November 2010
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 casings, direct from the Chinese manufacturer Foxconn. Apple has delayed the release of the white iPhone 4 until spring 2011, so …
RIM Playbook focuses on browser performance
RIM has released a video showing a side-by-side comparison of web browsing on its forthcoming Playbook, measured against the iPad. It shows the Playbook outperforming the Apple device in real world load time testing, industry benchmarks and in th…
3D on mobile, today
Designers are finding ever more creative ways to explore 3D interfaces using today’s mobile devices, pushing the boundaries of illusion and current technology in an attempt to simulate visual depth. David Young, of BMW Group’s DesignWorks unit, h…
Apple’s multi-platform entertainment system
Products like Apple TV, Google TV and Boxee are bringing multi-platform user experiences – where several digital touchpoints cmbine to form a single service – into the home. The role of mobile devices and wireless networks in these scenarios, and…
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 handset that was released by Dutch creative agency John Doe. According to their early press releases, it was original…
Cross-platform push-messaging apps
The cross-platform push-messaging race is intensifying. The recent surge of Kik shows it to be a genuine threat to PingChat 2 and WhatsApp and the many other variations of the hugely popular Blackberry Messenger (BBM), which comes pre-loaded on e…
Some multi-surface inspiration
A while back we mentioned the London design agencies Berg and Dentsu and their use of the iPad for 3D light-painting. Since then they’ve put together an interesting study of media surfaces and their possible uses. This relates to Pathway #2 that…
Meet the speakers: Ivo Weevers, Design Manager, Vodafone
Ivo is contributing to Pathway #1 at the next MEX on 30 Nov – 01 Dec 2010, entitled: ‘Define more efficient user experience techniques for an age of network austerity’.
His design background is diverse, spanning mobile, medical and automotive. …