MWC 2013
CategoryAugmentation without the cyborg
How would the digital experiences central to users’ lives change if they weren’t embodied in a touchscreen slate? Google’s Glass project provides an obvious answer by virtue of the fact it has been much in the news recently. The interest around sm…
Customers measure overall performance
Users with a 4G subscription are more likely to give their handset a higher satisfaction rating than users of the same handset who do not have access to the faster network. According to data gathered by On Device Research, the top 5 handsets were …
Material changes
Golla is one of numerous third party case manufacturers plying its wares at Mobile World Congress. Quite apart from being a level above most others in product quality, it is also a source of insight into the trends in materials and colours which…
Watching the emergence of wearables
There has been a lively buzz around I’m Watch, the Italian manufacturer claiming to have launched the world’s first ‘smart watch’ here at MWC.
What does the photo make you think of? A watch? A smartphone on a strap? A 1990s era PDA?
The co…
Emotional connections between products and services
Many consumer device manufacturers are shifting towards an integrated product-service approach. But it seems to me that all the excitement about the business model can sometimes diminish the quality of the user experience. A couple of the companie…
More input, naturally
Write 1 + 1 on a digital page powered by Vision Objects’ recognition technology and you will see your handwriting transcribed in real time, the answer appearing instantly in neatly formed text. My maths tends to struggle much beyond simple sum…
UX insights, live from Mobile World Congress
The mobile industry is gathering in Barcelona for its annual look in the mirror. Starting on Monday 25th February, look out for our series of reports on technologies which create real change in mobile user experience. Check mobileuserexperie…