Categories: Opinions, ideas and new thinkingPathway #6: Thinking outside the slate

MEX Pathway #6: Inspire new form factors and counter the trend towards ubiquity of the slate

  1. How can we derive inspiration for new form factors from improved understanding of lifestyles, materials, other industries and the natural world?

  2. Will the form factors and interaction mechanisms of the future be defined as much by software-controlled haptic effects as by physical dimensions?

  3. What lessons from successful slate designs can be incorporated into other form factors?

  4. What form factor possibilities are created through new sensor technologies and the ability to turn almost any surface into a touch panel?

Marek Pawlowski

Marek Pawlowski is the founder of MEX. Since 1995, he has focused the MEX business on helping digital industries to develop better, more profitable products through improved understanding of user behaviour with mobile devices and wireless networks. MEX is best known for its events, research and consulting, which balance commercial, technical and user insights to define the future of mobile user experience.

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