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As someone who hates the "touch screen" buttons on new premium microwaves, and as someone who hates mechanical keyboards, this is amazing.

• spamalot159 5y ago
  The same is happening with automobile UX design. Everything is going to touch screen interfaces when physical buttons are so much more practical. I want a car manufacturer to buck the trend and go full Cherry-MX on all of their buttons. It might not get me to buy the car straight away but it sure would be a big bonus.
  • ptmcc 5y ago
    It's not as extreme as that, but Mazda is very good about this. They ditched the touch screen entirely for a rotary knob only infotainment interface, and physical buttons and switches for effectively all controls. Still has a big high quality screen, but no touch input. It was a big selling point for me, among many other thoughtful design touches. I hate touch screens in cars.
    • iamevn 5y ago
      Did they change that recently? My Mazda is a few years old and while it does have a touch screen, it only works when you're stopped (and it doesn't seem to work at all in android auto/carplay). Absolutely love the tactile feedback from the knob that clicks at each position as you turn it. Also putting physical shortcut buttons to take you directly to the "now playing" screen of whatever is playing media or to whatever navigation tool is active is wonderful.
      • ptmcc 5y ago
        Yep! They ditched the touchscreen for 2021 (in my CX-5 at least), along with the whole infotainment overhaul. It's a big upgrade over the previous system. The screen is large and very good quality.