Charity Initiative: Taking on the UK Ironman in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
On 7th September, Matt Fletcher and I will be attempting to complete the UK Ironman challenge to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust.
We’d be enormously grateful for any donations to the CF Trust, which can be made via our page on the JustGiving web-site.
An Ironman consists a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a […]
Moving from mobile capabilities to mobile compulsion
This article by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX and Editorial Director at PMN, explores the strategic changes required to expand mass market usage of mobile services, looking at the importance of fully understanding the definition of user experience, the companies best placed to succeed and the reality of the iPhone impact.
Capability is different from compulsion
The […]
90 days of mobile inspiration
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying Rachel Hinman’s inspiring blog project, ‘90 Mobiles in 90 Days‘. Rachel works for San Francisco-based user experience consultancy Adaptive Path and has taken on the challenge of exploring a new idea for the mobile user experience every day for the next 3 months.
Subjects covered so far range from rough prototype […]
The operator and manufacturer identity crisis
This article and photo essay by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX and Editorial Director at PMN, explores the identity crisis currently affecting network operators and handset manufacturers.
We live in confusing times, with handset manufacturers trying to become service providers and service providers battling with each other to offer the most stylish handsets. It seems […]
Student innovations at Made In Brunel
This article by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX and Editorial Director at PMN, highlights the mobile innovations on display at the annual Brunel University graduate show in London.
Brunel University is hosting it’s 4th annual ‘Made in Brunel‘ exhibition at the Islington Business Design Centre this week and there are several mobile innovations on show. […]
Reuters TV covers MEX Conference and Awards
Reuters covered the MEX Awards and Conference in this television piece. Matt Cowan, Reuter’s technology correspondent, interviews Marek Pawlowski of PMN, Gus Desbarats of Alloy, Ken Blakeslee of WebMobility Ventures and Ben-Scott Robinson, designer of the BSR Blind Phone and winner of the 2008 MEX Mobile User Experience Innovator of the Year Award.
MEX 2008, Day Two Summary
This article by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX and Editorial Director at PMN, provides a summary of the second day’s proceedings at the MEX conference in London this week (27th - 28th May). This is part 2 of a 2 part summary. Read the first part here.
The second day of the conference started […]
Day One, MEX 2008 & the winners of the MEX Awards
This article by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX and Editorial Director at PMN, provides a summary of the first day’s proceedings at the MEX conference in London (27th - 28th May 2008) and announces the winners of the 2008 MEX Mobile User Experience Awards. This is part 1 of a 2 part summary. […]
What is the state of user experience on the eve of the 2008 MEX conference?
This article by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX and Editorial Director at PMN, provides an overview of mobile user experience issues ahead of the MEX conference in London this week (27th - 28th May).
As we prepare to welcome the industry to London for our 4th annual MEX conference this week, I’ve been taking some time […]
Short-list for the 2008 MEX Mobile User Experience Awards
After lengthy review by the panel of independent judges (see below), we are delighted to release the short-lists for 2008 MEX Mobile User Experience Awards. The winners will be officially announced at a special evening reception in London on 27th May, the opening night of the 4th annual MEX conference.
Congratulations to all those who […]
