February 2011
What happens when the big screen speaks to the little screen?
Honda’s new advertising campaign for the Jazz vehicle enables iPhone users to ‘grab’ characters from the TV screen by swiping their device through the air. It provides an interesting example of how the illusion of communication can be created…
Nokia Beta Labs trials new ‘Bubbles’ UI concept
The application displays missed calls, new messages and a range of other functions as bubbles floating on the unlock screen. To jump directly into the relevant action, the user drags the bubble onto the unlock symbol. Other bubbles include t…
Reviewing the N8 and the future of Nokia’s UX
In February 2010, Rafe Blandford of All About Symbian conducted a remarkable interview with Anssi Vanjoki, then Executive Vice President of Markets at Nokia. Vanjoki, the man in charge of its consumer smartphone products, had agreed to answer ques…