Add-on features are all the rage in electronic products. But are they actually handy or just embody bells and whistles? What’s their hardware and software cost? And more importantly, do they serve an actual value or merely add to the user-experience clutter? Bill Schweber looks at this user interface mystery and finds some answers.
Read the full story at EDN’s sister publication, Planet Analog.
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