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At 12:43 PM 5/3/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Couple of questions answered:
>
>1. Adam Bovill is right, it does measure capacitance change for the
>touch sensitive controls. I wadded up a shirt and couldn't engage the
>buttons while not using my fingers. Nifty.
Not nearly nifty, because this means you can no longer activate the
controls through cloth anymore. I loved being able to put it the pocket of
my cargo pants and use it through my pantleg...
>4. I've gotten used to the button setup, though I agree that from an
>aesthetic standpoint, the 4 button around the scrollwheel setup is
>nicer. I am absolutely certain the iPod team thought this too, but were
>ultimately unable to implement the touch pad and backlight with the old
>configuration.
First they did away with the wheel and went with a touchpad. I had both,
and while I know the touch-wheel is more reliable in the long run, its not
anywhere as precise as the wheel was. The wheel was what sold me on the
original IPod. It was fun to use. The touch wheel, for me, just isn't.
My point is I think the mechanical buttons were equally vulnerable to dust
infiltration and one can surmise that if they did away with them, it was
because of unacceptble failure rates.
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