Most of the appliances in my kitchen have touch-sensitive buttons. None of them work reliably, and it's not only that they don't detect my fingers if they're wet (or at all). For instance ...

In the interests of cost-saving and minimalist design, manufacturers have moved towards touch-based interfaces with fewer physical controls, but that trend might be reversed from 2026 thanks to ...

The tyranny of touch screens may be coming to an end. Companies have spent nearly two decades cramming ever more functions onto tappable, swipeable displays. Now buttons, knobs, sliders and other ...

“When the screen is touched, the previously flat display flexibly expands and protrudes touch buttons, making it easy to operate even while driving,” says the company. It doesn’t say how ...

After nearly two decades of sleek touch screens, a number of big-name companies and manufacturers are bringing back buttons — including Apple, as consumers share their frustrations of using ...

Since then, Tesla has doubled down on its war against physical buttons, even removing the stalks in its most recent models. Instead, touch buttons and infotainment screen menus are used throughout.

The most offensive touchscreen-heavy car was perhaps the ID.4. The words 'haptic–feedback touch sensitive buttons and sliders' have never filled anyone with anything but dread, and the ID.