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Mobile

Will Your Android Phone’s Buttons Work With Ice Cream Sandwich?

11:00AM October 26, 2011 | Brent Rose

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) has been the talk of Android town, and rightfully so: it looks like the most promising version yet. But considering it doesn’t require any physical buttons, how will your phone work once it’s upgraded? More »

Science

Will You Prefer iOS 5′s Round Toggle Buttons?

12:00PM August 19, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

One thing I like about iOS 5 is the rounded toggle button that appears within the settings. I cringe when I look at the square buttons of iOS 4. This seems crazy, but there’s a scientific reason for this preference. More »

Geek Out

Why Wouldn’t You Want Arcade Buttons On Your Light Switch?

11:27PM June 3, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Every time you turn on a light, you’ll be reminded of those countless hours spent mashing buttons and dropping quarters into your favourite arcade cabinet. Maybe it was Street Fighter II, or possibly NBA Jam. Either way, it’s good. [Etsy via Wired]

Online

Will You Follow Me If Twitter Makes It Easy?

9:29AM June 1, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Twitter announced today that it’s hoping to replace all those generic Twitter “follow me” links with an official “Follow” button. Just like the Facebook Like button which lets you “like” anything quickly and easily, the Follow button will let you follow a Twitter user in one simple click. Now that we have gotten over our dislike of the Facebook Like button and now simply ignore it, are we ready for the Follow button to appear in every nook and cranny of the web? [Twitter]

News

Crazy Russian Nuke Plant: 10,000 Buttons Safer Than One Screen?

7:40AM March 8, 2011 | John Pavlus - Fast Co Design

Touchscreens (and screens in general) are awesome. So sleek! So dynamic! So futuristic! Yeah, well what if they’re fundamentally confusing and dangerous, too? More »

Online

Inception Button Instantly Adds Stress To Any Situation

9:20AM October 30, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Somebody should make an iPhone application like this Inception button, so this Halloween I could go out as an Inception character (be patient – it takes some time to load). [Davepedu]

Gaming

Sony Pokes Fun Of Microsoft Kinect With Yaybuttons.com

2:00AM September 13, 2010 | Casey Chan

Sony, unhappy that Microsoft Kinect is getting a lot of praise for feeling like the future, just launched yaybuttons.com. It’s a website that hilariously shows you the importance of buttons. Here are some of their quips: More »

Gaming

What Do The PlayStation’s Circle, X, Square And Triangle Buttons Mean?

11:40AM August 26, 2010 | Jason Chen

Teiyu Goto, a Sony engineer who had much freedom to design the original PlayStation as well as its controllers, actually explains that the PlayStations’ iconic button shapes weren’t just arbitrarily picked—they actually mean something. More »

Geek Out

Don’t Press That Strange Button In Tom Cruise’s House!

10:20AM July 17, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

When actress Kyra Sedgwick visited Tom Cruise’s house, she couldn’t help but notice a strange, unmarked button on a mantle in his library. For whatever reason, she also couldn’t resist pushing it. As a result, she soon heard police sirens. More »

Mobile

The Latest iPhone 4 Problem: Some Have Swapped Volume Buttons

11:31PM June 25, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Clearly, this is not the best Apple launch in history: After the pre-order debacle, the yellow tinted screens, the pixel constellations and the antenna problems, now it’s the turn for the swapped volume buttons. Oh, you Foxconn rascals, you! [9-to-5]