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Is there such a thing as touchscreen fatigue and a resulting renaissance in push buttons and physical controls, in new consumer products?

In the latest edition of the IEEE Spectrum magazine (March 2025) there was an article titled "This "re-buttonization " expert is in demand as touchsreen mania dies down" .

The article highlights safety concerns of using touchscreens when driving a car.

Hyundai and others are reintroducing buttons and dials on dashboards and steering wheels.

Then couple this with the apparent human need for a tactile experience as evidenced by digital musicians and gamers playing video games. 

All this indicates a need to include human touch into interfacing with new consumer products, in addition to touchscreens. 

Parents
  • Buttons are far better to use in a car or van whilst driving, touch screens make something as simple as changing the radio station difficult and potentially dangerous and the Google lady doesn’t always grasp what I’m saying, though she isn’t the only one.

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  • Buttons are far better to use in a car or van whilst driving, touch screens make something as simple as changing the radio station difficult and potentially dangerous and the Google lady doesn’t always grasp what I’m saying, though she isn’t the only one.

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