Smooth glass surfaces
Smooth glass surfaces with no tactile, positioning or control feedback.
This induction hob is completely smooth with an integrated touch screen to control the heating elements.
It's difficult to know if the pan is placed on the right area for cooking.
It uses numbers displayed on a screen to indicate the hob settings.
These microwave controls are entirely accessed through the touchscreen interface.
They use numbers displayed on a screen to indicate the microwave settings.
Rotating dials
Dials that rotate around and around or toggle -/+, where the value of the setting is shown on an LCD screen.
Control dials that rotate around and around.
They use numbers displayed on a screen to indicate the setting of the dial.
Control dials that toggle left and right to decrease or increase setting.
They use numbers displayed on a screen to indicate the setting of the dial.
Last updated: January 2015
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