this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2024
1204 points (99.4% liked)

Technology

59985 readers
2566 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
L3s
[email protected]
[email protected]
L4s
enu
1204
Hyundai Is Bringing Back Buttons Because Touchscreens Are ‘Annoying’ (insideevs.com)
submitted 1 month ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology
126 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
  • Hyundai is slowly backing away from the all-screen approach to interior design.
  • Hyundai Design North America Vice President Ha Hak-soo said that people "get stressed, annoyed and steamed when they want to control something in a pinch but are unable to do so."
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] MeekerThanBeaker 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To me it's about balance and design. I've been in cars with too many physical buttons and those can be a distraction too.

[–] brap 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is true. I mean who ever needed the ability to dial a phone number manually from the dashboard? Among others.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 6 points 1 month ago

As a 90s kid I'm incredibly good at T9 text input, which is what I use the phone buttons in my car for

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

GM loves it's damned buttons. Their new cars look like a piano.