Questions tagged [wearables]
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What considerations should be made when designing an SOS feature for a smartwatch
I'm designing a contextual SOS for our smartwatch, similar to what apple Watch. Currently, we have a generic SOS feature. with contextual SOS, the user can also send out additional info to the rescuer....
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Why does the Apple Watch SOS feature require you to swipe instead of press?
I'm looking at the SOS features across smartwatches. I'm curious why does the Apple SOS feature require you to swipe instead of simply having buttons to press? It seems counter-intuitive to make it ...
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Reducing the prominence of information on the UI
I'm redesigning the UI for an industrial smartwatch face, the challenge I'm facing is one of the complications 'Active Hours' needs to be less prominent. Not all their users are required to use it ...
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What to consider when designing UX for smartwatch and wearables?
I've designed for the desktop, tablet and mobile. But have no experience designing for smartwatches. What are the considerations I should be making when designing for smartwatches? e.g. users can use ...
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What research exists into the user experience of physical smartwatch designs?
Consumers now have a plethora of choices in the wearable smartwatch market and one of the most striking differences between the various products is in the design/shape of the actual physical hardware. ...
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What are the "success" and "failure" vibration patterns in Apple Watch, and iPhone 7 haptic?
I want to imitate the Apple Watch "success" and "failure" vibration patterns in my custom app. Does anyone have the following information for the various user experiences Intensity Timing Pattern (...
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How would you display syncing of a wearable device to a web app?
I'm working on an app that allows the user to add one of three wearable devices to automatically add data to a web app. One of the things I am wondering about is how to differentiate the association/...
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When customizing your iWatch face the time changes to 10:09 [closed]
I'm curious why Apple uses the 10:09 time as a default when changing your Apple Watch face. I've seen this even in their marketing content. Is it the best time to be displayed for marketing purposes? ...
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How to help blind people feel the other emotion?
My team and I are currently making a program which use camera in the google glass to help blind people 'see' the interlocutor's emotion (happy, sad, angry, disgusted and so on). I need help in case ...
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App for wearable device: disconnect notification
I'm designing an app for a wearable device which is connected to the phone over bluetooth. The app more or less can't do anything without a device being connected. When launching the app, the first ...
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Application design UI Android Wear
I'm currently developing an application on Android Wear to have quick overview of the people attending to a party. My problem is how to arrange the views to have the more efficient navigation. Here ...
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Which is the best navigation pattern for the Apple Watch?
I'm having a bit of an internal debate over which navigation pattern is more suitable for use on the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch enables you to use a) Hierarchical navigation - a list of items ...
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How to display errors with single LED?
I am working on a tiny hardware device which has a single LED that can be used to display errors (there are no other outputs). Actually it is a tri-color LED but the red color is dedicated to errors. ...
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What is the purpose of jackets having small zipperless back pockets just below the neck?
I was a little bit surprised to find that my Bench-branded 100% polyester jacket had a little zipperless back pocket just below the neck, especially since placing something like keys there would make ...
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What is the viability and alternatives to using a mouse in VR? (oculus rift)
Will many users use a mouse in VR or is this be disconcerting and cause motion-sickness? Or is it just nonsensical to use a mouse in VR. How would you go about porting the UI/UX of a drag and drop ...
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