▲ 1037 ▼ What is a nifty little feature modern gadgets have lost? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* by fastandcurious@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 805 comments fedilink hide all child comments For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up
[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Physical buttons in most things are going away whenever companies see they can do it. It's weird looking at appliances from decades ago, mostly because it's clear we are stuck with lower quality where people are willing to concede. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BURN@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Touchscreens are the lower quality product here Physical buttons do everything better and are safer for drivers since they require less attention to be taken off the road. I will continue to refuse to buy any car that has internet connectivity or touchscreens. They’re unsafe and unnecessary, only allowing for more tracking of our personal lives permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Im with you on the always online automobiles and the importance of tactile feedback for important and commonly used buttons, but a small screen for a back-up camera is very nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BURN@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Im not against screens entirely, just ones that are touchscreen and hide critical buttons behind menus. A screen that does nothing more than GPS, Music and Backup cameras is pretty much the extent of what I’d need, and there’s a bunch of 3rd party accessories that do that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MDKAOD@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not exactly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yeah you can preview this cycle by looking at Cadillac. They were among the first to go touch-only with Cue in the early 2010s, started fading back in physical buttons with new models in the late 2010s, and on their newest models now have a full set of very nice custom buttons not shared from the GM parts bin. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BURN@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Touchscreens are the lower quality product here Physical buttons do everything better and are safer for drivers since they require less attention to be taken off the road. I will continue to refuse to buy any car that has internet connectivity or touchscreens. They’re unsafe and unnecessary, only allowing for more tracking of our personal lives permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Im with you on the always online automobiles and the importance of tactile feedback for important and commonly used buttons, but a small screen for a back-up camera is very nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BURN@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Im not against screens entirely, just ones that are touchscreen and hide critical buttons behind menus. A screen that does nothing more than GPS, Music and Backup cameras is pretty much the extent of what I’d need, and there’s a bunch of 3rd party accessories that do that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Im with you on the always online automobiles and the importance of tactile feedback for important and commonly used buttons, but a small screen for a back-up camera is very nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BURN@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Im not against screens entirely, just ones that are touchscreen and hide critical buttons behind menus. A screen that does nothing more than GPS, Music and Backup cameras is pretty much the extent of what I’d need, and there’s a bunch of 3rd party accessories that do that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BURN@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Im not against screens entirely, just ones that are touchscreen and hide critical buttons behind menus. A screen that does nothing more than GPS, Music and Backup cameras is pretty much the extent of what I’d need, and there’s a bunch of 3rd party accessories that do that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MDKAOD@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not exactly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yeah you can preview this cycle by looking at Cadillac. They were among the first to go touch-only with Cue in the early 2010s, started fading back in physical buttons with new models in the late 2010s, and on their newest models now have a full set of very nice custom buttons not shared from the GM parts bin. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yeah you can preview this cycle by looking at Cadillac. They were among the first to go touch-only with Cue in the early 2010s, started fading back in physical buttons with new models in the late 2010s, and on their newest models now have a full set of very nice custom buttons not shared from the GM parts bin. permalink fedilink source parent
