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26 Jul '12, 2pm

#Embedded design with end users in mind #circuitcellar

I’ve mentioned this before, but the original BMW iDrive on my 2002 745iL was a prime example of overzealous design. Back then, somebody had the bright idea of condensing nearly all the switches and knobs formerly found on typical car dashboards down to a large knob, called iDrive, on the center console. Combined with a fancy graphics LCD, the joystick provided the driver with 3-D motion control for selecting specific subsystems and individual functions within that subsystem. The bad news was that zooming into and backing out of various control functions was so complicated it was a real driving hazard. I’m guessing the iDrive designers got caught up in the process of creating a slick design and completely forgot about the basic reason you’re in the car in the first place—to drive, not to run a computer! Let’s face it, when you’re driving, it’s more expedient to reach for a ...

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