In a recent article in the Guardian about toddlers’ relationship with touchscreen technology, I was struck by some interesting aspects of children’s behaviour and attitudes.
Children aren’t afraid to experiment and they’ll interact with the technology in ways that the designers can’t predict. During user testing of a Three Blind Mice app, after chopping off the … Read more about ‘What can we learn from children about UX and design?’
I’m a real gadget fan, but just recently nothing has really piqued my interest, until now.
The gadget I’d like to bring your attention to is the NoteSlate, a 1 bit note-making/doodling tablet. Unfortunately it’s not out yet, but it’s has been slated for release this summer (sorry).
It’s nice to see an exciting gadget that is … Read more about ‘NoteSlate tablet’
With the iPad having stolen the limelight for most of last year, a clutch of new tablet devices are being released this quarter mostly based upon the Android platform. Whilst touch screen technology has been around for a long while, until now it has been excluded from the masses. However, that is all about to … Read more about ‘Touch screen tablet devices: Best practice’
Over the last week after the Apple iPad was announced, I decided to conduct some totally unscientific but very informative ethnographic research project: I walked the full length of the train on my way to and from work, and looked at what sort of electronic devices other commuters were using and, more crucially, what they … Read more about ‘Apple iPad - the ultimate commuting gadget?’