Comments on: Simple radio or complicated controls? http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls Adam DuVander’s thoughts on keeping things simple. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JMAC http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls/comment-page-1#comment-2064 JMAC Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:59:44 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls#comment-2064 I agree with Tom--simplicity is important, and communication with the user paramount, but this radio really invites interaction with it. Successful product design encourages play--and this is nothing if not playful. I want one. I agree with Tom–simplicity is important, and communication with the user paramount, but this radio really invites interaction with it. Successful product design encourages play–and this is nothing if not playful.

I want one.

]]> By: Tom Watson http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls/comment-page-1#comment-2063 Tom Watson Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:17:29 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls#comment-2063 Well, as a lover of radios and of my <a href="http://tincorporated.com/library/photos/favorites/2008/jul/07/model-two-2/" rel="nofollow">Tivoli</a> I really think this works just fine. Sure it's not as full featured and occasionally I miss having a few presets on my Tivoli but not enough to want a different one. As for it being obvious to a first time user, I don't think it will be, but it doesn't matter. Spending a little time playing with it and you should "get it" right away. Well, as a lover of radios and of my Tivoli I really think this works just fine. Sure it’s not as full featured and occasionally I miss having a few presets on my Tivoli but not enough to want a different one.

As for it being obvious to a first time user, I don’t think it will be, but it doesn’t matter. Spending a little time playing with it and you should “get it” right away.

]]> By: samgrover http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls/comment-page-1#comment-2062 samgrover Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:55:59 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls#comment-2062 I think this is too simplistic. Like Brent, I would like to tune to a particular station and I don't see a straightforward way of doing that. If there were only two or three stations, this might work, but that's usually not the case. Also, I hope that lifting the lid doesn't lift the whole thing. I think this is too simplistic. Like Brent, I would like to tune to a particular station and I don’t see a straightforward way of doing that. If there were only two or three stations, this might work, but that’s usually not the case.

Also, I hope that lifting the lid doesn’t lift the whole thing.

]]> By: Brent Logan http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls/comment-page-1#comment-2061 Brent Logan Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:41:04 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/simple/simple-radio-or-complicated-controls#comment-2061 This radio removes too many features in the name of design. I want to be able to tune in a specific station without guessing. Without a dial or some other feedback, it would be difficult to quickly tune in a desired station. The LED is superfluous unless the station plays a lot of dead air. In other words, this is a difficult radio to operate. Furthermore, a design that emphasizes lower frequencies as the sound increases contradicts <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour" rel="nofollow">human hearing properties</a>. None of my complaints implies this couldn't be a commercial success. After all, Apple touted the simplicity of the defeatured Shuffle with no display nor easy way to choose a specific song. This radio removes too many features in the name of design. I want to be able to tune in a specific station without guessing. Without a dial or some other feedback, it would be difficult to quickly tune in a desired station. The LED is superfluous unless the station plays a lot of dead air. In other words, this is a difficult radio to operate.

Furthermore, a design that emphasizes lower frequencies as the sound increases contradicts human hearing properties.

None of my complaints implies this couldn’t be a commercial success. After all, Apple touted the simplicity of the defeatured Shuffle with no display nor easy way to choose a specific song.

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