The best thing we could do to improve technology: replace almost everything that uses touch sensitive panels with actual switches.

Light switch on a bedside lamp? Actual switch not a touch sensor.

Play/pause on Bluetooth headphones? Actual switch not touch gestures.

You know you’ve pressed it because you can see, feel and hear it. You don’t need to learn a bunch of gestures.

Physical switches: good, actually.

Also a slide out Blackberry style keyboard for iPhone already.

@tommorris When looking at tech I personally go by:

- if it's power or safety-related, single one-function switch

- if it's meant to be used without looking, switch or tactile feedback - single one-function switch preferred, multifunction if obvious and immediate actuation

Everything else is up for negotiation.

@tommorris Using the power button on my iPhone to toggle the screen on/off and for screenshots really chaps my arse...

@nullifidian yup, me a week later: “why did I screenshot that? Balls”

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@tommorris Quite. Apparently I am a massive fan of my lock screen.

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