Monthly Archives: November 2007

Blasting the Myth of the Fold

 

Argues that the fold is no longer relevant for up and coming Internet users. They argue that blogs, community driven sites and such are influencing the behavior where users scan the entire page for leads to explore. While it is … Continue reading →

 

Multitouch on a tablet… and it’s not from Apple

 

Dell “beat Apple to the punch” by announcing and releasing their new multi-touch-enabled ultra-thin convertible tablet PC. Read the Engadget article »

 

Motion tracking enabled mobile device UI

 

This is similar to some of the wackier concepts we’ve had recently, this company is doing it for real. Browse through lists by tilting the phone, and more… Oh, and it’s really ugly. Read the article on InfoSync »

 

A Visual Tour of Android (Google Phone OS)

 

A visual tour of the Android UI courtesy of Engadget. Not too fancy, but simple and nice. Its very open source and web 2.0 in style. What’s that? Primary navigation as horizontal scrolling tabs along the bottom? Hmmm….. Read the … Continue reading →

 

Ken Fry

 

Ken started his career as a designer for MSN and Microsoft Works but quickly assumed a leadership position on user experience teams for Microsoft products such as hardware, Works Suite, and Encarta. He also set design and research standards and … Continue reading →

 

3D Drawing / Manipulation Interfaces

 

Users can slip on a virtual reality mask, grab a stylus and tracking device, and go to town. The system uses “drawing guidelines, force feedback, and two-handed interaction” to assist artists in drawing more precisely, and once movements are made, … Continue reading →

 

101 gadgets that changed the world

 

Did you know that the first digital camera was invented way back in 1965 by Kodak engineer Steve Sasson and it resembled a toaster? Check out this article on the Belfast Telegraph… Read the article »

 

Crazy Stereoscopic 3D Images

 

Jim Gasperini is experimenting with simple GIF and Flash animations that display a 3D image on a standard display. It sounds like the frame rate needs to be about 10 fps to work so you end up with a weird … Continue reading →

 

More On User Experience

 

Some article I ran into that I thought were interesting. The first is a neat, albeit simple, visualization of stated deliverables and their respective groundwork for a designer.5 Competencies of UX DesignThis article speaks to the evolution of Information Design … Continue reading →

 

Robotic Ray

 

It’s wild how natural the movement is of the amazing robotic ray, which recently came up in a meeting at Artefact. Also, check out the video for the Aqua Ray to see the size of the robot next to a … Continue reading →