The thing about physical abstractions (like gestures) versus visual abstractions (like buttons) is that physical actions can be absorbed into muscle memory.
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Just this month, with the release of our World Billionaires List, we rolled out Like buttons on our people profile pages.
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Facebook says it uses data from unclicked "Like" buttons only for security purposes and to fix bugs in its software.
But experiments using EEG have allowed people to do simple things like pressing buttons on a computer screen by moving a cursor and clicking it, and operating the flippers on a pinball machine.
The algorithm can be taught to make better choices via like and dislike buttons.
Mr. Cohn has been at this game since the era of "I Like Ike" buttons.
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Bo can be found in nearly every room, from small ornaments to life-size topiaries made from everyday materials like felt, buttons, candy and even trash bags!
And apps like Square Inc. have expanded on the swiping to reveal buttons with features like swiping to pay.
He questions why the idea of human nature has become a taboo subject, exploring "hot buttons" like violence, gender and aggression.
In fact, the only obvious changes we noticed were the new search widget and a few tweaked buttons, like notification clearing option.
They are kind of small and bigger buttons seems like it would be easier to use along with taking up more of all that empty landscape.
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In addition, there is only limited standardization in what these menus and buttons look like and how they function, contributing to confusion and frustration on the part of end-users.
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Coco Controller - A game controller phone case with buttons that look like those for a video game console.
The service itself works just like Facebook or Twitter sharing buttons, as you can see in the picture to the right.
The device features a D-Pad -- the group of four buttons that looks like a plus sign and has been found on the left side of Nintendo remotes for decades.
Many challenges feature weight-activated buttons, just like Portal.
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If you work in an office, make sure to wash your hands at regular intervals, especially after touching shared objects or surfaces like coffee pots, elevator buttons, the Xerox machine, office supplies, and doorknobs.
In the Xbox 360 dashboard you'll get a simple interface that works like a touchpad, with areas for tapping on the four controller face buttons. (It looks a lot like BlackBerry Remote.) This is the same interface for operating Internet Explorer, which, as we pointed out earlier is actually made possible by this interface.
Despite all the sophistication, Mandel seems like an overgrown kid when pushing buttons and whirring his scopes around.
Shortcut buttons put common functions like e-mail, search, and news within easy reach.
On a day Ahmed is home, he sets up the laptop, hits a few buttons and -- like magic -- he's transported by satellite into his homeroom.
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The capacitive buttons are ultra-responsive like the ones we experienced on the older Focus models, and the device's vibration motor left us with unquestionably better haptic feedback than the Lumia 900.
He attempted to cast the Tories as the people's party while at the same time pushing all the old buttons on core Conservative issues like law and order, defence and patriotism.
The buttons and trackpad feel a bit like a low-end netbook, and we had to do some fiddling to get that mouse across the desktop.
People familiar with Apple's plans say a central part of the new strategy is to populate as many Web sites as possible with "buy" buttons, integrating iTunes transactions into activities like listening to Internet radio and surfing review Web sites.
New proprietary design with pass though buttons allows effortless access to key phone features like volume and mute switches.
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It's the little touches that disappointed us, however, like the plastic finish across the camera unit and physical buttons.
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When connected to a Pioneer navigation receiver, the user's top stations become radio preset buttons to enable convenient control of stations just like a traditional radio.
Head-on, the Note 8.0 looks just like any other high-end Galaxy device: capacitive buttons for menu and back hug the physical home button below the display, while the company's logo, a front-facing camera and sensor reside up top.
"It isn't like plopping your butt in the Barcalounger and pressing a few buttons, " says Lynne Elander , a vice president at Cox Communications (nyse: COX - news - people).
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