iPod Touch + Click Wheel = Best Usability
Posted on April 28, 2008
I misplaced my iPod Touch the other week and went back to using my 30 GB iPod Video. Given my type of usage (primarily podcasts while driving) and some of the iPod Touch annoyances I wrote about previously, the iPod Video and other click wheel-based models definitely fit me better. For example, slewing back and forth in content with precision is much easier with the wheel. This is due to the fact that the distance your thumb must travel around the click wheel is much longer than the slide distance on the touch. As a result, actions like adjusting volume and moving back and forth in a podcast are much less sensitive and hence more accurate. A click wheel on the iPod Touch is entirely doable on the Touch’s multi-touch screen. It could be enabled on the screen when desired. It might look something like this (rendering my own):
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Podcasts aside, I still believe that a virtual click wheel on the iPod Touch and iPhone would benefit all content types.
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I know this is ridiculously old, but I would really like to see this happen. Is there any chance of making this now with the app store and the SDK?
This is sorely needed on the Touch & iPhone. When trying to navigate long podcasts or audio books, the slider bar is woefully inadequate.
I don’t think this can be done as an App, however, on account of Apple forbidding Apps to run in the background.
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