MEX Notes: Technology As A Material
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MEX note: This essay by Tom Armitage is a thoughtful exploration of how practitioners think about technology. Armitage proposes that technology can be understood as both a tool and a material:
"Technology …
MEX Notes: Tang Yau Hoong and the art of negative space
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MEX note: This post of Tang Yau Hoong's work on the Subtraction.com blog caught my eye. The use of negative space in art can add emphasis to a composition and interface designers would…
Where now for HP’s WebOS?
HP has announced it will discontinue development of all its WebOS devices (such as the Pre and TouchPad) and seek ‘strategic alternatives’ for the platform. The move comes about a year after HP paid USD 1.2 billion to acquire Palm, developer of W…
Symbian Anna re-invigorates Nokia’s smartphones
Nokia is rolling out an updated version of the Symbian operating system to users of the C7, N8, E7 and C6. Codenamed Anna, it improves the user experience of text input by adding a portrait orientation on-screen Qwerty keyboard, a faster and …
Will buying Motorola enable Google to create better user experiences?
Once the press is done with its billion dollar headlines and the advisory teams have been paid their percentages, mergers and acquisitions succeed or fail on a simple test: does the expanded entity create a better experience for its customers. Go…
MEX Notes: Surfacing information at a Glance
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MEX note: This post on Yanko features the 'Glance' phone design by Alan Farías. For me, the most interesting aspect of the concept was the 'at a glance' OLED display embedded on the lower end of …
MEX Notes: Apple applies for pico projector patent
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MEX note: Display and input mechanisms are the dominant design constraints of mobile devices. While the technology exists to miniaturise much of the communications and application processin…
Greenopolis encourages recycling through photo sharing
Greenopolis, a US initiative which rewards users for recycling, has launched a photo sharing app for Android and iOS. As per the video above, RecyclePix is aimed at encouraging social media users to substitute ‘lame’ (their word, not mine) va…