A good human-machine interface (HMI) shouldn’t just look good; it should offer speed and situational awareness.

In “TipBITS: How to Mirror Selected Screens in a Multiple Monitor Setup” (22 October 2019), I teased readers with a talk that automation guru Sal Soghoian gave at MacTech Conference a few weeks ago.

Apple has introduced an upgraded version of the “AssistiveTouch” accessibility feature in beta 3 of iOS 5. The feature takes the previously available custom gesture support to the next level and ...

I counted 201 buttons on the control panel (Figure 6, below). Each button has backlights with familiar white, red, and green indicating the active buttons. I tend to use the Software Control panel ...

Control panels of a pre-digitalization nuclear plant look quite daunting, with countless dials, buttons and switches that all ...

Top of an RBMK at the Leningrad plant. Control panels of a pre-digitalization nuclear plant look quite daunting, with countless dials, buttons and switches that all make perfect sense to a trained ...

We’ve all dreamed of controlling a Star Trek-style control panel, managing a computer’s functions through physical buttons and tactile commands. Well, some crazy bastard on the internet has really ...

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Shelly has launched its new Wall Display XL in Europe. It's a 10.1-inch smart home control panel that fits into standard EU wall boxes, and costs around €289 or £250. It offers four customisable ...