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« on: November 28, 2010, 01:36:47 AM »
In response to a post from a long while ago from Dullstar:
The reason that Apple have chosen to go "touchy" with the iPod line is because direct interaction is easier for people, even with large fingers, than indirect interaction.
eg. "tap a song, play a song" rather than "scroll a wheel which goes round and round, watch a bar go up and down"
Of course, to seasoned pros of the click wheel, we can't understand what the gripe is about. To those who can't even use a computer mouse properly because moving your arm on a desk doesn't seem related to how a pointer on a computer screen in front of you moves, however, direct manipulation makes things so much easier.
And even if the iPod nano's screen is tiny, it's still a good size to hit targets with. It's also very accurate, because of the capacitive touch screen.