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Saturday, April 15, 2006
Nokia will make superior (read: useful) keypads
Nokia has for a long time designed keypads more for looks (if even that) than usability, the 3650 probably being the scariest example, but it seems Nokia finally has realized something must be done. Russell Beattie shows some good examples of not so good Nokia phone keypads. I don't think Motorola is much better though, with its "wavy" lines.
As said earlier, usability aspects must get a higher priority, both in what operators specify and require, and in what manufacturers actually do. If not even the simplest things like telephony and SMS are easy to use, how can the industry expect users to deploy the more advanced features?
Russell Beattie Notebook - Buttons for Humans
As said earlier, usability aspects must get a higher priority, both in what operators specify and require, and in what manufacturers actually do. If not even the simplest things like telephony and SMS are easy to use, how can the industry expect users to deploy the more advanced features?
Russell Beattie Notebook - Buttons for Humans
