Pathway #6: Thinking outside the slate

Thinking beyond the slate

There are signs at MWC of form factor innovation extending beyond generic slates. Sony Ericsson's Play device is perhaps the…

16 years ago

Motorola Defy: secretly tough

A recent review in Engadget of Motorola's new splash-and-bash-proof smartphone made an interesting point that sets it apart from many…

16 years ago

Pesky kids import iPhone 4 parts direct from Foxconn

Fast Company recently featured an article about a 17-year-old New Yorker who managed to get hold of white iPhone four…

16 years ago

John’s Phone: does one thing well

There's a growing buzz in the blogs (e.g. Boing Boing, Trendhunter and PSFK) about the John's Phone, an ultra-simple no-contract…

16 years ago

Physical enhancements to mobile devices

The design blog Core77 recently featured the Glif, the versatile kickstand and tripod mount for the iPhone 4.  A couple of New York product…

16 years ago

Meet the speakers: Mark Muenchinger, Product Designer, Deutsche Telekom

Mark will be contributing to Pathway #6 at the next MEX, where the challenge is to: 'Inspire new form factors…

16 years ago

Shape-shifting mobile handsets

Giles Colborne, MEX alumnus and Managing Director of CX Partners, sent this link to a fascinating TED Talk on shape-shifting…

16 years ago

MEX Pathway #6: Inspire new form factors and counter the trend towards ubiquity of the slate

How can we derive inspiration for new form factors from improved understanding of lifestyles, materials, other industries and the natural…

16 years ago

Motorola’s Charm-ing form factor experiment

Motorola's Charm is one of the more unusual form factors we've seen recently, countering the strong trend towards generic touchscreen…

16 years ago

Hands-on and low-fi with the mobile user experience

This article by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX, describes a low tech, experimental workshop technique used at a recent MEX…

16 years ago