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When one early startup company, Fingerworks, was struggling to develop an affordable, reliable touch surface that distinguished among multiple fingers, it almost quit because it was about to run out of money. Apple however, anxious to get into this market, bought Fingerworks. When it became part of Apple, its financial needs were met and Fingerworks technology became the driving force behind Apple’s new products. Today, devices controlled by gestures are everywhere, so this type of interaction seems natural and obvious, but at the time, it was neither natural nor obvious. It took almost three decades from the invention of multitouch before companies were able to manufacture the technology with the required robustness, versatility, and very low cost necessary for the idea to be deployed in the home consumer market. Ideas take a long time to traverse the distance from conception to successful product.
«Дизайн привычных вещей» – это классическая книга Дональда Нормана о вещах, которые нас окружают, и том, почему они были созданы именно такими. Дональд Норман по полочкам раскладывает десятки предметов, которыми мы пользуемся ежедневно, интересно и аргументированно рассуждая об ошибках, совершенных при их проектировании. Красивое – это далеко не всегда еще и удобное. Порой чайник может быть опасным, а входная дверь способна вывести из состояния душевного равновесия. «Дизайн привычных вещей» –...