Let's Reinvent the Scroll Wheel
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Let's Reinvent the Scroll Wheel
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Re: Let's Reinvent the Scroll Wheel
#2This post would be improved by adding a sentence explaining what ScrollPods are. I don't mean the technical details that you promise in an upcoming post, but rather anything whatsoever about what it's like to use them.
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#3This post would be improved by adding a sentence explaining what ScrollPods are. I don't mean the technical details that you promise in an upcoming post, but rather anything whatsoever about what it's like to use them.
my BIGGEST pet peeve.
Tell me what the thing IS! It's shockingly common for READMEs or About pages to already assume the reader knows what the product/project is.
> ScrollPods lets you scroll hands-free on your Mac with your AirPods in a precise, smooth, continuous, dynamic and inconspicuous way.
That's BELOW the viewport of my browser. So to figure out what the product is, I have to scroll. Maybe that's by design?
Honestly one sentence at the beginning explaining that "ScrollPods" is software that lets you use airpods (or compatible headphones) to scroll would be really helpful
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#4This post would be improved by adding a sentence explaining what ScrollPods are. I don't mean the technical details that you promise in an upcoming post, but rather anything whatsoever about what it's like to use them.
The main page has a better introduction, but it would still be improved by a video of a person using.
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#5I don't think you mean "Alas, ScrollPods was born". Maybe "And thus,..."?
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#6So what, this uses the gyroscope in AirPods (Why do headphones need a gyroscrope?) to turn head movements into scrolling?
Sounds like a terrible idea. Like...cool. I decided to move my head around to stretch my neck and now I've lost my position on the document I was reading.
I'll keep my scroll wheel.
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#7I love seeing new ways of interacting with computers. Using head tilts to scroll sounds awesome!
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#8I tried using scrolling via macOS built-in assistive technology head tracking.
Voluntarily moving the repetitive motion of scrolling from my hands to my neck felt the opposite of ergonomic.
Curious how this is different.
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#9This post would be improved by adding a sentence explaining what ScrollPods are. I don't mean the technical details that you promise in an upcoming post, but rather anything whatsoever about what it's like to use them.
my BIGGEST pet peeve. Tell me what the thing IS! It's shockingly common for READMEs or About pages to already assume the reader knows what the product/project is. > ScrollPods lets you scroll hands-free on your Mac with your AirPods in a precise, smooth, continuous, dynamic and inconspicuous way. That's BELOW the viewport of my browser. So to figure out what the product is, I have to scroll. Maybe that's by design? H…
Agree.
Hah, there's a wall of text that starts with the developer's life story (whooo cares), some graphic that didn't explain anything. Read the conclusion and ask myself "did they implement a dictionary app?", and I had to click "Get ScrollPods" and navigate away from the page and guess it's something to do with ears/headphones and scrolling.
The text "lets you use airpods (or compatible headphones) to scroll would be really helpful" is also not very specific, mentioning the gyroscope would make it clear.
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#10This post would be improved by adding a sentence explaining what ScrollPods are. I don't mean the technical details that you promise in an upcoming post, but rather anything whatsoever about what it's like to use them.
Fair comment. It’s a macOS app that lets you scroll hands-free with your Apple headphones (AirPods Gen 3+, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max) by gently nodding your head up or down. You can also set it up to scroll by moving your head right or left. I also strongly agree with your final comment, as I have a lot to share about what it’s like using ScrollPods day to day and the convenience that comes with this. Like sipping an iced coffee with right hand instead of scrolling or sitting 1 meter away from my desk to stretch my legs while reading a presentation. Thanks for reminding me and I will prioritise this in my next blog post.