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Project 006: Remote

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  • on September 24, 2007 at 7:11 pm

Ethanator submitted this example of poorly designed consumer electronics for Project 006.Where to start? There’s the haphazard arrangement of buttons surrounding the OK key, the awkward, low placement of the important volume and channel controls, the misguided attempt at an ergonomic shape.

The chances of this thing being intuitive and easy to use are…remote (ahem).

You can see a full shot here.

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  • Categories: Design
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