Tag Archive | "research"

Cellphone adverts increasing: 23-percent of users have seen them

Posted on 05 March 2008 by Chris Davies

According to a report by analysts The Nielsen Co, around 23-percent of US cellphone users have seen advertising on their handset in the past month, and - more surprisingly perhaps - about half of them responded to those adverts.  Surveying 22,000 individuals who actively use mobile data services, Nielsen's researchers found a 38-percent increase in mobile ad recall between Q4 ... continued »

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iPhone usability test versus N95, TyTN & W910i

Posted on 26 February 2008 by Chris Davies

Scandinavian "usability and interaction design company" inUse have taken it upon themselves to examine whether the iPhone lives up to its hype [pdf link], aiming five users of differing skill-sets at Apple's cellphone as well as the Nokia N95, Sony Ericsson W910i and HTC TyTN I and testing how they get on with a number of basic tasks (including dialing ... continued »

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3D camera sensor research from Stanford

Posted on 21 February 2008 by Chris Davies

Researchers at Stanford University have developed an innovative camera lens that captures depth perception in each shot.  The system, called multi-aperture, uses a 3-megapixel sensor to capture 16x16 pixel squares called subarrays, each slightly overlapping; image processing then analyses the pixel location differences between subarrays to work out the relative distance between objects in the photo.  At present the 3D information ... continued »

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Convergent devices slow to oust trusted task-specific gadgets

Posted on 20 February 2008 by Chris Davies

Was I too harsh with the Couple-IT concept?  They're design justification, remember, was that people don't necessarily want the ultimate in convergence, and that in fact are better served by task-specific devices; now, research consultancy firm In-Stat have found that yes, users do often prefer multiple gadgets and that the shift to convergence device adoption is unrealistically perceived by manufacturers pushing ... continued »

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‘Cellphones disturb sleep patterns’ research concludes

Posted on 23 January 2008 by Chris Davies

If you're like me, you've junked your watch and bedside alarm-clock in favour of your omnipresent cellphone - it wakes me in the morning, keeps me on track through the day and warns me when I've read too long at night.  But scientists are concerned that proximity to a powered-on cellphone when sleeping could actually disturb the deeper stages of ... continued »

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