| Weblog: | Five things the next iPod software version needs to have | |
| Subject: | well-designed remote | |
| Date: | 2004-01-25 22:33:23 | |
| From: | quasimime | |
| Given that the iPod's physical and UI designs were simple, effective and obviously well thought-through, I am shocked with the poorly-designed remote. Not only is it counter-intuitive to have buttons aligned in the same direction as the clip, there is no display. Obviously we don't want it to be gigantic in size...and I think Sony did a great job with their remote - so many functions in a simple and well-designed format. And the great thing about it? It's been designed to run horizontal to the clip orientation - more user-friendly IMO. | ||
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My gripe with the remote is that a single press on the track buttons takes yiou back to the start, or to the next track. On many occasions, I've reached for the pause or volume buttons and accidentally hit "next" or "previous". That might be a "bummer" if you are listening to music, but if you are half way through a 3 hour lecture on physics of philosophy, it wrankles; know what I mean?