Apple intuitive design: iPhone/iPod music control Nov22 '07

One thing that's obvious with Apple products is the intuitive design - an aspect that most competitors leave out.

For example, as I listen to the iPod on the iPhone with the Apple-manufactured headphones, I can fully control the music without even using the touch screen. In fact, once you turn off the display on the touch screen, you can't interact with anything until you unlock it again, which is good because that saves a lot of battery power. The nice thing is the display doesn't have to be on for music to be playing. Not only does that save battery life, it also permits you from unintentionally making a phone call, or skipping to the next song.

Anyway, with the display entirely off, I can still control the music. There's a toggle the side of the iPhone for volume. The Apple-manufactured headphones (specifically for the iPhone) have a tiny speaker, which is used to talk into when using the phone. The speaker also has a button, which if pressed once, pauses the music. If you press it twice consecutively, that skips to the next song.

The point is I didn't even need an instruction manual to tell me about these features. I just knew. That's what intuitive means. That's what Apple is.

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