Interesting article on how the inventor of the original Palm Pilot did his own preliminary usablity studies on handheld computing using a block of wood. “If I wanted to check the calendar I’d take it out and press the wooden button.”
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Interesting article on how the inventor of the original Palm Pilot did his own preliminary usablity studies on handheld computing using a block of wood. “If I wanted to check the calendar I’d take it out and press the wooden button.”
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