The Kindle 1 relies
on a scroll wheel and an awkwardly placed silver selector column located above the scroll wheel; the sliver of silver denotes which line of text on the display you're about to select.
The Steelseries Rival 500 has built - in RGB lighting in two lighting zones — the logo on the back of the mouse, and the accent lighting
on the scroll wheel.
For Chroma lighting, there are lights
on the scroll wheel, both sides near the four buttons, and the Razer logo on the back heel of the mouse.
Not exact matches
An Apple Watch version of this could order your favorite meals in a few taps, or
scroll through nearby restaurants precisely using the «crown» (that little
wheel)
on the side of the watch.
The
scrolling dials
on the steering
wheel move in all four directions and allow you to adjust everything from the side windows to the music playlist.
You've got
scroll wheel skid marks
on your face because they couldn't see you were quoting someone else.
Examples of these actions include how quickly a user selects buttons that pop up
on screen, how long they hover over menus, how fast they move the mouse and whether they
scroll using the cursor keys, the
scroll bar or the mouse
wheel.
In theory, the steering -
wheel - mounted controls should at least offer the ability to make inputs while keeping eyes
on the road, but nearly all functions — even simple map
scrolling — are locked out while the car is in motion.
The finishing touch is engraved
scroll detailing
on the inside door handles, heightening the sensation that the Holland & Holland Range Rover is a finely crafted rifle
on four
wheels.
Both «retina resolution» LCDs are controlled by
scroll wheels in the three and nine o'clock positions
on the steering
wheel.
Inside, Audi opts for a steering -
wheel - mounted
scroll pad (similar to that
on a smart phone) to control the man - machine interface.
Steering -
wheel buttons let you
scroll through address book entries, which are visible
on the single - line display below the stereo, and you can place calls with a single button - push.
Naturally, like most facelifts, Audi has designed some new alloy
wheels while towards the rear, the bumpers get a refreshed look, LED rear lights and «
scrolling» indicators — when the indicator comes
on, the light
scrolls from the inside to the outside of the lamp cluster in the direction the driver intends to turn.
There are some confusing menu tabs that can make it tricky to use
on the move despite there being the option of a
scroll wheel and touch pad.
Based
on BMW's iDrive setup, the control panel comprising a touch - sensitive
scroll wheel and buttons is both awkwardly placed between the front seats, and often counterintuitive — a touch screen would be a much better solution.
Using the down arrow button
on the steering
wheel control,
scroll down and highlight Vehicle Info.
A
scroll button
on the steering
wheel lets you call up more data while keeping your hands
on the
wheel.
The current A3s have the
scroll wheel on the steering
wheel.
It is awkward to
scroll the sound
on the screen or
on the steering
wheel.
In the Cayman S, the instrumentation is largely the same, but instead of that separate stalk for infotainment, the more expensive Cayman variant features a
scrolling button
on the right spoke of the steering
wheel to select different trip computer displays.
Also, by pressing the Info button
on the steering
wheel and
scrolling through the MID displays, drivers can not only look at their average fuel consumption of the current trip, but can also retrieve their average fuel economy of the last three journeys.
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® and audio system controls are located
on the left side of the steering
wheel, and include a touchpad control that makes is easy to
scroll and select items that appear
on the audio screen.
A steering
wheel scroll wheel (photo above) is the best way to quickly control infotainment volume (or mute it with a tap
on the
wheel).
The iDrive system —
scroll wheel, finger - writing
on the
wheel, touch screen, voice, and (optionally) gesture recognition — is the best way to control infotainment once you take a couple hours to learn its workings.
Upholstered in fine leather
on every model, the allroad's quiet cabin offers easy - to - reach buttons, standard MMI interface with smartphone integration and a
wheel scroller, and digital controls for climate.
The high - resolution trip computer readout in the centre fascia looks very high tech and is easy enough to
scroll through from the up and down - arrow buttons
on the lower left quadrant of the steering
wheel boss.
Buttons
on the
wheel include the S / I drive, adaptive cruise control (plus range adjustment), audio, voice control and in the lower left quadrant behind the hub and spokes, three toggles for the trip computer and
scrolling.
It has the Blackberry - style touch pads
on the steering
wheel to navigate around the car's options, plus a
scroller mounted
on the centre console to move around the infotainment screen.
Everything can be controlled by buttons and
scroll wheels on the steering
wheel, or the traditional dial and shortcut buttons housed
on the center console between the seats.
Drivers can
scroll through the system's different functions using the steering
wheel remote controls, and the following information is shown
on the main dashboard display:
For example,
on the good side, adjusting the braking distance for the adaptive cruise control is dead easy, with a button
on the steering
wheel's right spoke to
scroll through the settings.
The steering
wheel gets a redesign with a four - spoke design and what appear to be
scroll -
wheels on both of the upper spokes, facilitating quickly going through menu options for display and entertainment preferences.
However, there are too many buttons, switches and
scroll wheels on the steering
wheel, which makes it too complex to use
on the move.
I also like the «roller» controls
on the optional, flat - bottomed leather - trimmed steering
wheel, that allow easy
scrolling through the informative trip computer located in the instrument panel.
Active roll stabilization; electronic damper control; four -
wheel steering; eight - speed transmission; a new twin -
scroll, single - turbo 3.0 - liter in - line six putting out 300 horsepower and 300 pound - feet of torque (or a twin - turbo 4.4 - liter V - 8 with 400 hp, in the 550i); new robotic parking assistance; head - up display; night vision; stop - and - go adaptive cruise control, which will maintain a following distance in traffic and slow to a stop, then start rolling again, just like traffic
on the 405; and roughly 8 million other acronymic systems, gadgets, gizmos and flight surfaces loomed to the car's high - speed cerebellum.
For those who fear they may miss the serendipity of browsing through the print pages, the «Word
Wheel» feature
on the right side of the home page encourages
scrolling through a list of entries.
And although we like the
scroll wheel and the glittery navigation bar, it can be difficult to figure out exactly what you're selecting
on the screen.
If the Libre Air had a virtual keyboard used by clicking
on things via the
scroll wheel that would have been fine.
You have the same type of
scroll wheel to control the size of the font as we saw
on the Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini.
Walkman: listen to music
on the move, with the help of headphones iPhone: Responsive finger touch + internet surfing iPod: Click
wheel + ability to purchase and download individual song from any vendor Blackberry: QWERTY keyboard, side
scroll wheel & trackball + email access Palm Pilot: Stylus based touch screen + PDA functionality
We do miss the
scroll wheel found
on the original Kindle, but the smaller page - forward and - back buttons now feel smartly sized, and aren't easy to accidentally press, a common problem
on the original Kindle.
Amazon has replaced the
scroll wheel on the original with a five - way, joystick - like controller, which is an improvement but still has some quirks.
A circular
scroll wheel type button for navigation, 4 buttons below the screen, and 5 buttons
on the right side of the screen that are sub-divided into 2 parts each.
The
scroll wheel of the first Kindle moved much more smoothly, and I've used other joystick designs that operate more cleanly than the one
on the second - generation Kindle.
The
scroll wheel of the first Kindle moved much more smoothly, and I've used other joystick designs that operate more cleanly than the one
on the Kindle 2 does.
Why would ANYONE spend money
on 2008 tech (the only thing they changed since then is the
scroll wheel!)
Also, many of us
on the Mac dumped that single click mouse right away and are using the 3 button mouse with
scroll wheel that most computer users use, so instead of «
on the Mac» maybe you should be saying «ctrl - click with a single button mouse».
The UI
on the Voyage is lightyears improved and the terrible
scroll wheel of the Original Kindle is pure junk.
Because page navigation was difficult, it featured a second display with a
scroll wheel to help make selections
on the display easier.
If while reading you encounter a word that you don't know (like agio), you can just select it with 5 - way controller (or
scroll -
wheel on first generation Kindle) and short definition will popup at the top or bottom of the page.