One of the interesting things about this concept video (which isn’t particularly earth-shattering in itself), is comparing it with IDEO’s concept piece they produced for Intel. It’s interesting how the DOCOMO piece feels, just, well, more human.
“Mobile phones have evolved to become indispensable tools that have changed the way we lead our lives, and they [...]
The Aurora browser concept piece from the folks at Adaptive Path has lots to like about it. But overall I struggle with the idea of the web browser as a universal tool for doing things on devices, especially mobile devices. The web browser is great in that it’s a networked standard way of easily accessing [...]
An interesting partnership with Yamaha. Click the thumbnails across the bottom of the page to look around at the different concepts.
Link: AU Design Project (kddi.com, thanks Matt)
Smashing Magazine describes some future UI concepts, including several for mobile devices.
“Below we present 10 recent developments in the field of user experience design. Most techniques may seem very futuristic, but some of them are already reality. And in fact, they are extremely impressive. Keep in mind: they can become ubiquitous in the next years.”
Link: [...]
“I must say that it’s been surprisingly difficult, in various conversations with folks not immersed in the IxD space, to get across the essential distinction between context-aware applications and location-based services (LBS)...Mac Funamizu has actually nailed two separate things here. The first demonstrates precisely what I, at least, mean when I use the words “context [...]
Aza Raskin demos a nice, simple concept for Firefox Mobile. My favorite quote: “Trying to type on mobile is like trying to remove a contact lens with a cotton ball; it’s just not fun.” It looks like a strong concept, though I’m not sure of the value of the ‘tab’ space like he describes – [...]
Cool stuff.
“I wanted to try to take advantage of spatial reasoning and spatial memory to make it easier to find and navigate stuff. Let the user see the scope of information available. Start by showing the big picture. When it makes sense, let it behave more like real-world objects. You can normally pick up [...]
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Nokia ships 1 million new handsets every day; along with the clothing industry, the mobile phone business is the pinnacle of continuous conspicuous consumption: people buy new phones just to have something new.
Nokia has released a concept that is at least heading in the right direction here – a handset that’s made completely from recycled [...]
“Morph concept technologies might create fantastic opportunities for mobile devices: Newly-enabled flexible and transparent materials blend more seamlessly with the way we live; Devices become self-cleaning and self-preserving; Transparent electronics offering an entirely new aesthetic dimension; Built-in solar absorption might charge a device, whilst batteries become smaller, longer lasting and faster to charge; Integrated sensors [...]
Some fun mobile concepts from RCA students.
Link: In pictures: Mobile design competition (bbc.co.uk)
Nokia concept video demonstrating adaptive form factors. Also a nice example of lo-fi video concepting.
(for those on the RSS, click the link for the video)
Link: YouTube – Nokia 888 Design (youtube.com)
It irons, it toasts, it even inflates your bicycle tyres.
(For folks on the RSS, click the link to see the video)
Link: YouTube – Sumsing Turbo 3000 English Version (youtube.com, via)
KDDI has published some interesting conceptual meditations on the personal experiences that mobile devices leave behind (use the navigation across the bottom of the page).
Link: Things that Mobiles have forgotten to take along (kddi.com)
Published by Gabriel White.