Touchscreen-heavy interiors are under fire, with new safety rules pushing automakers to bring back real buttons for the features drivers use most. China proposes mandatory physical buttons for key car ...

After years of replacing knobs and handles with touchscreens, some automakers are bringing physical controls back to EVs. Tesla's sleek, screen-heavy approach helped shape the whole EV industry, ...

Google Home is finally addressing one of its biggest shortcomings in automations, with support now rolling out for smart buttons that can control other devices in your home. Smart buttons have become ...

Arguably, one of the worst trends in modern cars has been the constant push to include increasingly large touchscreens and touch-sensitive controls on the dashboard at the expense of physical buttons ...

Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X 2026 has discovered its first viral TikTok trend, but it’s a little vague and confusing to some. A ...

A TikTok user’s esoteric comment created a confusing viral moment. By Madison Malone Kircher There’s a TikTok user who goes by Tamara who is marking 2026 using 365 buttons. How is Tamara doing that ...

The original idea appeared to be using one button (as in the fastener used on clothing) to meditate on the passage of time each day of the year, a trend that popped up on TikTok in late 2025. TikTok ...

Google Pixel phones are adding support for the three-button layout used in navigation by Samsung Galaxy smartphones, but only in the latest beta for now. Android has largely moved to gestures for ...

For years, Mazda resisted the industry’s fascination with giant touchscreens and button-free cabins, holding fast to its belief that tactile controls and non-touch displays offered a safer, more ...