The Halo has not been a smash hit, especially compared with the Apple Watch or Fitbit. But its underlying premise—that emotion, like every other aspect of everyday human experience, is a quantifiable ...

“Zero UI (Zero User Interface) refers to a design approach where traditional screens are replaced, or significantly minimized, with more natural and intuitive interactions. Think speaking to your ...

Like many people during the COVID pandemic, Neta Alexander began spending much of her time online: teaching on Zoom, streaming films, holding video calls with friends. The longer she did, the more she ...

The importance of ergonomics in hardware design is easy to grasp, if not always simple to carry out. The end goal is to make a device as easy and comfortable to use as possible, both physically and ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

The evolution of information access and interaction has been a transformative technological and human journey, from Gutenberg's printing press to Google's search engine. As we stand at the beginning ...

This course is an introduction to usability and user experience (UX) design methods that can be applied to embedded devices and systems. UX methods are presented for user analysis, planning, research, ...

YouTube has launched a redesigned TV interface featuring cleaner controls, easier navigation, and improved playback tools, ...

Designing the hardware-software interface. Dealing with "bytes enables" in RTL verification. Automating the HSI design process across the entire dev team. The hardware-software interface (HSI) holds ...