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Microsoft isn’t known for having the most user-friendly mobile UI in their Windows Mobile OS. Don’t get us wrong, we still love the WinMo platform, but there’s just a non-intuitive, corporate feel to the Window Mobile UI.
Well, it seems Microsoft sees things the same way. They’ve applied for a patent of a new user interface that makes quick work of accessing all the features on the phone. The UI outlined in the patent is a departure from the Windows Mobile world of complex menu/list structure – giving the user quick access to
a list centered around a user’s current day [that] can include items corresponding to meetings scheduled for that day using a calendar application, E-Mail received on that day through an E-Mail application, and a weather forecast for the day provided by a weather service application.
Dieter from WMExperts described it perfectly. This new UI from Microsoft frees the user from complex structure by allowing them to think
“what do I want to do right now” instead of “what do I want to do right now, what application do I need to open to do it, and how to I interact with that particular application.”
Simplification of the UI is just what Windows Mobile needs. Keep in mind, a simpler UI doesn’t mean lesser performance or lose of features, it just means that you’ll be able to access those features with less thought and more intuitively. We can’t wait to see what comes of this patent application.
[Via: WMExperts]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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