This control managed to solve the MP3 players problem. The iPod’s steering-wheel-like touch control made it easier and quicker for users to navigate through thousands of songs and albums. When the first iPod was released, the MP3 player wasn’t exactly new technology either, but it was the first MP3 player that was truly usable. The iPhone was the first gadget to take full advantage of the power of multi-touch. But why is the iPhone so special? Besides the rabid Apple fans who will line up for ten city blocks to buy any new Apple product, the iPhone re-branded an old technology, polished it up and told us that we needed to have it. Like any other gadgets on the market, it does take some time to learn the ins and outs of the iPhone. The success of the iPhone has been associated with its ease of use and its intuitiveness despite an inevitable learning curve.
So if mobile apps are the new wild west, then multi-touch is the.
New boundaries are being formed, new territories are being explored and yes, people are making huge amounts of money (sometimes legitimately and sometimes, not so much). The mobile app frontier is vastly un-explored it is the wild west of the new digital media age.
