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CategoryMEX Notes: Review concludes evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk
- Review concludes evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk – When the possibility of a link between mobile phone usage and cancer first entered consumer consciousness there was, understandably, an impact on user experience. Parents move…
MEX Notes: OnLive CEO reveals 'entirely new approach' to wireless, credits Rearden for toppling Shannon's Law
- OnLive CEO reveals 'entirely new approach' to wireless, credits Rearden for toppling Shannon's Law – A combination of technological limits and economic factors prompted us to introduce MEX Pathway #1, entitled 'Define more efficient user experi…
MEX Notes: Weird and wonderful phone concepts from Dezeen
- Weird and wonderful phone concepts from Dezeen – A selection of the most unusual telephone designs featured in Dezeen over the years.
MEX Notes: User Subversion Observations From Blackberry Messenger
- Observations From Blackberry Messenger – Users Treat Status Updates And Profile Pictures As A Mixture Of Twitter And Tumblr | Mobile Inc – The author describes an interesting example of a frequent user phenomenon: subversion. In this instance, …
MEX Notes: Use a White Noise Ringtone to Find Your Lost Cellphone Faster
- Use a White Noise Ringtone to Find Your Lost Cellphone Faster – MEX alumnus and award winner Sarah Lipman shared this interesting piece about white noise ringtones on her Twitter feed (@power2b). It relates to Pathway #9, which explores the aud…
MEX Notes: Retailers see tablets hitting classrooms soon
- Analysis: Retailers see tablets hitting classrooms soon | Reuters – Tablet devices will be used deliver existing curriculum materials and offer new educational experiences to students. It is not a question of 'if?', but 'when?' and 'how?'. The…
MEX Notes: FT launches Web-based app to work on all tablets | Reuters
- FT launches Web-based app to work on all tablets | Reuters – The FT has done a good job with its new offering, but Reuters actually does the endeavour a slight dis-service to describe it as an 'app'. In fact, the FT service is the anti-thesis of…
MEX Notes: Patients Want More User-friendly Medical Devices
- Cambridge Consultants: Patients Want More User-friendly Medical Devices – This article picks up on some of the themes explored in MEX Pathway #5 at the December 2010 MEX. Although I would not disagree with its conclusion (better user experience…