Watch this video of an in-car touchscreen user interface that is both beautiful and easy to use.
It throws the concept of “buttons” on a screen out the window. Take a watch and keep going at least 2 ½ minutes in (the video is only 3 minutes).
The designer here is Matthaeus Krenn, previously with Cue, the design firm Apple bought for an estimated $40 million last year.
He claims current touch screen radios simply take the “button” layouts of earlier radios and transpose them onto a touch screen. But this requires too much attention from drivers who are now missing the important visual and tactile cues of the old knobs.
See for yourself.
Source: Matthaeus Krenn via Wired
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Very interesting for sure. I am however reminded of the proverbial 12:00 blinking on the VCR. It did so not because the action required to set the clock was difficult in and of itself. Rather it was difficult and time consuming to learn and not intuitive to users. With this method rather than searching for the “button” the driver will have to become familiar with how many fingers to touch the screen with and whether the fingers should be closer together or further apart. Can you imagine wanting to turn the air conditioner colder but accidentally turning the volume louder…. Some times I get crazy just because the tactile response from a touch screen where I can see the button is just a bit slow and I make the wrong adjustment.
That said… This is the way it will go. Very cool thinking behind the function.
Ray Windsor
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