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Glenn Reynolds Decries the Loss of Knobs and Buttons in Modern Technology
Not so long ago, if I wanted to adjust the heat in my car, or the volume on my car radio, I could grab a nice, simple knob. Turn it to the right, and the car got warmer, or the radio got louder. Turn it the other way, and the opposite occurred. I could always sense how far I was adjusting things — without ever taking my eyes off the road — because millions of years of evolution have produced a neurological feedback mechanism that lets me know just how much I'm turning my wrist.Easy, effective, intuitive. That's simply good design, right? You'd think. But in most late-model cars, making those kinds of adjustments requires pushing buttons multiple times, or navigating menus within menus, and — almost always — taking your eyes off the road.
Analog vs. Digital - Glenn Reynolds Decries the Loss of Knobs and Buttons in Modern Technology - Popular Mechanics. Via Chris Glass.
Mobile mania reigns
ABOUT two billion people worldwide are now hooked on to a mobile phone, according to the United Nations, and the technology is taking over.Personal digital technology was expanding at a revolutionary pace and could have a pervasive impact on people's lives, the UN's telecommunications agency said.
Internet and mobile communications were now the prime leisure time medium for under-55s, outstripping television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and cinema, according to the International Telecommunications Union.
The growth in the use of devices that link up to global digital networks is far outstripping any other communications medium in history, according to the ITU's Internet Report 2006: Digital.Life.
"We're in the midst of a digital revolution," one of the authors, Lara Srivastava, said from Geneva.
Mobile mania reigns | Herald Sun
iPod and MP3 Player Adoption Boosting Awareness of Digital Music
The explosion of MP3 players, driven by Apple's iPod, has raised awareness and usage of digital music in general in the U.S. this year, according to a new study by JupiterResearch. In fact, iPods and other MP3 players may have driven adoption of digital music during 2006. "Use of playlists has steadily increased, and ripping music has reached a penetration rate of 25 percent," said David Card, Vice President and Senior Analyst. "Over 60 percent of portable music device users regularly rip music, while 58 percent of iPod users and 44 percent of users of other portable music devices use playlists."
