Pressing a button appears easy, but the brain needs a probabilistic internal model to control a press. A new theory exposes significant improvements to button design that help gamers and musicians.

The VTI-490's cyberpunk design hints at a gaming mini PC, but its performance is more like that of a creative workstation.

Push-button transmissions look strange by today’s standards—more like something from a retro sci-fi dashboard than a ...

If you’ve ever spent time in a modern BMW, you’ve probably fussed about with the goofy iDrive controller. It’s a rotary knobbery slidery thing that just never really feels that good to use. [Garage ...

Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only ...

When wearing a two-button suit jacket, one is generally advised to leave the bottom button open. Our critic explains the reasoning behind the rule. By Vanessa Friedman I’m a psychotherapist with a lot ...

Two former Apple Vision Pro developers made an AI wearable that only listens when you tap it. They hope to win where other AI gadgets have fumbled: privacy. The Button does what it says on the brushed ...

You push a shopping cart, pull your luggage across uneven sidewalks, push and pull furniture when cleaning, or when that sudden urge to redecorate comes on. So, why not tailor your workout to these ...

Within three years, no embedded software developer is going to be writing code. I know it sounds like another one of my controversial statements. But I recently used Claude Code to write the best ...

A generation of people online just realized it's possible to have a thought and keep it to themselves. Enter "365 buttons," the cryptic New Year's resolution that's now become a meme about time, ...

Initially, touchscreens were a way to make navigation and media easier for the driver, but over time; manufacturers have begun to use screens to control other functions. The justification from the ...

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...