Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Two recent Australian reports investigate how children and teens relate to internet and mobile devices. kidsonline@home – Internet use in Australian homes [April 2005] NetAlert and the Australian Broadcasting Authority recognised a need to capture behaviours and attitudes associated with…
When we talk about redefining the mobile user experience, we are talking about changing this linear approach and encouraging everyone in the industry – whether they are a chipset manufacturer several stages removed from the end consumer or an…
USE-ME.GOV (usability-driven open platform for mobile government) is an EU-sponsored research and development project designed to support and encourage access to new e-government services anytime and anywhere through the use of mobile communications and internet technologies. The main goal of…
Companies are embracing the potential of networked computing to let workers share their knowledge more efficiently as they nurture new ideas, new products and new ways to digitally automate all sorts of tasks. [They] are drawing on collaborative models that…
The Nokia Belgium and Nokia Netherlands sites feature a Nokia Concept Lounge that was developed for the Nokia Benelux Design Awards. The site aims at exploring the future of mobile communications and gathers many student ideas to advance the thinking…
Philips unveiled more than 25 new design concepts, demonstrating how the company’s focus on ‘simplicity-led design’ is likely to translate into new products over the coming three to five years across its entire healthcare, lifestyle and technology portfolio. Read press…
International woman of blogs Régine Debatty does a balancing act between art and technology. Over the past 18 months, 34-year-old Ms. Debatty has written about robots, digital information security, nanotechnology, technology for women, and about many such intersections of society,…
The wilderness isn’t what it used to be. Today’s campers come equipped not just with bug spray and burgers, but cell phones, computers, televisions and video games. As electronic gadgets have become more portable, Americans have begun toting them everywhere…
As part of this week’s Index: 2005 events in Copenhagen, Denmark, CPH127 interviewed Joong Yeal Choi, Head of Samsung Design Europe and made it available in video. Mr. Choi has studied industrial design and design management at Seoul National University…
Ray Kurzweil, one of the USA’s most acclaimed inventors, has some unusual ideas about how we’ll live in 25 years. Looking ahead 40 years, Kurzweil believes humans will evolve into semi-mechanical beings who can alter their physical appearance at will.…
Ian McArthur reflects in the CPH127 blog on Sony’s Qualia product series, and how it is an example of how “user experience†can be extended and elaborated on to integrate seamlessly with branding strategy. The effect in this case, he…
Bus to the train station, train to the city, subway to the office – all with one ticket. With advances in smart card technology and agreements between transport companies, that scenario is becoming a reality. “Being able to use a…
In re-reading an article on the future of Wi-Fi from last week’s Herald Tribune, I was struck by a comment towards the end: “What doesn’t work is the complexity to get onto a Wi-Fi network. The ability to make wireless…
Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate? The mobile phone is used for “real time†coordination while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom, and teens “text†to each other day and night. The…
Mark Hurst of Good Experience contacted me today about the Gel 2006 conference. Gel is a conference and community, exploring good experience in all its forms — in business, art, society, technology, and life. The goal of the conference [which…
The Guardian published today a reflective article on how cell phones and the internet have fundamentally changed the way we live. But unfortunately the writer doesn’t state much more than his amazement at the speed of social change due to…