As a kid, sci-fi movies fascinated me with touchscreen displays and virtual UIs floating in midair. Today, I'll pay extra for a washing machine that isn't covered in touch controls. Don't get me wrong ...

A second automaker has realized that going all-out on capacitive touch buttons is the wrong move. First, Honda backtracked, giving the 10th-generation Civic a physical volume knob to replace the touch ...

For the most part, car technology has been evolving in a way that has made our lives easier and more comfortable. From keeping cool or warm depending on the season, to listening to music on a road ...

Plus: Want to go fast or simulate the feeling of climbing a mountain? The X9i is for you. One-touch buttons let you quickly adjust belt speed (0 to 12 mph) and tilt (-6 up to an extremely steep 40 ...

Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed such ...

With the Wireless Laser Desktop 7000, Microsoft has designed a wireless keyboard and mouse that work well on the Mac, both in an aesthetic sense (especially with the aluminum iMac) and in terms of ...

I've been looking into the registry to try and figure out why my new scanner does nothing when I press its so-called one-touch buttons.<BR><BR>Using RegMon, I see that the Windows Imaging service does ...

Sometimes, your iPhone Home button can get stuck, and there's no way you can fix it right away. Some users go to the nearest Apple Store to solve the issue, but this is only legible if your smartphone ...

SanDisk’s Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive combines a physical backup button with sophisticated backup tools to make the little device convenient and easy to use. While many external drives now come with ...

Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...