That reminds me -- I have to plug in my iPod. Thanks! ;)
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 6:42 AM, pauric <radioren...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jack: "Dang! I was going to slam you down with a reference to the > Panasonic Toughbook. ;-) > > Best, Jack " > > Just goes to show how out of touch I am, pun intended (o; > > As a general aside, I do want to get out my broken record and talk > about battery. Its such a boring topic I feel a few of us would > prefer to overlook its importance in the overall experience of these > types of products. Back when the iPhone came out I was eventually > told to stick a AA in it when I mentioned power usage one too many > times. Now that people have been using these next gen smart devices > for a while, guess what the biggest pain point is > > http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/08/14/iphone-vs-pre-satisfaction-bakeoff/ > > You can have the coolest UI & ID but if the device doesnt meet the > everyday day after day usage needs a significant part of the UX is > failing. > > Thats not to say we shouldnt build these things, just bear in mind > that each swipe, each animation, every little cool widget uses > electrons. As an electronics engineer by training I look at the > Courier demo and cringe at the juice needed to drive all that > coolness. > > I also feel that once someone creates the next-gen battery we will > have a k-t event in industrial and OS/UI design (through cpu > horsepower). That, to me, is when the cool shit will really start > happening. > > regards /pauric > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45951 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
