Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

As a kid, sci-fi movies fascinated me with touchscreen displays and virtual UIs floating in midair. Today, I'll pay extra for a washing machine that isn't covered in touch controls. Don't get me wrong ...

Apple is researching how to best add a touch-sensitive component that a user can customize to the Apple Vision Pro, that is very much like the Action Button on the iPhone. Now a newly-granted patent ...

Apple revealed a lot of new products and features at the ‘It’s Glowtime’ event earlier this week, but the best moment of all? For me, it was when Apple showed off the Camera Control, a new ...

I’m not a fan of the Camera Control on all the iPhone 16 models. It’s too hard to use, it’s in the way, and it’s mostly unnecessary. But I stumbled across an alternative way to use it that’s ...

Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed such ...

Some on-road incidents are being blamed on an over-sensitive touch button that resumes the cruise control. • Volkswagen will face a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. concerning the touch-sensitive ...