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Barnes & Noble announced the Nook yesterday, as a clear competitor to (and, in many ways, a blatant ripoff of) the Kindle. […]
Having two adjacent screens will create navigational confusion. A lot of people will try to touch the e-ink display out of confusion, a bad guess, or ingrained habit and be slightly frustrated every time. Displaying some interactive elements on the e-ink screen, including dialogs and input boxes, adds to the confusion. It’s a touch-screen device, but only in one area. You touch the things that you interact with, except those. […]
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They should make an e-ink reader with mechanical knobs and sliders to avoid confusion? Or low-res LCD screens? Or buttons?](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krx927aOa51qz4rgro1_500.jpg)
Barnes & Noble announced the Nook yesterday, as a clear competitor to (and, in many ways, a blatant ripoff of) the Kindle. […]
Having two adjacent screens will create navigational confusion. A lot of people will try to touch the e-ink display out of confusion, a bad guess, or ingrained habit and be slightly frustrated every time. Displaying some interactive elements on the e-ink screen, including dialogs and input boxes, adds to the confusion. It’s a touch-screen device, but only in one area. You touch the things that you interact with, except those. […]
(Ellipses mine.)
They should make an e-ink reader with mechanical knobs and sliders to avoid confusion? Or low-res LCD screens? Or buttons?
↓ 22 Oct 2009
