WTF Cell Phone Design

Flint · 06-26-2008, 08:36 AM

A telephone is, above all else, a device you use to send and recieve telephone calls. I know this should be a statement of the obvious, but apparently the people who design cell phones have forgotten this key fact.

How many clicks does it take you to call a number you have stored in your phone?

I have to (1) click select for menu (2) click navigate down to an indecipherable icon that is supposed to be a rolodex (3) click select (4) from that menu, either select 1 or key numeral 1 to select my list of stored numbers.

Question: Why isn't my list of numbers the first thing that pops up when I open my phone? It's a telephone. I'm going to use it to call people. Why are my stored numbers buried back 4 clicks?

Instead of legislation making it illegal to operate a cell phone while driving, the authorities should focus on legistlation making it illegal to design a cell phone interface that requires the user to navigate through such an elaborate series of steps in order to access the main function of the device.

P.S. It's easier to take pictures than it is to place a call. I know this, because my phone takes pictures of the inside of my pocket all day long.

06-26-2008, 08:36 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	WTF Cell Phone Design A telephone is, above all else, a device you use to send and recieve telephone calls. I know this should be a statement of the obvious, but apparently the people who design cell phones have forgotten this key fact. How many clicks does it take you to call a number you have stored in your phone? I have to (1) click select for menu (2) click navigate down to an indecipherable icon that is supposed to be a rolodex (3) click select (4) from that menu, either select 1 or key numeral 1 to select my list of stored numbers. Question: Why isn't my list of numbers the first thing that pops up when I open my phone? It's a telephone. I'm going to use it to call people. Why are my stored numbers buried back 4 clicks? Instead of legislation making it illegal to operate a cell phone while driving, the authorities should focus on legistlation making it illegal to design a cell phone interface that requires the user to navigate through such an elaborate series of steps in order to access the main function of the device. P.S. It's easier to take pictures than it is to place a call. I know this, because my phone takes pictures of the inside of my pocket all day long. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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