iPad
We're currently putting the final touches on the design for our first iPad project. It's been an interesting experience designing for a device that few people have used. However, one of the checks we have in place is to do usability testing on the app (prior to Australian launch of the iPad), so that we can tweak the final designs for this unique device. We've learnt a lot by talking to people about how they expect to use the iPad in our user research sessions, and we'll learn even more watching how people engage with the device and it's applications during usability testing.
I was recently interviewed about my thoughts on Mobile Banking on the iPad. I think it's a device with the potential for a whole new usage model and categories of applications; more interactive (e.g. two handed multitouch), as well as being able to display more content/information than an mobile phone, and being more convenient to carry and faster to access than a laptop. These richer, and potentially more complex, applications require a deep level of understanding about how customers/users will be interacting with the device, matched with great user interface and interaction design. So it's an exciting time for us.
PS: We also got our Pogo Stylus' the other day. While I find them very "thick" for drawing on the iPhone, but I'm keen to try them on the iPad
