mHealth Summit puts issue on policy agenda
Next month (08 – 10 Nov) Washington DC will play host to the mHealth Summit, an event intended to put the role of mobile devices and wireless technology on the agenda of government healthcare policy makers. The speakers include Bill Gates, Ted Tu…
Test your ability to multi-task
Is the human brain really capable of true multi-tasking, or do we just become more adept at switching our focus in ever shorter attention spans? This question is becoming increasingly important for user experience practitioners as they try to und…
Designing the networked city
The use of mobile devices to interact with physical architecture and the fabric of cities could have a transformative effect on the mobile user experience. On 21st October 2010, dotOpen and Barcelona Design Week, are hosting an event in Barcelona…
SonyEricsson LiveView splits mobile UX across 2 devices
The focus of multi-screen user experiences, where different elements of a service are delivered across a number of displays, has traditionally been on using a handheld device to share content to a larger, fixed screen. However, Sony Ericsson’…
Star Wars could drive 3D
George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, has announced the films will be re-released in 3D versions, starting with episode 1, The Phantom Menace, in 2012. The move may help to spur the adoption of 3D viewing devices, including forthcoming mobile produ…
Meet the speakers: Mark Muenchinger, Product Designer, Deutsche Telekom
Mark will be contributing to Pathway #6 at the next MEX, where the challenge is to: ‘Inspire new form factors and counter the trend towards ubiquity of the slate‘.
We asked him to the introduce himself and here’s what he said: “I have been fort…
Shape-shifting mobile handsets
Giles Colborne, MEX alumnus and Managing Director of CX Partners, sent this link to a fascinating TED Talk on shape-shifting mobile handsets.
In this 4 minute video, PhD student Fabian Hemmert shows 3 prototype ways in which mobile phones may b…
Creating 3D drawings with the iPhone
GD3D is an interesting experimental application for the iPhone, using a combination of multi-touch, compass, GPS and gyroscope input to create 3D drawings.
Users draw lines on the screen while at the same time moving the device through 3D space…