TryPhone has online interactive simulations of a few handsets, hopefully with more available soon. A less expensive way to play with phones than buying a design review collection.
“Use our fully interactive online virtual handsets to test-drive mobile devices, applications, content and services, as well as watch demos – right from the comfort and convenience of your own computer.”
Link: TryPhone (tryphone.com)
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what about the form factor? that’s probably the most important aspect of a phone’s design (that influnces a consumer’s decision when shopping for a new phone). There are other factors that are much more important than the OS/menu structure, which cannot be evaluated via a simulator.
If targeted at consumers, then it’s a ‘miss’.
Posted 30 Dec 2007 at 3:24 pm ¶Form factor is important, but the way mobile phones are sold in many countries is with dummy models in the shops, which means you can’t do anything but consider the form factor.
At least being able to play with the interactions online can give people a better idea of what they’re buying.
Posted 02 Jan 2008 at 11:26 am ¶Tryphone is okay, but check out GSMLive.ro phone simulators here: http://www.gsmlive.ro/telefoane/Apple/iPhone/simulator You can see far more of the actual phone (there are also Nokias, SonyEricssons, LGs etc), you can scroll it like the real iPhone, you can search its content!
Posted 24 Jan 2008 at 4:03 am ¶Post a Comment