Just watched the WWDC 2008 (I know, I know, iPhone3D... half the price.... but that's not the point I want to bring to the table) and I personally think one of the most interesting services introduced in the keynote was the new .mac, now called "MobileMe" (http://www.apple.com/mobileme/)
"You might have a Mac at home, a PC at work, and an iPhone or iPod touch. The challenge is keeping multiple devices always in sync. Enterprises can use a server like Exchange. For everyone else, now there's MobileMe." (http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/) I realize that other companies went down that path before, and enterprises now are all about keeping information mobile; what I think it'll be interesting to see is what the "Apple" way will do to the average non-corporate user. That been said, I'd like you to take a look at Jeff Pierce's (IBM Almaden research) talk at Stanford's Human-Computer Interaction Seminars (http://hci.stanford.edu/cs547/abstracts/06-07/061110-pierce.html, or check Stanford iTunes U), contrast the features of MobileMe: "While today's users work with and encounter a growing number and variety of computational devices (desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, PDAs, cellphones, etc.), continued adherence to the model of working with a single, personal computer has resulted in little support for coordinating activities across those devices. In fact, most devices are still completely unaware that a user might own other devices. As users shift from working with a personal computer to working within a personal information environment, we need to make it easier for them to coordinate their activities across their personal devices as well as effectively leverage devices in the local environment". Question is: did Apple hit the nail on the head? What features are missing to accomplish Pierce's vision? -- { Itamar Medeiros } Information Designer designing clear, understandable communication by caring to structure, context, and presentation of data and information mobile ::: +86 13671503252 website ::: http://designative.info/ aim ::: itamarlmedeiros skype ::: designative ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
