There are plenty of devices that have used radial dials to do something before the ipod came out. A VCR is a classic exmample. Maybe you might not have been exposed to this, but before the ipod craze, I had a VCR that had a similar layout to that of the ipod. another vcr later actually used a twisty dial for seeking!(the whole layout "reeks" of copying the ipod which at that point was still the future). I originally thought this wasn't worth saying anything towards, but when i read your bold and loud statement, the first thing I could think of was other round things, like a rotary phone, or simone says.
Do I own an iPod? yes. Do I compare every UI design out there to it, or another apple product? no.
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Pretty cool. That pie interface is getting pretty popular.
blame/thank the iPod.
Yes, I did just turn this into an apple post.
Please don't rate me down because I turned this into an apple post.
But seriously, the iPod did help popularize that, and the music controls are completely identical except for the stop/menu switch. Can't argue that.
Dear d,
There are plenty of devices that have used radial dials to do something before the ipod came out. A VCR is a classic exmample. Maybe you might not have been exposed to this, but before the ipod craze, I had a VCR that had a similar layout to that of the ipod. another vcr later actually used a twisty dial for seeking!(the whole layout "reeks" of copying the ipod which at that point was still the future). I originally thought this wasn't worth saying anything towards, but when i read your bold and loud statement, the first thing I could think of was other round things, like a rotary phone, or simone says.
Do I own an iPod? yes. Do I compare every UI design out there to it, or another apple product? no.