User Interface Design For Handheld Devices
Douglas Engelbert - 1968 Typewriter style keyboard Monitor Mouse
Apple Lisa - 1983 Icons Menu bar Trash can Gray-out Double click Did not patent
Motorola - 1983 DynaTAC 8000X - First commercially available mobile phone
2G Cell Phones - 1990’s 1990- first truly digital cell phone made Better batteries and electronics New era of handheld devices
Need For New Interfaces No standards in design Not just intelligent GUI but UI needed as well
iPod - 2001 Easy to use interface Apple sells 63 million in 6 years 40% of world market for digital media players UI patented on Oct. 28, 2002
Looking Forward 2010 - 1.8 billion desktop computers 2008 - 3 billion cell phones Convergence of cell phones and other hand held devices
BlackBerry Cell phone Email Text messaging Internet faxing Web browsing PDA
MotoROKR Holds up to 100 songs Comes with iTunes built in
What’s Next? Demand for these devices continues to grow Demand for interface designers will grow as well