Jakob Nielsen on iPad Usability: First Findings

Re:Jakob Nielsen on iPad Usability: First Findings by hackermom on Monday May 10, 2010 @10:06AM (#1334418)

I wonder if Jakob Nielsen would have popped a vein and died on the spot had he tried another mobile platform or tablet. Really - 7 users? A handful of apps? And how does the developers' lack of HID adhering make the iPad itself "unusable"? Really...

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Re:Jakob Nielsen on iPad Usability: First Findings by someone_here on Monday May 10, 2010 @10:09AM (#1334425)

Statistically speaking, 5 is enough to get a rough idea.

Also, a lot of the problems he has with the iPad do not show up on the N900. He would probably like that.

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Re:Jakob Nielsen on iPad Usability: First Findings by pavlov on Monday May 10, 2010 @11:20AM (#1334667)

A while ago, I was watching an N900 user trying out an iPad. It was interesting to see that he had substantial difficulty figuring out how to move back in nested screen hierarchies. He was actually trying to press on the black border around the screen to go back, because on the N900 all dialogs are designed so that clicking anywhere in the area "behind" the dialog takes you back.

IMHO, that "buttonless back button" is perhaps the best thing about the N900's UI design.

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Re:Jakob Nielsen on iPad Usability: First Findings by zsouthboy on Monday May 10, 2010 @12:03PM (#1334812)

Can you illustrate what you're talking about? I'll see if I can youtube someone playing with an N900..

It sounds like you simply tap anywhere but the dialog and it's "canceled"?

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Re:Jakob Nielsen on iPad Usability: First Findings by wmf on Monday May 10, 2010 @06:28PM (#1336145)

It sounds like you simply tap anywhere but the dialog and it's "canceled"?

Yes. When a modal dialog is active, Maemo also blurs and darkens the background so it's obvious that it's inactive.

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