Easy ain’t easy. Sounds like something said by cultural catchphrase artist and legendary baseball player Yogi Berra, but it sums up a conversation I had at a recent tradeshow in Atlanta. It would not be surprising to anyone to observe that as we make things that are easier to interact with and operate, from one-click touchscreen interfaces to voice-activation to full automation, the more challenging it becomes for design engineers and manufacturers.
Some would tell you that the nature, even the entire essence, of the progress of technology is to make things easier for the user, and moving toward this goal has always been a challenge to the creation of the products that adopt these innovations.