You may know haptic (the sense of touch) technology from playing home video games (of course you play!) Since the advent of PlayStation DualShock controllers, we and millions of kids have enjoyed feeling the virtual road as we drive over bumps in car games because the controllers vibrate like we’re hitting those bumps. This is called, in technology circles, haptics.

Long the holy grail for smartphone developers and recipients of much fanfare and funds, location-based services (LBS) present a number of big design challenges when it comes to sharing location information. Some LBS applications provide useful utilities by reading the…

Our research and design experiments for e-commerce clients show time and again that visual detail and emotive motion engage customers at an emotionally profound level. Fortunately, technological advances and intuitive interfaces are making deeper engagement possible.

Now, new augmented reality interfaces are possible given the opportunities smart phones open up by combining GPS, compass and camera with wireless data connectivity. By being able to know where someone is, in what direction they are looking, combining live video with powerful data enable whole new classes of applications.

Eye-tracking as an interface usability research technology to complement less expensive methods has been highly debated among professionals over the years.