DailyDirt: Need More Input?
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We've covered plenty of strange and interesting input devices, and usually, the aim of these things is to simplify and make it faster to input information into our technological gadgets. Sometimes, though, you can only simplify a user interface so much, and it's still really, really complicated. Designers can "make things as simple as possible, but not simpler" -- and here are just a few examples of some interfaces that enable an amazing amount of input choices.- The Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog is not your average joystick, and it's not cheap, either. This game controller is not for button-mashers. It has thousands upon thousands of possible inputs for the most complex flight simulators, and it will definitely take some time to learn how to use. [url]
- The Ableton Push makes digital music seemingly easy to create on a keyboard that has all kinds of hardware UI features. It looks like the 80s game Simon on steroids, and it literally demonstrates what it means to have a lot of bells and whistles. [url]
- Formula One steering wheels are a bit more complicated than your typical sedan's instrument panel. Ferrari test driver Marc Gene briefly explains the various buttons and knobs on his personalized steering wheel, and it looks like it could be a bit of a distraction while driving at high speeds. [url]
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Filed Under: gadgets, game controllers, hardware, hmi, human machine interface, input devices, joystick, steering wheel, ui
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I have one major problem with all of these flightsticks: The way they're designed, you can't rest your hand/arm on anything while using them. When gripping the stick, your hand is a good 1-2 inches above the base of the stick and your arm is raised up, not supported by anything. This makes it very hard to keep the joystick centered when you don't want to move.
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I am a fetishist for input devices.
Eventually I got Autohotkey and learned how to just override the key restrictions on the number-pad, sometimes using chording or double-taps when I need extra keys.
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if you liked the ableton have a look at the launch
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