Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
by xmcqdpt2 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @07:18AM
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> Huh? They cannot be. You cannot get the same level of tactile feedback from a touchscreen as from a properly designed knob.
That's true but also I feel like they could make much more tactile touch screen if they actually spent the money. For example, you could use a pressure sensitive touch screen so that mere touch doesn't activate buttons, and you could put a haptic feedback mechanism in it like that of Apple that actually informs you when you press something. The haptic feedback could even subtly tell you whether you are touching a button before you click it.
The reason they don't do that is that touchscreens are a cost cutting measure and making them as expensive as buttons would cut into margins.
That's true but also I feel like they could make much more tactile touch screen if they actually spent the money. For example, you could use a pressure sensitive touch screen so that mere touch doesn't activate buttons, and you could put a haptic feedback mechanism in it like that of Apple that actually informs you when you press something. The haptic feedback could even subtly tell you whether you are touching a button before you click it.
The reason they don't do that is that touchscreens are a cost cutting measure and making them as expensive as buttons would cut into margins.