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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by Wowfunhappy on Saturday November 06, 2021 @08:21AM (#29129596)
Unfortunately, in this case it sounds like the alternate input is a touchpad, which is no more tactile and clearly worse.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by samjmck on Saturday November 06, 2021 @09:06AM (#29129892)
BMWs actually use a dial that you can rotate in the centre console of the vehicle. It's actually very intuitive and easy to use, and a _lot_ less distracting than a touchscreen is.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by rad_gruchalski on Saturday November 06, 2021 @09:39PM (#29135651)
You know that this dial has a touch screen on top and you can draw with it? For example, it supposed to ocr letters for nav location. No idea who uses that...
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by FDSGSG on Sunday November 07, 2021 @04:15PM (#29143572)
When do you need to use that dial while driving? It's exclusively useful for things that you should only do while stationary.
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