Comments on: The iPhone’s lack of haptic feedback http://smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/ mobile user interface design / user experience design / interaction design resources Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Small Surfaces http://smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-5286 Small Surfaces Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:37:27 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/#comment-5286 So here's my issue with touchscreen handsets (and this also extends partly to QWERTY): it's really hard to walk down the street and write an SMS using just one hand. You've got to look at the screen to target which is something I don't need to do writing T9 predictive text; I can effectively touch type in T9. It can also be much harder to target generally without raised buttons. Touchscreen phones are a step backwards for me in this regard. (I'll admit I'm not an American, and Americans typically don't use predictive text like people in most other countries). So here’s my issue with touchscreen handsets (and this also extends partly to QWERTY): it’s really hard to walk down the street and write an SMS using just one hand. You’ve got to look at the screen to target which is something I don’t need to do writing T9 predictive text; I can effectively touch type in T9. It can also be much harder to target generally without raised buttons. Touchscreen phones are a step backwards for me in this regard.

(I’ll admit I’m not an American, and Americans typically don’t use predictive text like people in most other countries).

]]> By: Christian Eckert http://smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-5284 Christian Eckert Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:21:34 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/#comment-5284 Since most people won't write novels on the iPhone, I think the visual feedback on the screen is completely sufficient... Since most people won’t write novels on the iPhone, I think the visual feedback on the screen is completely sufficient…

]]> By: Confessions of a Would-Be Theologian http://smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-5283 Confessions of a Would-Be Theologian Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:26:33 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/#comment-5283 The Real Problem with the iPhone: No Haptics... I’m holding off on the iPhone. Sure, it’s spendy, but – not having seen the real thing yet – I suspect the real problem will be the keyboard. On my Cingular 8525, about the only thing I use the touch screen for is dialing numbers not already in m... The Real Problem with the iPhone: No Haptics…

I’m holding off on the iPhone. Sure, it’s spendy, but – not having seen the real thing yet – I suspect the real problem will be the keyboard. On my Cingular 8525, about the only thing I use the touch screen for is dialing numbers not already in m…

]]> By: Ken Smith http://smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-5282 Ken Smith Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:23:59 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/#comment-5282 You're absolutely right. Unless Jobs has something up his sleeve, I think that the lack of keyboard feedback will be the real limitation on the iPhone's success. http://smithkl42.blogspot.com/2007/06/real-problem-with-iphone-no-haptics.html You’re absolutely right. Unless Jobs has something up his sleeve, I think that the lack of keyboard feedback will be the real limitation on the iPhone’s success.

http://smithkl42.blogspot.com/2007/06/real-problem-with-iphone-no-haptics.html

]]> By: Danny Hope http://smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-5281 Danny Hope Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:04:29 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/06/the-iphones-lack-of-haptic-feedback/#comment-5281 It should be possible for the iPhone to give some feedback through the vabrate motor. http://yandleblog.com/2007/03/will-iphone-feature-haptic-feedback.html It should be possible for the iPhone to give some feedback through the vabrate motor.

http://yandleblog.com/2007/03/will-iphone-feature-haptic-feedback.html

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