So your mobile device is loaded with reams of data. How to get the stuff back out of it? Search it, of course. It seems to me, though, that the most of the useful data on mobile devices isn’t in text form.
“One strategy for dealing with this problem is to bring search capabilities to handsets. Qix, from Zi Corporation, is an excellent example of such an approach: start typing on your handset and it immediately looks through all your data for matches with what you’ve entered. So, if you’ve started typing a name which is in your phone book, this name is displayed alongside the number you’re tapping in. Links and media are similarly indexed, leading to a remarkably thought-free experience—the phone seems to know what you’re after and bring it to you.”
(The title of the article shouldn’t be “Advanced Handsets Need Advanced UIs”, but rather “Advanced Handsets Need Smart Technology and Simple UIs”).
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