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demo, nikon, prototype, prototyping, s70, simulation, ui, userinterface, video — No Comments
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Aug 10

Why UI simulation can suck

I was hanging out at the Nikon store in Kuala Lumpur today, embracing my inner camera geek while a DSLR sensor was cleaned. Up on the big televisions I saw a video advertising the very cool looking S70 touchscreen camera.

I know well how underpowered the CPUs on these devices are, so I was impressed that Nikon had been able to pull this UI off. I walked over to the display and picked up the demo model.

Problem was, it was not much like the video. Response time was slower and motion effects were minimal. It felt like a very different camera to what I’d seen.

Designers are often accused of creating demo-ware that doesn’t correlate with reality. This was at the other end of the cycle: marketing folks creating a simulation of a product that doesn’t match what exists in the world.

gesture, guidelines, interactiondesign, ixd, ixda, presentation, touch, touchscreen, ui, video — 1 Comment
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Jan 09

Saffer talks about gestural interfaces

Link: Tap is the New Click (vimeo.com)

concept, docomo, embedded, future, ntt, society, trends, ubicomp, video — 3 Comments
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Aug 08

NTT DOCOMO Future Concept Videos

One of the interesting things about this concept video (which isn’t particularly earth-shattering in itself), is comparing it with IDEO’s concept piece they produced for Intel. It’s interesting how the DOCOMO piece feels, just, well, more human.

“Mobile phones have evolved to become indispensable tools that have changed the way we lead our lives, and they are certain to continue to evolve and play an even greater role in both business and everyday life.”

Link: A mobile life in the near future envisioned by DOCOMO (nttdocomo.co.jp)

browser, concept, future, mobile, mozilla, trends, video — No Comments
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Aug 08

Aurora Concept and the Mobile Web

The Aurora browser concept piece from the folks at Adaptive Path has lots to like about it. But overall I struggle with the idea of the web browser as a universal tool for doing things on devices, especially mobile devices. The web browser is great in that it’s a networked standard way of easily accessing information and services (in the same way Gopher) was so popular before it). It’s easy to get scale, because everybody has the same client and rendering engine on their PC.

But if there’s one thing that’s demanded by mobile devices, it’s that the things you create are highly optimised for the context of use. And this is exactly what a web browser is not. So it’s no surprise to me that people are racing to use the native iPhone applications for Facebook or Twitter rather than going to the iPhone-specific web versions.

Link: Aurora Concept Video (adaptivepath.com)

conference, ecosystem, evolution, history, mobile, nokia, video — 1 Comment
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Jun 08

The Evolution of the Mobile Ecosystem

Francesco Cara from Nokia talks about the mobile ecosystem.

Link: Evolution of the mobile communication ecosystem (liftconference.com)

concept, demo, firefox, flicking, gestural, mobile, spatial, ui, userinterface, video, zooming — 1 Comment
12
Jun 08

Firefox Mobile concept video

Aza Raskin demos a nice, simple concept for Firefox Mobile. My favorite quote: “Trying to type on mobile is like trying to remove a contact lens with a cotton ball; it’s just not fun.” It looks like a strong concept, though I’m not sure of the value of the ‘tab’ space like he describes – I don’t believe that user-organised zoom spaces on mobile are better than system-organised ones.

Link: Firefox Mobile concept video (azarask.in)

android, compass, demo, gadgets, gestures, mapping, streetview, touch, ui, userinterface, video — No Comments
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May 08

Android video demos

A few Android video demos have landed. The first one shows some nice details with a window-blind metaphor for accessing core functions, as well as a perplexing use of the ‘icons on a desktop’ metaphor.

The second shows a rather cool use of a compass in the hardware. I’m sure that there are lots of fun opportunities for games as well as mapping. Sensors are making portable devices so much more fun.

conference, design, device, discussion, handheld, mobile, overtheair, phone, userexperience, ux, video — 1 Comment
28
Apr 08

User Experience Discussion at Over the Air

Some interesting discussion about mobile UX at Over the Air, via Brian Fling’s resurrected Mobile Design blog.

Link: Over The Air: User Exerience Discussion – Part 1

Link: Over The Air: User Exerience Discussion – Part 2

brucesterling, conference, future, spime, ubicomp, video — No Comments
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Apr 08

Bruce Sterling talks about ubicomp

Video from the Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign conference in Germany.

Bruce Sterling from Innovationsforum on Vimeo.

Link: Bruce Sterling (vimeo.com, via)

conference, design, developingworld, emergingmarkets, interview, jdmoore, mex, mobile, nokia, research, userexperience, ux, video — No Comments
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Mar 08

Mobiles and the developing world interview

Marek Pawlowski spoke with JD Moore about mobiles and developing countries for the upcoming MEX conference. Watch the 20 minute video below.

JD Moore talks to Marek Pawlowski about mobile user experience in developing markets

Link: In-depth video interview on emerging markets (mobileuserexperience.com)

concept, design, nanotechnology, nokia, power, sensors, video — No Comments
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Mar 08

Nanotech and the mobile of the future

“Morph concept technologies might create fantastic opportunities for mobile devices: Newly-enabled flexible and transparent materials blend more seamlessly with the way we live; Devices become self-cleaning and self-preserving; Transparent electronics offering an entirely new aesthetic dimension; Built-in solar absorption might charge a device, whilst batteries become smaller, longer lasting and faster to charge; Integrated sensors might allow us to learn more about the environment around us, empowering us to make better choices”