interfaces. In a post I wrote a while back I suggested that the touch screen interface newly popularized with the iPhone won’t be the be all end all, because of its lack of interaction with the sense of touch. It is simple ergonomics – while it’s really awesome that we can have a machine with no buttons, there’s no spring back to physically acknowledge the exchange. When the machine’s innards ultimately break because I’ve thrown it at the wall too many times, how will I know I’m not just pressing the buttons too lightly??? Well, Engadget has reported Apple’s filing of no fewer than three patents for touch screens with resistance capability. I may need to see this with my own eyes.
Meanwhile, some folks are attempting new interfaces with already existing technology. This website is no revolution yet, but it is pretty nifty. Can you resist the urge to click something???
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