Date   : Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:13:19 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: RR09 Photos (Day 2)

me@... wrote:

> They are the archetypical "as many features as we can cram into it  
> without thought to usability" device.

:-) Well, in many situations a mobile has replaced the computer, as 
opposed to working with it, so you kinda have to cram all that stuff 
into a tiny device.


> They just don't get that the UI *is* the device.  Trying to use one
 > as an everyday device was an offence to my soul.

Maybe to the Japanese it is different? I have in the past used Jap 
remote controls (one was actually written with ideographic legends on 
the buttons) which were tiny. Maybe it comes naturally to them? I was 
forever pressing the wrong buttons.

On the other hand, the Freesat remote control (see my website for a 
piccy) is the offence to *my* soul - you could kill a burglar with it, 
use it to prop up a car while changing a tyre... it's way oversized and 
a bunch of keys have corresponding menu options. Do you really need an 
aspect ratio key? Really?

I guess it's part of what you are used to.


> There's a reason why the iPhone is now the fastest selling mobile
 > phone in Japan.

I heard it wasn't making too much progress (yet?) on account of being 
too "retro"!


Best wishes,

Rick.

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