March 2010
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“I’ve come to a disconcerting conclusion: Design research is great when it comes...”
– Don Norman in Interactions Magazine: Technology First, Needs Last: The Research-Product Gulf
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SXSW: Zero Waste: The Future of Green
Live from SXSW in Austin, TX, Sunday March 14, 2010
Sol Design Lab
Sol Design Lab has created solar-powered ‘gas pumps’ in the Austin area, which are 50’s gas pumps that have been retrofitted with solar panels on the top, and outlets below.
First electric vehicle 100 years ago got 100 mph, we’re at 30 mph today, there’s a lot of potential here.
One of their key...
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SXSW: Banking 2.0: Financial Services Driven by...
Live from SXSW in Austin, TX, Saturday March 13, 2010
Presenters collectively have more followers than the top 10 banks combined. People are coming together to invest better than the pros on Wall Street. Making products that are relevant to what people want. Transparency into what is going on with one’s finances, no more black boxes. Anytime, anywhere.
The paradigm has changed:
Increased...
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SXSW: Design for Awareness: Mobile Technologies &...
Live from SXSW in Austin TX, Saturday March 13, 2010
Presenting: Robert Fabricant, frogdesign
Growing appreciation of the need for awareness of health issues; people don’t work very logically. Mobile technologies can provide awareness around our own understanding of situations and decisions of health considerations.
Four people in frog talking about this: Robert, Fabio (“Design for...
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“Importing outsiders with fresh eyes and ideas, and giving them a free hand, is...”
– From sneakers to smartphones: The man behind MS Windows Phone design
Interesting piece on how Microsoft went outside of their existing Windows mobile team to get a fresh perspective on the UI design (although he has actually been at Microsoft since June of 2007). He was also part of the Tech Lab...
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“and she won’t even have to mess with a router.”
– Blog: Josh Lewis » The iPad and the Importance of Focus
Nice piece on the users that will drive iPad adoption
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Some stats on iPhone and Android users →
Android 73% male, iPod touch 65% 17-and-under, 50% of iPhone users don’t pay for apps in a given month