Usability Corner | Some random thoughts about psychology, user experience, conscious thinking, design and technology

There is “No Standard Google” As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there’s a dangerous...

1May 8, 2011
There is “No Standard Google”

As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there’s a dangerous...
0May 4, 2011
A next-generation digital book

Software developer Mike Matas demos the first full-length interactive book for the iPad — with clever, swipeable video and graphics...
0February 15, 2011
The linguistic genius of babies

Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another — by listening to the humans around...
0January 3, 2011
Changing education paradigms

Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. In this talk, Sir Ken Robinson lays out...
0September 7, 2010
Story of Stuff

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad,...
1August 19, 2010
Milo, the virtual boy | Microsoft’s Kinect controller

Peter Molyneux demos Milo, a hotly anticipated video game for Microsoft’s Kinect controller. Perceptive and impressionable like a real 11-year-old,...
1August 3, 2010
Headset that reads your brainwaves

This astonishing new computer interface reads its user’s brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics,...
0June 24, 2010
The pattern behind self-deception

Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things — from alien abductions to dowsing rods — boils...
0March 3, 2010
New Microsoft Live Labs Pivot Technology

Pivot is an experimental technology that allows people to visualize data and then sort, organize and categorize it dynamically. The...
0December 23, 2009
UX Design Workshop

User Experience Design: A basic level understanding of UXD for developer community. This is a quick summary and also consists...
0October 22, 2009
elearning – History and Future

What is eLearning, Why eLearning is not so effective, new tools and technologies and measurement criteria View more presentations from manish.vashist. Presentation...
0October 14, 2009
Search vs. Browse Interactions

Searching and browsing are completely different styles of interaction. Search-based interfaces (like Google, Quicksilver, or the awesome bar), are...
0October 13, 2009
Language Learning Game Concept

View more presentations from manish.vashist. This is a concept for a language learning game. Idea is to use voice and video...
1October 9, 2009
Optical illusions show how we see

Beau Lotto’s color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can’t normally see: how your brain works . This...
1September 7, 2009
Biometrics

Identifying individuals based on their physical and behavioural characteristic at encompass finger print recognition, face recognition, iris scans etc. Physiological Face Fingerprint Palm...
0January 30, 2009
What do consumers really want?

People state frequently that they want authentic experiences, responsive customer service and quality products. The majority also say that they...
0January 19, 2009
Making Agile and Usability Work

Depending on how they’re handled, Rapid Application Development (RAD) processes such as Agile and Scrum can enhance or threaten user...
0January 12, 2009
The design of the universe

At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us to ponder how...
0December 31, 2008
Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote

Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40...
0December 24, 2008
Reinventing The Car

General Motors veep Larry Burns previews cool next-gen car design: sleek, customizable (and computer-enhanced) vehicles that run clean on hydrogen...
0December 8, 2008
Sketchboards – A Technique for Better & Faster UXD

[ad] The sketchboard is a low-fi technique that makes it possible for designers to explore and evaluate a range of interaction...