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Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

You know what I would really hate? Automatic diagnostics on my dashboard. Nah. Please make those as LED blinks where the mechanic has to supply his own LED, Jerry rigged to the obd connector. And make it so that only one guy in Minnesota has the manual. Every mechanic has to contact that guy. Then the mechanic has to interpret the LED Morse code manually. Oh yes this would be so useful. And to add a 3Ghz motherboard with only access to Apple music. Totally awesome. Make the display show a video of "all I want for Christmas is you" I'll certainly be making use of that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Never liked them. Modern smartphone is convenient , but a keyboard would be nicer

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Sick so I can just not get a touchscreen car I waited it out

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Great! Now bring back phones with physical QWERTY keyboards.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I can appreciate that you want them available but I'd love not to be forced to have one. My fingers are too large for those tiny things.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I was pleasantly surprised when I sat in a modern Hyundai for the first time (Kona Electric SX2) and there were soooo many buttons. Yes, some things are still touch-controlled, but compared to what I was used to in a Volkswagen it was such a blessing

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Fuck yeah, I love tactical controls. There's just something nice about something physical you can feel and manipulate.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I'm gonna buy a Garmin instinct because I realized I don't use 95% of my galaxy Watch's "smart" features.

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