Wednesday, December 9, 2015

questionable design choices lately

questionable design choices lately
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This year, we've seen some of the most questionable Apple design choices in recent memory.
The iPhone, iPad, new Macs, and Apple TV look great, but it's a different case when you look at the new line of accessories the company launched in 2015.
First, there was the new Magic Mouse 2, which was announced in October. The charging port was placed on the bottom of the mouse. That makes it essentially useless when you're charging it.
For a company that rarely sacrifices function for form with battery such as Apple A1057 Battery, Apple A1039 Battery, Apple M9326 Battery, Apple M8983 Battery, Apple M7621 Battery, Apple M6392 Battery, Apple iBook M2453 Battery, Apple M8665 Battery, Apple M9628 Battery, Apple M8956 Battery, Apple M9623 Battery, Apple M9422 Battery, this was a bizarre choice. And the pundits on Twitter didn't let up:
At least you can charge the new Magic Mouse and use it at the same time. Wait… pic.twitter.com/GuJzw4qnxq
— Mike Rundle (@flyosity) October 13, 2015
Could just bore a massive hole in your desk if you want to charge the new apple mouse and use it at the same time
— Alex Morris (@aexmo) October 13, 2015
Then there's the new Apple Pencil, the optional $99 Stylus that works with the big-screen iPad Pro. It looks fine on its own, but things get really weird when you charge it by plugging it directly into the iPad's Lightning port. PCMag's Sascha Segan said that plugging in the Pencil directly into the iPad Pro feels "a little precarious; the Pencil sticks out of your iPad Pro in a way that feels like it might break off."
And if you don't want your iPad Pro look like some sort of medieval weapon while you're charging your Apple Pencil, you're forced to use another questionable design choice. The iPad Pro also comes with a tiny, easy-to-lose dongle that'll let you plug the Pencil into the wall just like the iPhone. Bizarre.
The Pencil wasn't the only problem with the iPad Pro though. There was also the Smart Keyboard, which costs $179 and got pretty poor reviews. It's unattractive and doesn't let you prop your iPad up at different angles. It's also a pain to type on. Apple may be pitching the iPad Pro as a replacement for your laptop, but that's impossible to do with such a poorly designed keyboard.
Meanwhile, the accessory company Logitech made an iPad Pro keyboard that's more attractive and a lot easier to type on.

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