Pages Tagged “Touchscreen”
Reviews
- BOOX Go 7 Color (Gen II)
- Microsoft Surface Go 2 ★★★★☆ A great ultra-light Windows 10 tablet with detachable keyboard. Or an annoyingly slow Windows 11 tablet.
- Onyx BOOX Poke3
- Samsung Galaxy S4 (Phone) ★★★★★ Much as I like newer phones, there are a few things that I really miss about the S4, especially the ergonomics.
Tech Tips
- PineTab2 Notes: Getting Things Working Things I’ve had to do on my PineTab2 to get various features working and/or usable.
- POS Touchscreens When touchscreens first hit POS terminals, they tried to replace the PIN entry pad too. It was awful to use. I’m surprised they brought back real buttons.
Blog Posts
- Voting Experience: Los Angeles’ New “Vote Centers” and Machines
Los Angeles County has a new voting system this year. Instead of every registered voter being assigned a specific polling place based on their home address, you can vote at any polling place — excuse me, “vote center” — in the county. There are fewer locations than there used to be, but they’re also open […]
- Trying to get at the features left out of the mobile app
If someone wants to use the functionality you’ve left out of your mobile site or app, and is willing to slog through the desktop site on their phone or tablet, you should at least let them get at it!
- Remember Netbooks?
A few years back, I debated getting a netbook for trips. Improvements in mobile phones and tablets have resolved all the reasons I wanted a mini laptop.
- I’m Going to Miss the iPod Click Wheel
I prefer the older iPods for listening to music in the car, because a touch screen is a horrible interface for pause/play or skip while driving.
- The Self as a Touchscreen
The downside to using a touchscreen over something with physical controls is that you lose that instant feedback of where the buttons are. But touching a particular spot on your hand or ear is easy.
- Tablets and the Geek Bubble (i.e. “Who uses THAT?”)
A lot of geeks don’t consider that someone else might have a different use case, workflow or need. Disdain for tablets is the latest expression of this.
- How I Actually Use My Nexus 7 Android Tablet
I prefer the tablet to the smartphone when I’m at home, or any time I want to do something for more than a few minutes. But what about the desktop/laptop?
- Two “Critiques” That Aren’t
Just because you don’t have a use for it doesn’t mean no one does. And pop culture from your formative years wasn’t really that much better than today’s.
- iPod Thoughts
If I had to replace my iPod, what would me options be? Comparing the iPod Classic, iPod Touch, G1, or getting a used iPod.
- Reading Comics on the Phone: Hexed on the G1
A look at the way iVerse’s comic book reader works on the Android-based market, and how well it translates comics from print.