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I despise touch controls in almost everything, from cars to home appliance, in my opinion the only reason they're replaced physical controls is because it's sim
by pkorzeniewski 4y ago
I despise touch controls in almost everything, from cars to home appliance, in my opinion the only reason they're replaced physical controls is because it's simply cheaper to make and people just got used to them because manufacturers convinced them through marketing "it's the future! be modern!". For example an induction hob at my wife's parents home - recently my mother-in-law couldn't turn it on because some cryptic key icon was flashing, I had to look into the manual to find out it's a children protection mode that is turned on and off by holding the key icon for 3 seconds, I didn't even know you can press it and it's so easy in general to accidentally press various things when cooking, sometimes you don't even notice that you have accidently changed the temperature.
- grayclhn 4y agoTBH, a “child protection mode” does seem like legitimately new functionality, even if it was unwelcome for your in-laws.
- gen3 4y agoMy parents electric stove with knobs also had a child lock on it. Like the rest of the controls, it’s also a dial. It’s just harder to turn
- the_gipsy 4y agoTouch controls are also cheaper to iterate, soft-update, or reuse across models.
- lloeki 4y agoYou don't even have to touch them, water (even slightest amounts), metal, or anything like that can trigger a "press". It's like the thing hasn't even been field-tested in an actual kitchen.