Touch, painting and depth
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MEX alumnus Dominic Sebastian shared this intriguing video from Everywear in Korea. The designers used a Kinect 3D camera to sense how the surface of a spandex sheet changed when touched by the user. A project…
MEX Notes: Microsoft makes every surface a touch screen
- Source article: Microsoft makes every surface a touch screen
- MEX note: Hrvoje Benko and Scott Saponas at Microsoft Research have created a prototype display which uses a pico projector and motion sensing technology to project a touch screen on…
MEX Scholarships – apply by 25th October
Deadline for applications is Tuesday, 25th October.
MEX is where 100 of the industry’s deepest thinkers gather to define the cutting edge of mobile user experience in 7 curated Pathways. The 10th international MEX is in London on 30th Nove…
Who is queuing for iPhone 4S and why?
The quick thinking chaps at Dynamo PR were out on the streets of London today doing some instant user research with those queuing for an iPhone 4S.
It transpires the most popular model is the 16 Gb white version, most are buying it for the impr…
MEX Notes: Gestures appropriate to context
- Source article: Gestures appropriate to context
- MEX note: This article from Engadget has a very interesting video at the bottom of the page. Take a look at the touch gestures the demonstrator is using to control the navigation application on …
MEX Notes: Digital Signage Evolved
- Source article: Digital Signage Evolved
- MEX note: An unusual take on the MEX Pathway #13 theme of turning down visual noise with quiet design. Jan Chipchase took these photographs of a digital sign in the early hours. At first glance it is vi…
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has died, aged 56.
He had been on medical leave since January 2011 and resigned as CEO of Apple in August 2011 citing an inability to continue to fulfill the ‘duties and expectations’ of the role. In his letter of resignation to the…
MEX Notes: Movirtu takes you closer to real users at the bottom of the pyramid
- Source article: Movirtu takes you closer to real users at the bottom of the pyramid
- MEX note: Ramona Liberoff, a MEX alumnus and EVP at Movirtu (winner of the the MEX Innovator of the Year Award in 2010), got in touch to share this research t…