♣Built-in 310K Pixels CMOS Camera with 2x Digital Zoom (JPEG, 640 x 480 resolution).
♣Built-in Audio Player (Compatible with MP3 and ATRAC3 audio formats)*.
Built-in Video Player [Compatible with QuickTime file format*, MPEG1 (MPEG Movie)]
♣Jog Dial™ Navigator with Left/Right/Back Buttons.
♣Built-in Voice Recorder with Adjustable Recording Sensitivity. (Built-in Monaural Microphone.)
♣Bundled with Decuma Input Handwriting Recognition Software (Decuma AB).
♣Bundled with Picsel Viewer Software (Picsel Technologies, Ltd.) for Viewing Native Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and HTML Files.
♣Polyphonic alert feature. (Built-in monaural speaker.)
♣Integrated Memory Stick Slot. (Compatible with Memory Stick Pro Media*.)
The typical users expectations on a PDA might include a personal phone directory, an alarm clock, an appointment calendar, calculator, currency converter, voice recorder, several games, and a minimum of LCD screen.
According to the users requirements and expectations the PDA’s functionality is too high now a days. The technology is growing so fast that the users some times cannot imagine of having some kind of functionalities. For example, the PDA ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ has Integrated Wireless LAN, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and HTML Files, built in camera, mp3 player, hand writing recognition software, blue-tooth, and many more. So, that anywhere users go s/he can do his/her business; check e-mails, weather forecast, GPS, blue-tooth and so on.
Based on the work of Preece et al(2002) the most important usability and user experience goals are listed as follows:
- Good utilities
- Easy to learn
- Motivating
- Helpful
- Aesthetically planned
- Entertaining
- Interactive
Primary user questionnaire
Personal Digital Assistant – PDA (Sony style ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’)
I would find ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ to be a more effective way of gaining information.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
I would find ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ to be a more efficient way of gaining information.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
I would find ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ to be very helpful to me.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
I would find ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ easy to learn.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
I would find ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ motivating device.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
My interaction with ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ would be clear and understandable.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
I would find ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ Aesthetically planned.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
I would find ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’ as an entertaining device.
Likely | | | | | | | | unlikely
extremely quite slightly neither slightly quite extremely
The further improvements can be reduced in size of the PDA. So that, users can use this device by one hand. It can hold more integrated memory space as well as removable memory sticks. Voice recognition software, fire alarm, video conferencing, blood group tester and some other intelligent and advanced software might be attached to this ‘PEG-TH55 CLIÉ’. This can also be integrated with mobile phones.
References:
SonyStyle.com | PEGTH55/UKIT1, [Online]. Available at URL: [Accessed August 02, 2004]
Computers Advisor :: Motorola A388—Handheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Advisor Labs Re, [Online]. Available at URL: [Accessed August 04, 2004]
