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pixelatedindex04/25/20251 replyview on HN

Thanks for that link! I went down the rabbit hole and found this article which I found to be a great read:

https://cooltech.zone/tangara/blog/2024-02-07-touchwheel/

Kudos to the team, looks pretty damn solid. How does the touch wheel work in practice compared to the iPod? Is there any tactile feedback?


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summermusic04/25/2025

I think a classic iPod touch wheel feels more polished, but the Tangara wheel is like 90% of the way there. In previous firmware versions the middle button was too sensitive but that was fixed. You can adjust the sensitivity but I find the default setting to be perfect for me.