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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Rotman Magazine: It
Five articles in the current issue of Rotman Magazine, the high-level and thoughtful publication of the Roger Martin-led Rotman School of Management in Toronto,...
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The most popular phone in the world
To fully understand what’s wrong [with Nokia], we’ve got to understand what’s been right, or to put in another way, what’s distracted Nokia. Meet the most popular...
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Nokia Research touts 5 innovative mobile interfaces
Wired’s Gadget Lab posts five big ideas that are currently under development at Nokia Research Center that reveal some intriguing possibilities on how we will interact...
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When augmented reality hits the Internet of Things
Wired.co.uk contributor Anna Leach examines how augmented reality and The Internet of Things could impact each other in the coming years. “Both the Internet of...
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Usability inspection of digital libraries
Lorraine Paterson and Boon Low highlight findings from the usability inspection report conducted for the JISC-funded research project, Usability and Contemporary...
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Smartphones are our new drug of choice
Smartphones’ sleek forms, tactile buttons, and blinking lights add up to a sort of game — and a perfect catalyst for compulsive behaviors, writes Shelley DuBois...
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The (limited) power of good intentions
Socially responsible design, writes Julie Lasky in Metropolis Magazine, is a whole lot harder than it looks.
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Bill Moggridge audio interview
In this audio interview with Design Observer, Bill Moggridge, industrial and interaction designer, co-founder of design firm IDEO, and director of the Smithsonian...
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Interactions and sustainability at the RCA, London
Some great news from the RCA this week: Design Interactions Research The Design Interactions program at the Royal College of Art, led by Anthony Dunne and Fiona...
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Design for mobile and for public health
Two new articles in UX Magazine: Design for mobile by Juan Sanchez The Design For Mobile conference, which took place September 20-24 in Chicago, brought together...
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Innovative ways of appropriating mobile telephony in Africa
The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have jointly published the report entitled “Innovative ways...
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UX design in open source development
Olli Savolainen has published a thesis entitled “User experience design in open source development: Approaches to usability work in the Moodle community” at the...
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Device Design Day videos
Kicker Studio organised on 20 August a Device Design Day in San Francisco, exploring the design of the next generation of products. Most videos are now online:...
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What the developing world can teach us about technology
“Creativity, Cost-Cutting & Keeping it Simple: what the Developing World can teach us about Technology” is the long title of a short feature story by Anna Leach...
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mobile + africa
A contingent of Stanford University d.school students recently returned from Kenya, where they spent two weeks working with Nokia Research Africa, and the University...
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US UX versus EU UX: What
In response to questions from Amy Knox regarding US user experience and European user experience, S
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Project explores human factor in
Boston University is participating in a $2 million National Science Foundation-funded Smart Neighborhood project that seeks to make a Boston neighborhood more energy...
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Experientia supporting Flemish applied research on mobility and sustainability
Experientia is excited to be working on two applied research projects for Flanders InShape (FIS), a Flemish design promotion agency that supports and advises small...
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Ford
The New York Times reports on how car designers have recognised the challenge of keeping vehicles
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