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The Guy Who Designed the iPhone Made a New Button
(gizmodo.com)
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2024
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Because as we know, shirts and other layers falling off our bodies is a problem we all face. And what we need to solve it is an over-engineered button.
I think they were trying to make changing the kind of clothes you are wearing fast. But thats just another non-issue that is not encountered by the average person.
It's like they didn't understand that snap buttons already snap together and come apart easily. Also if you're gonna wear a jacket over the vest, you don't even need them to connect to each other. It actually makes putting the stuff on and off more tedious.
I've recently heard that every artist goes through a "too many buttons and zippers" phase but this is ridiculous.
I just love this age of not solving any problems but, in fact, making more.
Interesting idea but I fear magnets might have unintended side effects to phones and wearable electronics like headphones.
MagSafe and magnetic Qi chargers have been around for years. They're also in many earbud cases and earbuds themselves (besides the transducer).
The problem isn't that it's magnetic, the problem is that it's a solution to a problem almost nobody has, excepting perhaps people without upper limbs.
I mean I like the idea of magnetic buttons because buttoning up can be a bit of a hassle and this sounds like a decent-enough solution. Don't care about changing sleeve lengths and the like either.
Pacemakers?
If I'm buying modular clothing its gonna be covered in zippers like I'm in Kingdom Hearts. The magnets sound like a way to lose clothing to gusts of wind.