Xiaomi has revealedits first quad-curved waterfall display.
Instead, the entire unit is made up of this new display.
“However, usability-wise I can see a few things that might be a problem.”
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It is quite nice from a purely visual standpoint.
Xiaomi says these underlying pieces effectively override the need for any physical buttons or ports.
Of course, concepts arent really all that special if theyre just rendered images or video.
Xiaomi has confirmed toThe Vergethat the equipment is real and people within the company have used it.
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Just because it can be done doesnt mean that it should be, though.
“It’s usually a good idea to have some kind of physical/tactile feedback,” Johansson said.
“This tends to improve overall usability.”
You see the knob and you know it does something when you interact with it.
Similarly, you see the volume rocker on a phone, you know the buttons have some purpose.
…usability-wise I can see a few things that might be a problem.
Hidden affordances are interfaces without any obvious visual indicators.
