Lark Wristband

Posted by sheryl in Trend Watching on January 30, 2012

This kind of thing I find interesting, as when I was at Uni, my then thesis project was all about Persuasive design and about changing behaviour.

I love this intersect between the physical and digital, the “wearable” or as they call it “appcessories”.

Source:

Lark Wristband Reveals the Best Lifestyle Choices For a Good Night's Sleep | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

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SXSWi: The Future of Touch User Interface Design

Posted by sheryl in Conferences on March 14, 2011

Session: Sunday 13th March 2011 Presenters: Amish Patel (@amishpatel) and Kay Hofmeester (@kayhof) from Microsoft

Hashtag: #futureoftouch

Get the slides and videos, courtesy of @amishpatel: http://vimeo.com/21070218

I’ll admit I went into this session with a bit of doubt as to whether it would be another portfolio slide deck, or company plug. But my fears were

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Kinect – What’s the future of gesture recognition in the ten-foot experience?

Posted by sheryl in Articles, IPTV, Musings, UX on February 1, 2011

According to Microsoft, the popularity of Kinect has far exceeded expectations – in a conference call the following statement was made:

“Kinect, in particular, exceeded our expectation. Kinect is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history. It’s just our first step in delivering on the opportunity to fundamentally change the way people interact with technology.

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