A few years ago I went out with a guy who made me dinner in his apartment. I’m going to refrain from saying what I thought of the food. But at the end of the meal as we brought the dishes into the kitchen, I noticed that his dishwasher had a unique design that I’d [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Gadgetry'
Photo of the day: Whirlpool dishwasher utensil tray
May 6th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Design, Gadgetry, Photography, Pleasure
Tags:Design·Gadgetry·Photography·Pleasure·Usability Evaluations
Personas in the 2008 Presidental Election
November 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Gadgetry
I’ve talked before about how designers use personas to capture user needs, behaviors and motivations. If you were ever wondering how those insights help guide the product design, this pretty much says it all: [via gregoire] Questions? Related Posts: The value of personas Google’s Design Principles Whit Hour – Week 4 Redesigning the boxee experience [...]
Tags:Design·Gadgetry·Humor·Methodology
Why I Don’t Have an iPhone (but might someday)
June 10th, 2008 · 43 Comments · Gadgetry
As you probably know, Apple released iPhone 2.0 yesterday. Watch Steve Jobs’ WWDC Keynote Address if you haven’t already seen it. I watched it live on MacRumors, and when it was over I Twittered this: That comment solicited quite a reaction from my Twitterverse. Two examples: As a designer and gadget geek, I’m constantly asked [...]
My Cell Phones: 2000 – Today
June 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Gadgetry
Alex Rainert just posted this great piece on his blog Everyday UX showing the evolution of his mobile phones from 1998 to now. I was inspired to post my own, though I have to admit I’m not sure if I have the exact models right. Thanks to GSM Arena for having photos of every mobile [...]
TwitterBerry was mean to me
March 1st, 2008 · 7 Comments · Gadgetry, Twitter
I’ve got a thing for Twitter and I own a BlackBerry, so naturally I use TwitterBerry. It’s a downloadable BB app that lets me post updates, get replies, read my friends timeline and the public timeline — all without having to load Twitter in the mobile browser. It isn’t perfect, but it usually works pretty [...]
