Joe Pemberton // Designer, Mobilist, &c.
Principal at Punchcut. Co-founder of Typophile. Mobilist, user interface designer, armchair anthropologist, Cubmaster. I want to see the earth from space.
Posts tagged Android
2 April '12
30 March '12
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The daily pairing of iPad and iPhone require accessing settings on both devices. The Galaxy Tab would tether even when the screen was locked. If I left the house and came back hours later my iPhone would indicate the Galaxy Tab had connected. Now I’m left wondering if the Galaxy’s poor battery life was because it was looking for and connecting to WiFi all the time.
Can’t decide which annoys more: iPad that won’t tether automatically or Galaxy Tab that auto-joined when it was asleep, inside my bag.
The daily pairing of iPad and iPhone require accessing settings on both devices. The Galaxy Tab would tether even when the screen was locked. If I left the house and came back hours later my iPhone would indicate the Galaxy Tab had connected. Now I’m left wondering if the Galaxy’s poor battery life was because it was looking for and connecting to WiFi all the time.
At a time when tethering data is at a premium and battery life is paramount, both the iPad and Galaxy (Android Honeycomb) need a better UI solution. Apple’s method at least errs on the side of deliberate, not accidental, pairing.
20 March '12
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I borrowed the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from the Punchcut device library back in November so I could immerse myself in Android land. When I replaced it with the new iPad my daughter asked what I would miss about the Galaxy tab. My wife just laughed.
What will I miss about the Galaxy Tab?
I borrowed the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from the Punchcut device library back in November so I could immerse myself in Android land. When I replaced it with the new iPad my daughter asked what I would miss about the Galaxy tab. My wife just laughed.
Android widgets. I’ll miss Android widgets, honestly. Apple’s still not ever done anything serious about their lacking iOS home experience.
Native Gmail on the Galaxy Tab stands out. It’s solid. It looks great and it’s fast. Gmail on the iPad’s Mail app is weak – it misses tags and filters that make Gmail great. Gmail in iPad’s Safari could be so much better.
Featherlight. I don’t know how the Galaxy Tab manages to be so lightweight. I never tired of it as a reader (but I missed my iBooks library!). The iPad 1 felt like a brick by comparison. With the new iPad 3 I’m trading up to better battery life and getting a slightly heavier device (still lighter than iPad 1, thankfully).
Sadly, the one app, that hardly qualifies as “must-have,” is the NXT Remote that controls the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot. I’ll have to check out one of the Android handsets lying around for that.
13 March '12
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WiMM Labs’ talk is up from SFAndroid.
Interesting insights on wearables from manufacturer WiMM Labs. To solve battery problems they include both a reflective screen and an active screen mode. It’s great that it’s built on Android but I’m opening it up to 3rd party developers is a great way to demo ugly, somewhat useless apps. Although the QRCode app (scrub to 20:10) is nerd-core. Blogged at Punchcut.
21 December '11
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File under “stuff iPad can’t do unless there’s an app.”
Moment of delight: Discovering Android browsers can access the device image gallery and albums for – get this – web based uploads.
File under “stuff iPad can’t do unless there’s an app.”
20 December '11
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Switched from the Samsung keyboard to stock Android (Honeycomb) keyboard. The world is right again.
16 December '11
23 November '11
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Punchcut: Google Releases Android Design Preview
In device UI design there is no substitute for viewing a design on the target display. Finally, with Google’s announcement of a real-time preview utility our designers can stop emailing PNGs to themselves.
Read the full write-up with download links at Punchcut.com
2 November '11
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Oliver Weidlich’s (@oliverw) Continuous Experiences Presentation
Continuous Experiences by Oliver Weidlich for Swipe Conference 2011
Oliver Weidlich’s (@oliverw) fantastic presentation on continuous experiences for cross-channel design.
View more presentations from Oliver Weidlich
29 October '11
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Android fragmentation feeds into low resale values, low brand loyalty and a poor aftermarket.
Android fragmentation feeds into low resale values, low brand loyalty and a poor aftermarket. / @Intomobile http://t.co/fD01aCnr #mobile
20 October '11
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Andriod 4.0 ICS typeface “Roboto” gets a smackdown from Typographica
#Andriod #ICS typeface Roboto gets a #typographic smackdown from @stewf at @Typographica but designer @cr64 elucidates. http://t.co/A9GZKv9R
