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This is a pretty old complaint, but my initial issues about the ipod, especially 2nd and 3rd gen was the lack of manual controls. At a younger age, a walkman o

This is a pretty old complaint, but my initial issues about the ipod, especially 2nd and 3rd gen was the lack of manual controls. At a younger age, a walkman or discman in my pocket with headphones in my ears was a constant, and I was able to find my way through whatever media was in there quickly and easily by thumb. With the iPod, I could manage sometimes but about half the time I ended up having to take it out and look at what i pressed because it just wasn't working by feel. I remember a couple mp3 players from the time made manual buttons with different sizes and placement and better feedback, but they weren't around for long.

nitrogen 7y ago
This seems unfortunately common across all industries. People focus on visual appeal only to the detriment of all other senses. Fruit gets larger and brighter, but the flavor and texture go down. Acoustic paneled ceilings are removed in favor of exposed ductwork and beams, but noise transmission between floors and echoes on the same floor get much worse. (I am torn about this one though) Buttons with tactile guidance feel great but look too 1990s so everything becomes a glass rectangle. I would really really like to see and participate in a renaissance of design that accounts for all of the human senses in all their forms.