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CategoryMeasuring the user experience
For something to be improved, we must first be able to measure it. This is certainly true of user experience, but there are numerous challenges in trying to evaluate something so complex and varied. What kind of metrics can we use to measure the…
Apple’s new mobile experience
Authors note, January 2017: the article below is unchanged from its original form, published in this same journal in January 2007. I remain satisfied by its conclusions, but 10 years on, a few clarifications may be necessary:
- With hindsight,…
Push button ambience, performative architecture and mobile communication
Michael Trudgeon of the Australian multi-disciplinary architecture and design practice Crowd, responds to point # 6 of the MEX manifesto with an article exploring the relationships between mobile users and the built environment. At the cutting ed…
User experience inside your personal wireless cloud
This article relates to point # 6 of the MEX manifesto.
How would your relationship with your mobile change if you could use it to stream high quality video content to your wall-mouted plasma screen? What would be the impact on the various ind…
A Call to Action – The MEX Conference Manifesto
MEX is a very different style of conference and this is our manifesto. It is a ‘call to action’ for the industry to wake up to the importance of user experience. We’d love to hear your views and invite you to post them to the blog.
In May 200…
X-Series analysis, Nokia’s bit pipe, Sony Ericsson enabling web services & NFC initiatives
Three X-Series
Last week Hutchison 3G held a major launch event for its ‘X-Series‘ initiative, making a clear statement to the industry that it intended to turn away from convential price plans and its previously restrictive policies of limitin…
News round-up: Palm & NTP, UIQ & Sony Ericsson, Verizon & YouTube
There are several news items this week which reflect trends in mobile user experience issues.
Sony Ericsson to acquire UIQ
Firstly, Sony Ericsson has announced it will acquire UIQ Technologies. UIQ provides an interface and applications lay…
Blyk to launch free MVNO supported by advertising
Much of the debate around mobile advertising has focused on a central question: what are users prepared to tolerate in return for less expensive or free services? Many research studies have tried to quantify that in one way or another. Harris In…