Two buttons on either side vibrate when pressed to simulate
a physical button tap.
Not exact matches
Tapping the
physical «Super Track Pack»
button on the lower console brings up another set of performance controls on the UConnect screen.
Tap a
button on the steering wheel and the entire tachometer (
physical bezel and all) slides a few inches to the right, revealing more screen space on the left side for displaying navigation directions, trip computer and fuel economy information, current audio source information, and other information.
It would be nice if
tapping the
physical NAV
button dropped you back on the Live Map like it does in most cars, but in the CX - 5 this just cues the system's text - to - speech engine to read the last direction — which if you're not currently navigating is, «You have reached your destination.»
The Torch uses menus for additional options: You get the full set of options by pressing the
physical Menu
button, or you get a subset by
tapping and holding on the touchscreen to get a pop - up grid of options.
You either need to press the
physical Menu
button and choose the appropriate option, or
tap and hold on your message until a pop - up grid appears with the Save Draft, Send, and Full Menu onscreen
buttons.
While reading, you can turn pages either by using the
physical buttons on the side or
tap the edges of the screen.
There are no
physical buttons, and instead you have to gesture on the bezel upwards or double
tap in an indeterminate area to access the home screen.
does one have to use the
physical page advance
buttons on the new kindle voyage, or can one still
tap the screen to advance the page?
We found the same speedy rate of page turns for both using the
physical buttons and swiping or
tapping the screen.
We found ourselves using the
physical buttons more because they provided satisfying tactile feedback, but
tapping the display was just as comfortable and easy.
When using it in stand mode, I simply
tapped on the screen to flip pages rather than using the
physical buttons.
While touchscreen navigation systems have come far in recent years there's definitely something about having a
physical button to press to answer a call, or always knowing where to
tap to bring up an options menu.
On the BlackBerry Torch, you have to use the contextual menu accessed via the
physical Menu
button or by
tapping and holding on the screen.
The
physical buttons are nice, but after a week of using the Voyage I am still
tapping the screen to advance to the next page.
I was glad to see that
tapping as well as swiping works for page turns and I've tried different Sony devices and found I don't really care for swiping to turn when reading for long periods,
tapping however isn't all that different than using a
physical button.
It's also interesting to note that the tablet doesn't have any
physical buttons, instead a
tap on the home screen will bring up your interface, and another
tap takes you back to the carousel.
Physical buttons make it easy to use one - handed, giving you the option to not constantly
tap the screen to shift pages.
Scrolling could be sticky,
tapping the home
button or the screen occasionally did nothing, and using the directional pad to navigate text made me yearn for the Kindle's
physical mini-joystick.
And while some people may prefer the Voyage's
physical page - turn
buttons to the Paperwhite's touchscreen
taps and swipes, we think most will be fine with the onscreen controls on the Paperwhite.
Entering Standby Mode: To power the PlayBook's display off and enter standby mode, you can either
tap the
physical power
button, or simply put the PlayBook down and let it go into «Standby Time - out».
The Voyage also has
physical buttons along the left and right edges that you can squeeze to turn pages (instead of having to swipe or
tap the screen), and the Voyage has a smaller, slimmer body than the Paperwhite.
There's are two
physical buttons on the edge, so you can still press to turn pages, as well as
tap or swipe as you prefer, so the interaction and the feel in the hand is very much as it was before, although there's now less travel in the these keys.
Nielsen also misses the
physical buttons of the older Kindle models, adding that on the Fire, «
tapping an area of the screen disrupts reading enjoyment» and leaves smudges.
This will consume 1 bar of your energy or power level - Power up will charge your energy and power level - The higher your power level the more damage you deal so be sure to stay powered up - Teleporting is done by
tapping the block
button right before getting hit by a
physical or energy attack - «Over the limit» is a big power up that lets you charge your power level past your maximum by sacrificing your health
This shift from
physical to digital has further relegated cash to novelty status as the sheer convenience of
tapping a few
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Another thing I tried: the new home
button, which uses a «taptic engine» to give you
physical feedback when you press it — it's pressure sensitive too, so it can tell if you really mean to press it or just
tap it.
It sounds like something out of a sci - fi movie at first: when you activate Phorm, transparent
buttons will manifest themselves over the virtual keys, providing you with a
physical guide for your finger placements and
taps — you'll know when you've pressed the right letters.
With the
tap of a
button however, this screen can be converted to a slate that you can draw on using Lenovo's stylus and should you so wish, you can even place a notepad on top of it, draw on it and have both a
physical or digital copy.
But this year's model loses the three
physical navigation
buttons below the screen, which came in handy when you're wearing gloves or your hands are wet and the screen won't respond to your
taps.
Amazon's
tap - to - order
physical Dash
buttons are taking over the world, and more brands in the U.S. are signing up.
You can start streaming at any time with a
tap of the Share
button, a
physical manifestation of Sony's decision to embrace online communities and the burgeoning game - streaming culture.
Something the Xperia XZ2 has in its favor is a dedicated
physical shutter key, which can make taking photos a lot easier than trying to
tap the on - screen
button.
An incoming phone call will replace the number 2 with a «T» while a new message will replace the number 10 with an «M.»
Tapping the device's
physical button to activate an activity tracker will replace the number 8 with an «A.» Last, holding the
physical button to activate sleep tracking will show an «S» where the 4 would ordinarily be displayed.
This could open the door for additional controls beyond just
taps on the screen, but without the need for more
physical buttons on a wearable.
Samsung took away the
physical button, replacing it with an on - screen
button that's pressure sensitive, meaning that particular portion of the screen can tell the difference between a
tap and press.
After the simple email / password setup, you'll be prompted to
tap the
physical button on your bridge again to verify that you are the
physical owner of the Hue bridge about to become linked to the My Hue account.
Both come with
buttons to let you mute the microphone, but the Google's main interface is a touch - sensitive surface that you can
tap or swipe, whereas the Echo uses a
physical button and volume knob.
You sometimes swipe or
tap on the screen, and you sometimes press one of two
physical buttons below the display,» said a reviewer.
With Philips Hue, you have to go
tap the
physical button on the Hue Bridge in order for Alexa to access it.
This means that when you want to adjust volume levels for just one of these categories, you usually have to press the
physical volume rocker,
tap a
button to expand the volume menu, find the category that you want to adjust, then finally raise or lower the volume.
An upward swipe surfaces recent notifications, and a
tap of the
physical button pulls up a scrollable list of installed apps.
It doesn't have an always listening mode, so you'll need to
tap the
physical microphone
button to contact Alexa.
The Magic Trackpad can be configured to support single
button or two
button commands and supports
tap - to - click as well as a
physical click.
Instead of
physical volume
buttons, for instance, you merely have to
tap either side of the device.
However, with no
physical buttons on the device, navigating by swiping and
tapping on the touchscreen could become troublesome once the user has become sweaty from working out.
Unlike other recent smartphones like the Nokia Lumia 1520 and HTC One M8, you can't double
tap the display to power on the device, but you do have the option of pressing the
physical home
button or the power
button.
I spent multiple days
tapping to turn the earbuds on, or play and pause music, wondering why my attempts registered half the time, all before realizing that they were
physical buttons.
There's a giant trackpad, which can be
tapped or clicked, but no
physical buttons.
Whereas Echo eschews
physical controls bar a few key
buttons,
Tap is positively bristling with them.