In a few months, remember that you heard it here first: Technology pundits are sure to hail Apple’s iPhone and soon-to-be competitors for using touch screens in their designs. I submit, and will continue to maintain that it is not the touch screens, but the interactions that those screens afford.
Many others will try to compete with the iPhone, but they’ll have to do a lot more than tack on a touch screen interface to their current phones in order to keep up. Adding new technology is the lazy solution. Redesigning based on human wants and needs is the one that wins battles in innovation…
2 responses to “It’s not about touch screens”
Josh – you are right the technology isn’t the new and important part… Palm has been using touchscreens for a while now… but Apple has found a new way to exploit the interaction on the screens…. did I mention that i want one?
Speaking of Apple, I’d be interested to hear your opinion on the iPod interface. I just started using an iPod recently (Nano) and am wondering what the fuss is about. Unless there actually is no fuss, but I thought the iPod interface was considered special.
Also, why do most alarm clocks only let you adjust the time in one direction? I only recently discovered that there are alarm clocks that break this rule. The Sony Dream Machine CD version is great, and I’d like to send a delicious brownie to each and every member of the team who developed it.
And finally, what what!?