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Device makers turned off buttons, but now they're back

by Sarah Leeson

Nov 19, 2024

Move aside, touchscreens and digital controls. Buttons, dials and knobs have returned to electronics.

Buttons create an interface that provides "that feeling of agency and control," says button expert Rachel Plotnick.

Frederic J. Brown / AFP

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Big day for buttons

by John Moe

Jun 1, 2011

Twitter has rolled out a follow button to be used on websites. So now if you're at, say, IMDB.com and you want to follow that entity on Twitter,...