Click-wheel keyboard
The click-wheel proved to be a usability revelation on the iPod, allowing users to scroll through huge lists of albums, artists and songs with a single digit.
The click-wheel proved to be a usability revelation on the iPod, allowing users to scroll through huge lists of albums, artists and songs with a single digit.
Considering Apple is phasing out the beloved click-wheel on devices in favour of trackpads and touchscreens, introducing a click-wheel keyboard seems an unlikely move. It would represent a rather neat way of scrolling through large amounts of text, though.
Verdict: 3/10
Not likely, though it has some nice potential applications.
Credit: US Patent and Trademark Office
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- Unless you have done a reasonable survey of touch typists
to really learn their preferences (nah, didn't think so), it
seems beyond presumptuous to speak for "most of them".
You don't like... (Read the rest) - Posted by: frabjous Posted on: 10/31/08 You are currently: a Guest | Log in | Terms of Use
not so far fetched
mistermachine | 10/30/08
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stevejg61 | 10/30/08
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Some of these are VERY old...
Stuka | 10/31/08
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Samic | 10/31/08
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Yeah, right
frabjous | 10/31/08
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iMac Docking Station
geoguba@... | 10/31/08
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The worst part of it is...
GrizzledGeezer | 10/31/08
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If they are so obvious and trivial
frgough | 10/31/08
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Didn't Apple tinker with this concept before?
ddunn68@... | 10/31/08
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Duo Dock
Stuka | 10/31/08
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RE: (Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )
orimata | 10/31/08
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Same here... But...
Paul18992 | 10/31/08
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touchpad
rednickja@... | 10/31/08
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