February 2013
Augmentation without the cyborg
How would the digital experiences central to users’ lives change if they weren’t embodied in a touchscreen slate? Google’s Glass project provides an obvious answer by virtue of the fact it has been much in the news recently. The interest around sm…
MEX Sessions: Ed Maklouf on natural interfaces
Ed Maklouf’s May 2011 talk at MEX provided insight into how humans use sound and how these principles can help shape alternative forms of digital interface. Maklouf’s talk draws on his studies into communications, linguistics, group communica…
Customers measure overall performance
Users with a 4G subscription are more likely to give their handset a higher satisfaction rating than users of the same handset who do not have access to the faster network. According to data gathered by On Device Research, the top 5 handsets were …
Material changes
Golla is one of numerous third party case manufacturers plying its wares at Mobile World Congress. Quite apart from being a level above most others in product quality, it is also a source of insight into the trends in materials and colours which…
Watching the emergence of wearables
There has been a lively buzz around I’m Watch, the Italian manufacturer claiming to have launched the world’s first ‘smart watch’ here at MWC.
What does the photo make you think of? A watch? A smartphone on a strap? A 1990s era PDA?
The co…
Emotional connections between products and services
Many consumer device manufacturers are shifting towards an integrated product-service approach. But it seems to me that all the excitement about the business model can sometimes diminish the quality of the user experience. A couple of the companie…
MEX & Brunel University working together
We’re delighted to be growing the partnership with Brunel this year, with a team of Brunel’s final year design students helping to research and respond to MEX Pathway themes. A larger group will also attend the MEX event in March to assist with d…
MEX Sessions: Dale Herigstad on spatial interface design
Dale Herigstad came to MEX in September 2012 and opened the event with a talk that challenged participants to think differently about spatial relationships in digital interfaces. Winner of 4 Emmy Awards, Dale’s 30 year background in motion pic…