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Experimentation in the marketplace is not a sin. Sometimes designers cannot figure out the best solutions before shipping.
Solution: Let these interface gimmicks be the stuff of tech conventions and demos, and never part of any mass-produced product. But maybe some marketing folks, seeing the success of Apple, have reasoned that these gimmicks can sell products in the short-term, at least until consumers discover the problems with them. At the end of this era of tapping and rubbing little screens with our fat, dirty fingers, we may be re…
The market despised the stylus. I tried setting up a wireless office using tablets. No one would use the stylus and actually tried using their fingers.
I'm struck by the negativity of the post. While the arguments listed are valid user interface design points, the "flick to TV" just works (assuming you have the right hardware), and it's pretty simple. If you wanted to get everything correct, you'd probably end up with a more normal user interface with buttons and whatnot, plus you'd spend more time developing it to get it right according to how you're supposed to be…
Have the read the article? The problem is that it doesn't work, for many cases where a button would.
It's innovation in superficial design only, not in functional design.
Most gesture controls fit in this category of jetpack design, too.