Advanced new generation mobile devices - smart phones - and services will be widely available within the next year or so, and there will be lots of hype, some successes, and lots of user disappointment. This book is about catering to the everyday needs people have; about shifting the design perspective away from the technology and to concentrate on usability; in other words, developing interfaces and devices with a great deal of sensitivity to human needs, desires and capabilities. The book is written to inspire and challenge designers preconceived notions of this marketplace and to convey lessons learnt, and principles involved, in the development and deployment of interactive systems to the mobile environment.

Advanced new generation mobile devices - smart phones - and services will be widely available within the next year or so, and there will be lots of hype, some successes, and lots of user disappointment. This book is about catering to the everyday needs people have; about shifting the design perspective away from the technology and to concentrate on usability; in other words, developing interfaces and devices with a great deal of sensitivity to human needs, desires and capabilities. The book is written to inspire and challenge designers preconceived notions of this marketplace and to convey lessons learnt, and principles involved, in the development and deployment of interactive systems to the mobile environment.