Handheld usability

25 June 2002

proceedings article
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

p. 412
https://doi.org/10.1145/778712.778775

Abstract

Handheld devices have common challenges: small displays, awkward data input mechanisms, and spotty wireless connectivity. Good user interface design can overcome each of these challenges, or at least accommodate them in a fashion that benefits the user. The goal of this tutorial is to present challenges and strategies for designing user interfaces for handheld devices. It discusses how information architecture, paper prototyping, and usability testing are adapted from desktop software design for two-way email pagers, PDAs, and mobile telephone handsets. WAP, i-mode, RIM OS, Motorola Wisdom, Windows CE/Pocket PC, and Symbian OS will also be introduced.

Keywords

PDA
WAP
HANDHELD
MOBILE
USABILITY
WIRELESS

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Handheld usability
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ,2002