Pathway #6: Thinking outside the slate
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Moto 360 impressions & thoughts on smartwatches’ poor retail experience
The Moto 360 feels disappointing. The screen is more pixelated than I expected and the materials lack the weight and solidity to suggest quality. It’s not bad, and it’s probably the best feeling smartwatch on the market today, but that’s more a re…
User story: the airport & the lipstick charger
It was a white Samsung Galaxy S4 and she held it in both hands, typing with her thumbs. Her friend, sitting across the lunch table, talked non-stop, but nothing caused the Galaxy user to raise her eyes from the glowing rectangular touchscreen.
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Notes on the little ol’ Moto X in the age of big screen flagships
My irrational desire for the 2014 Moto X had a more rational outcome: I acquired a 2013 Moto X.
I’ve always felt the defining feature of the Moto X was the Moto Maker service. Motorola remains unique in the mobile industry in allowing cust…
Function over fiction in Apple’s iPhone advertisements
Apple’s iPhone advertisements have maintained consistent characteristics since launch: let the product speak for itself and build the message around what it can do for users’ lives.
This approach has always resonated with me. I find myself…
User story: recovery truck guy
“Love it!” He said it emphatically, telling me he’d been twelve years in the job and still every day was different. “I get to see a lot of Norfolk.”
I asked him which piece of technology he’d never give up, pointing to a dashboard which pla…
Applying a real world lens to iPhone 6
First things first: don’t believe what you’ve read, whether it is positive or negative. Go to an Apple Store and spend some time with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus yourself. It’s the only way to form an opinion and it is best do it a few weeks after t…
Passport, Z30, Q10 & Blackberry’s evolving experience
In December 2013, I wrote about my experiences with the Q10 and Blackberry 10 operating system, a platform I came to as a novice, concluding:
“Why would anyone use a Blackberry Q10 in 2013? The answer, as I’ve found in four months of …
Preparing for Apple’s new interactions
Strip away the hype from Apple’s September 2014 product announcements and you’re left with 4 new interactions which might change digital user experience at scale:
- Magnified depth
- Pressure levels
- Haptic feedback
- Activated confirmation
Th…