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Touch Screens Are Over. Even Apple Is Bringing Back Buttons. (www.wsj.com)
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The tyranny of touch screens may be coming to an end.

Companies have spent nearly two decades cramming ever more functions onto tappable, swipeable displays. Now buttons, knobs, sliders and other physical controls are making a comeback in vehicles, appliances and personal electronics.

In cars, the widely emulated ultra-minimalism of Tesla’s touch-screen-centric control panels is giving way to actual buttons, knobs and toggles in new models from Kia, BMW’s Mini, and Volkswagen, among others. This trend is delighting reviewers and making the display-focused interiors of Tesla and its imitators feel passé.

Similar re-buttonization is occurring in everything from e-readers to induction stoves.

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[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My last phone before my first smart phone was basically a sidekick (it wasn't actually a sidekick, but I don't remember the actual name of it and the sidekick has a similar enough formfactor).

That thing's texting keyboard was fucking rad. I could type so fucking fast on that. I really want a smart phone with that keyboard.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 3 points 1 day ago

Maybe the answer is the same as the cases for the iPad mini. A little Bluetooth keyboard case that snaps closed over the screen, with capacity to flip the phone unit around, in case to lay screen up on top of it while closed.