[OT] Pigs Fly --a rose by any other name...

[Judy Perry]

That's an interesting observation... the deaf for years have been
clamouring for such tactile devices, particularly for gaming, and the
visually impaired for, well, just about everything else I suspect.

'Twould be nice...

The puck sucked, though.  But my kids like it (their hands are small
enough).

Judy

On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, Chipp Walters wrote:

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>
> Bill Vlahos wrote:
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> > The only real concern I have is in the feedback to the user of  actions.
> > A nice tactile feel and click is a good thing. I've never  really liked
> > the idea of sounds (like from a little speaker in the  mouse) as the
> > only feedback. We will have to try it to see.
>
> I'm with you on that Bill! Not having any feedback, or click sensation,
> would IMO really make things difficult. Perhaps there's something else
> to the experience once you've tried it.
>
> As an Industrial Designer in a former life, I've spent a bit of time
> with HF testing labs and can say w/out a doubt, Apple's interface
> hardware products rarely scored above average. They always scored high
> in the 'cool factor.' One year I was asked by Business Week to be a
> judge for their annual design issue, and I believe we awarded Apple 2 or
> 3 prizes. But it was mostly for style, not substance.