{"id":26678,"date":"2022-09-01T06:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=26678"},"modified":"2022-09-04T17:11:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T00:11:45","slug":"ccatp-741","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/ccatp-741\/","title":{"rendered":"CCATP #741 \u2013 Tom Merritt on Touchscreens vs. Buttons in Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Merritt of the Daily Tech News Show joins me on Chit Chat Across the Pond to talk about a recent study published by Sweden\u2019s biggest car magazine, ViBil\u00e4gare. The study timed drivers in how long it took them to perform a set of prescribed functions in a variety of cars with touchscreens and one vehicle without any touchscreen at all.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-26678-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_08_31.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_08_31.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_08_31.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"mp3 download\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_08_31.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3 download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Tom and I agree that the study is flawed in a lot of ways, we differ on how it is flawed, which makes for a lively discussion. We talk about the merits and demerits of touchscreens and even throw CarPlay under the bus while praising its virtues.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to find all of Tom&#8217;s work, you can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/tommerritt.com\/\">tommerritt.com\/&#8230;<\/a>. He also encourages you to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/a-word-with-tom-merritt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his newest podcast called A Word with Tom Merritt<\/a> where he talks with people about how they think using one word as the start of the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>During the conversation, I bring up a photo Steven Goetz sent me of a Ram TRX with so many button and dials on it, Tom calls it a Comcast remote. Here&#8217;s the photo I was referencing:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMAGE-2022-08-31-202929.jpg\" alt=\"IRam TRX with so many button and dials on it, Tom calls it a Comcast remote\"  title=\"IMAGE 2022-08-31 20:29:29.jpg\" width=\"639 \" height=\"426\">Ram TRX<figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Merritt of the Daily Tech News Show joins me on Chit Chat Across the Pond to talk about a recent study published by Sweden\u2019s biggest car magazine, ViBil\u00e4gare. 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