Comments on: Photo of the day: Insert hands to dry

By: Mike Paulson

Mike Paulson — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:46:07 +0000

From a janitorial standpoint, this has another big plus over conventional / xcelerator hand dryers.

The water is collected below instead of just splashing onto the walls and floors below. For cleaners, this is a great plus.

By: Automatic soap dispenser

Automatic soap dispenser — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:14:33 +0000

It's a very good idea. But you can touch margins of this “gadget” with your hands

By: Whitney Hess

Whitney Hess — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:06:24 +0000

Hilarity! Goes to show the importance of consistency in UX :)

By: Whitney Hess

Whitney Hess — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:03:18 +0000

I really like your mirror proposal!

By: Whitney Hess

Whitney Hess — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:02:33 +0000

Yes, I used the Excel Xlerator soon after this one and took pics of how the skin on my hands was blown back by the sheer force of the thing. Really freaky.

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Dryer vs. Dryer vs. Usability vs. Fear of Use « hospital music — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:26:55 +0000

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By: Steven Ray

Steven Ray — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:29:14 +0000

So I was recently at a Hilton where they had auto flush, auto soap dispenser, auto sink, and these Dyson dryers.. Then you walk around the corner to the door and there's the big nasty brass door handle for you to grab. UX sweetness :)

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:26:41 +0000

This may be a bit germaphobic (and I am not one at all), but I don't like how small the enclosure is where you move your hands in and out of. With the wind blowing on them, you need to move cautiously, else you touch the sides where others may have touched. I know, not a huge deal, but still kind of weird. Then again, most people who would be using this probably just finished washing their hands. Keyword: probably.

By: Pravin

Pravin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:05:05 +0000

Just the fact that they had to put instructions, doesn't make it user unfriendly. It's more bacause the product is new and people are not familiar with it. I'm sure when the first regular hand driers came into existence, they also would have needed instructions, as people using paper towels were unfamiliar with them.
New products always need instructions, and that's acceptable. Just imagine the instructions and training needed when first ATMs were set-up. Can we accuse them of being user-unfriendly?

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DesignNotes by Michael Surtees » Blog Archive » Link Drop (7·10·09) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:23:01 +0000

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