Comments on: Text input, upside down http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/ mobile user interface design / user experience design / interaction design resources Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: steve herbst http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 steve herbst Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:06:16 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/#comment-3580 Old concept: See Curitel Wildseed Old concept: See Curitel Wildseed

]]> By: WirelessDuniya » Blog Archive » Mobile phone layout : texting with the device orientation inverted http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/comment-page-1/#comment-3440 WirelessDuniya » Blog Archive » Mobile phone layout : texting with the device orientation inverted Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:24:13 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/#comment-3440 [...] Source: SmallSurfaces [...] [...] Source: SmallSurfaces [...]

]]> By: Sergio http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/comment-page-1/#comment-3428 Sergio Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:40:53 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/#comment-3428 Having worked on a few mobile user interaction projects, I would argue that not only will the user's hand get in the way of the screen, but it will also break a major interaction paradigm that is engrained in users' heads. That is not to say that paradigms should not be broken. There is certainly a time when doing something in an alien way yields a much greater benefit than the cost of having user learn a new system. However, I don't think that this fits the bill. Remember that it's not just mobile phones that have keypad below the screen; it's also calculators, fancy remotes, PDA, golf score trackers, etc., etc. I think that the absolute biggest downfall of mobile devices is letter entry systems. It is insanely difficult to navigate and interact with the internet, for example, using a mobile phone. Anyone that has tried filling in an form online can relate. The placement of the keypad is certainly secondary to the nature and functioning of the keypad. QWERTY-like keypads help, but they are still difficult to use with only two thumbs and they usually make the mobile devices bulky. Yuck! I hate bulky. Having said all that, thank you for the post. It definately made me think, and every idea is worth a though in the mobile UX world. Having worked on a few mobile user interaction projects, I would argue that not only will the user’s hand get in the way of the screen, but it will also break a major interaction paradigm that is engrained in users’ heads. That is not to say that paradigms should not be broken. There is certainly a time when doing something in an alien way yields a much greater benefit than the cost of having user learn a new system. However, I don’t think that this fits the bill. Remember that it’s not just mobile phones that have keypad below the screen; it’s also calculators, fancy remotes, PDA, golf score trackers, etc., etc.

I think that the absolute biggest downfall of mobile devices is letter entry systems. It is insanely difficult to navigate and interact with the internet, for example, using a mobile phone. Anyone that has tried filling in an form online can relate. The placement of the keypad is certainly secondary to the nature and functioning of the keypad. QWERTY-like keypads help, but they are still difficult to use with only two thumbs and they usually make the mobile devices bulky. Yuck! I hate bulky.

Having said all that, thank you for the post. It definately made me think, and every idea is worth a though in the mobile UX world.

]]> By: Small Surfaces http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Small Surfaces Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:46:19 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/#comment-3425 It seems that the ergonomic approach for these two designs is different. It looks like the B&O phone is designed for two-handed use, where the concept is design for one. But thanks for reminding me about the B&O phone. It seems that the ergonomic approach for these two designs is different. It looks like the B&O phone is designed for two-handed use, where the concept is design for one. But thanks for reminding me about the B&O phone.

]]> By: Klaus Nielsen http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/comment-page-1/#comment-3422 Klaus Nielsen Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:19:38 +0000 http://www.smallsurfaces.com/2007/02/text-input-upside-down/#comment-3422 Isn't this already applied to the Bang & Olufsen / Samsung collaboration on the Serene phone? http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=54 Isn’t this already applied to the Bang & Olufsen / Samsung collaboration on the Serene phone?
http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=54

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