Presentation for Web Directions South 2009 on Pervasive Computing that outlines 5 key metrics that can be used to measure how pervasive computing is collapsing your sense of space.
These measurements can be used to define and refine specific elements of a business model to make your operating and distribution platforms more pervasive.
5. "The Internet revolution has barely started," says Weiser.
"It won't be done until everything is on the Web. Light switches,
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pagers, copiers, printers, as well as PCs, benefit from Web
connections.“
Mark Weiser 1996
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Mark Weiser – Xerox Parc
22. Nokia Series 40 phones
Ironically this is the
I i ll thi i th most common phone i
t h in
the world – yet it requires a ridiculous 4 steps:
1. Select "Options”
2. Select “Use detail”
3. Select “Web address”
4.
4 Select “Go to
Go to"
Nokia Series 60 phones
This user experience is significantly more
complex and requires at least 3 steps:
1.
1 Highlight the link
2. Select "Options”
3. Select “Open link"
Sony Ericsson
This interface is slightly more complex and
requires at least 2 steps:
1. Highlight link
2. Select "Open"
iPhone and Windows Mobile
This type of “direct manipulation” interface
couldn't be simpler. This requires only 1 step:
1. Tap the link
Example 4. opening a link on a mobile