Monthly Archives:
July 2011
TubeTap helps users claim refunds for London Underground journeys
Page 42 of Transport for London’s Conditions of Carriage holds an interesting nugget of information: if your London Underground journey is delayed by more than 15 minutes for reason’s within TfL’s control, it will refund the cost of your single jo…
MEX Notes: Android numbers exploding, but developers choose iOS
- Android numbers exploding, but developers choose iOS – This article from FierceDeveloper editor Jason Ankeny raises an interesting question: why are developers increasingly focused on iOS when the number of Android OS devices is growing faster? …
Vodafone Webbox brings internet to TVs over 2.5G
Vodafone’s Webbox was announced in February 2011 and uses a combination of the Android OS and Opera Mini web browser to bring internet browsing to existing TV sets in emerging markets. The physical product is essentially a PC-style QWERTY key…
Moonbot and The Polyphonic Spree create interactive music video for iOS
Bullseye iPad App Teaser from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.
Those of you who’ve been following MEX Pathway #9 (‘Enhance the audible dimension of mobile user experience‘) will be interested in the work of Moonbot Studios, who collaborated with The P…
MEX Notes: Stantum getting closer to combined multi-touch, stylus input
- Stantum getting closer to combined multi-touch, stylus input – This note from MEX alumnus Guillaume Largillier provides a progress update on Stantum's work to deliver a touchscreen controller combining finger multi-touch and stylus input. This …
MEX Notes: Jawbone Announces Up, A Wristband To Track Health – Co.Design
- Jawbone Announces Up, A Wristband To Track Health – Co.Design – Jawbone's new mobile health product combines the required attention to detail at the accessory level with the overall service vision needed to make a meaningful difference. As part…
MEX Notes: Video of PayPal's NFC payment experience
- Video of PayPal's NFC payment experience – This MocoNews.net article includes a video demonstration of two users exchanging money from their PayPal accounts by touching together their NFC-equipped Android phones. What do you think of the user e…
MEX Notes: Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates (Dezeen)
- Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates (Dezeen) – In a world where an ever growing number of digital interfaces shout for our attention, what is the role of quiet design? This piece of London street furniture serves no purpose but the aesth…