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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back

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Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back

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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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Q&A: Rachel Plotnick On the Return of Tactile Controls
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Rachel Plotnick's "re-buttonization" expertise is in demand
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    Great! Now bring back phones with physical QWERTY keyboards.

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      I can appreciate that you want them available but I’d love not to be forced to have one. My fingers are too large for those tiny things.

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        Yeah I’ve gotten pretty good with swipe typing

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      Why not just a case with a slide out Bluetooth keyboard in the back?

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        Pair a full size Bluetooth keyboard to your phone

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          Now I want to see a full-size keyboard with a special place to mount a phone and a shoulder strap. Maybe some wheels so it could double as a skateboard and you’ll be an 80s/90s image of a hacker.

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            Hack the planet!

            (Except those were roller blades because 90s)

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        That’d be cool, but compatibility is a huge issue. I’ve looked into buying one, and there’s no model available for my device.

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          I’m just saying it seems like a more obtainable ask.

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