- Aug 15, 2003
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Lately it seems like the whole world is going gaga over touch screens (iphone, MS Surface, BlackBerry, etc.). I do not own any touch devices but I have used an iphone and touch screens at the movie theater for buying tickets and I do not find them very efficient to use.
I'm an old school command line dude and I tend to use mostly the keyboard, even in Windows, but the trend is towards "dumbing down" the interface and I fear where we may be headed in terms of user interfaces.
I would say that touch screens are definitely not ergonomic, i.e. on a touch screen keyboard you're basically typing on a flat surface.
Imagine having to sort hundreds of photos on MS Surface with your hands.
I admit, it's cool using the touch screen on the iphone, but that's just a gimmick and IMHO isn't enough for long term use.
Anyone else agree?
I'm an old school command line dude and I tend to use mostly the keyboard, even in Windows, but the trend is towards "dumbing down" the interface and I fear where we may be headed in terms of user interfaces.
I would say that touch screens are definitely not ergonomic, i.e. on a touch screen keyboard you're basically typing on a flat surface.
Imagine having to sort hundreds of photos on MS Surface with your hands.
I admit, it's cool using the touch screen on the iphone, but that's just a gimmick and IMHO isn't enough for long term use.
Anyone else agree?