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CategoryDefining personal computing
“Apple went from 3.42% share at the end of 2008 to 5.6% share today excluding the iPad or 17.6% including the iPad. HP went from 19.3% in 2008 to 16% today or 13% if iPad is included.” (via Asymco)
Every industry likes to measure its performanc…
Sense and the City
The London Transport Museum has an exhibition entitled ‘Sense and the City‘ (until 18th March 2012) exploring how digital technologies, particularly mobile devices, are integrating into the transportation and architectural landscapes of cities.
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Sustainable device values
Julius Tarng, a designer at Smart Design in New York, shared details of his personal project exploring the human relationship with mobile devices. Tarng’s extensive sketches and prototype photographs highlight two key elements of his Modai co…
How did mobile changes users’ lives in 2011?
So much has happened within the industry during the last 12 months, but as 2011 draws to a close, what has the mobile business really changed for its end users?
Digital experiences expanded across multiple touchpoints. Witness the commercial l…
Visual stories in data
Luke Bacon, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX, shared his selection: a TED talk by Hans Rosling exploring visual stories in data.
Luke comments: “Firstly, it is fascinating to see what someone can do with info…
Interfacing with the air
The latest pick in our series from Brunel’s designers comes from Sarah Hutley. She selected Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry’s demo of SixthSense, a wearable projection system developed by MIT and linked with a mobile device.
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Fun changes behaviour
Luke Gray, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX, chose this video of Volkswagen’s Fun Factor group using playful design to encourage people to use stairs rather than escalators.
It touches on several of the MEX Pathway areas, in…
Identity in a world of multiple digital touchpoints
Brunel designer Mark Taylor chose this MSNBC article on the use of Facebook and other social networks to screen job candidates.
It highlights some of the issues around digital identity which are core to MEX Pathway #2 (entitled ‘Research the im…