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[[Image:IPod Nano 4G black.jpg|thumb|An [[iPod]], an iconic & revolutionary hardware interface that re-imagined the [[jog wheel]].]]
'''Hardware Interface Design''' is a transdisciplinary design field that shapes the physical connection between people & technology. The development of
== Profession ==
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Hardware interface designers draw upon [[industrial design]], [[interaction design]] and [[electrical engineering]].
Interface elements include [[touchscreens]], knobs, buttons, sliders and switches as well as input sensors such as microphones, cameras,
== Examples ==
Example hardware interfaces include a [[computer mouse]], tv remote control, kitchen timer, control panel for a nuclear power plant<ref>{{cite web|title=User interface design in safety parameter display systems: direction for enhancement|url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=27496|publisher=Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab|accessdate=28 June 2011|author=E.E. Shultz|author2=G.L. Johnson}}</ref> and an aircraft cockpit.<ref>{{cite web|title=DESIGNING USER-INTERFACES FOR THE COCKPIT:|url=http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/publications/feary_CockpitUIDesignErrors.pdf|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers|accessdate=28 June 2011|author=Lance Sherry|author2=Peter Polson |author3=Michael Feary }}</ref>
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