Christian posted yesterday a nice essay about mobile and multi-modal interfaces (link below).
He had given me a preview of it when I saw him last week and I’ve been begging to have him post it so that I could point out the key tenets of his mobile device philosophy (see below).*
To me, ‘one-handed, in-out of pocket, mobile use’ is the key to the success of mobile devices AND apps. It’s core to the Mobile Lifestyle I’ve been harping about for a very long time.
Read the article for some thoughts on how Software Transformers can make mobile devices even more useful. I think it’s a great thought.
Link: ChristianLindholm.com: My speech at MEX, The SW Transformer A Vision for a mobile OS:
The N95 is what phones have become.
Phones and computer are inherently different.
1. A phone is used with one hand
2. A phone must fit into the pocket
3. It should be possible to use the phone while moving.
*Of course, I learned it from him, having known him for many years.
