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September beginning Motorola introduced it's TV ... and in the September end OnePlus is about to launch its Television. It seems many mobile phone manufacturers are now keen on innovating Television and expand their market beyond the heavy competition of mobile segment.  This is a good news for TV, as all the traditional OEMs have been focusing on mostly screen display and size, it's time when newer players come into this arena and emphasise more on user experience. TV consumers is exposed to using smartphones, laptops and when they reach to TV it lags behind in the expected experience and power.  Their remote with built in Google assistant and USB slot. The USB slot... I am guessing... it maybe for charging the remote +  connecting the phone for faster media share or inputs. Specially, their integration of text and touch inputs via mobile phone. Quick switch between TV apps using phone is fantastic Disclaimer:  All the images...

"It seems they have taken 3 remotes and packed in a single bar. 🤭 देखकर तो ऐसा ही लगता है। Instead of using 2 remotes, people can use just one. Just that it is slightly longer than ordinary remotes but people will live with it." These are some chat bubbles from the conversations where few designer friends discussing about Motorola TV remote. The very 1st impression looking at the image is similar for me as well. It's difficult to gauge actual experience just by looking at the image but one can guess a few things. ● It seems they have put down maximum amount of interaction on hard key of remote for instant action/control instead of on-screen moving around. ● This approach could be well versed with the audience who is already using multi buttons remote and...not just 1 but 2 because... another one comes along with set top box (STB)... which usually takes over the TV remote. ● or I might just be wrong... the number of buttons and ...

Today I was surprised by dribbble's 404 error page. They have used this space to their advantage. We have seen cute and amusing error pages but dribbble's page not just full-fills required need but engages the user, further to explore the content dribbble is known for.... shots. 1- informing user that the link or page you are looking for no longer exists. 2- Not a dull or blank tone. + Invites user to try colour slider and see the shots populated in the form of 404. if anything catches your fancy you can click the shot thumbnail and directly go to the work. it cut shorts the loading/logging journey for the user who drifted to dribbble site by chance. some people might be in need of specific result... so they have given a text search bar. hmm.. delighted by design! created a GIF to show how it works try this link:  https://dribbble.com/shots/3856128-1/attachments/874023 UPDATE: Hi people, the link above only seem to work on Desktop/Laptop so try it there.....

Recently nike used some clever TVC using action packed stylised 2D animation. these ads really hit the target. in such a short duration only animation can convey so much. In my earlier version of post there were links to those videos, now they have taken down them from YouTube. the series was called  HYPERVENOM and the agency was BUCK. So I can only share a screen grab and there are a few more images still left at motionographer website: http://motionographer.com/2015/08/17/buck-for-nike-hypervenom/ I am wondering if the same ads could have worked in live action or CGI? Disclaimer:  All the images/screen shots, videos and links shown here belong to respected owners and shared here for appreciation purpose.

It has been always a big question to me, why does blogger not support animated GIF images? all the great new website and mobile chats are having a fun time with  animated images. dribbble.com and behance.net are a fine example. anyway.. recently I compiled my conference room doodles in an animated gif format and I wanted to share it in a blog post so I looked for answers through a google search. most of the people suggested to host your gif images to a image site and get a link to incorporate in the post. at the moment that seems to be the most effective solution. though uploading your gif images to a image site and then getting a link is a absurd and long task.  So I looked at the choices in front of me and decided to upload my images on google drive and get a share link.  to my surprise it worked really well. So I guess this is a fine way to jazz up a blog post with animated images.  random numeric doodles on post it some unintended shapes ...

If you have a smart phone then I am sure you must be having multiple chat apps on your app screen. In my opinion whatsapp, wechat and line are the main players at time. I had to download all three. some friends were on whatsapp and some on line and wechat. this give me a chance to test all their features. some give talk time some audio call and video chat. oh, there is facebook messenger and google hangout also (I have not used them that much so will not talk about them) one thing is common in all these apps that they all have a library of emoticons and stickers. and what I feel wechat has taken the lead in sticker section. They have introduced animated stickers and they are really cool. mostly I used use these apps freely during the festival season with these animated stickers coming in my daily usage has increased. I loved Vaibhav Studio's stickers done for Line and I think that was kind of turning point. when these apps started thinking of local content rather than giving s...

The post title might be a little dull but this what exactly you will do with the App I am going to talk about. There is an app called "Tiny Fractions" published by "Tap to Learn" the company I am working with. This app simply is a gem when it comes to clear your concepts of Fractions.This is not a promotional statement. first you download it and play, and after that you do't feel the same, please! feel free to fill my comment box with your blasting comments. check it out on apple appstore . Right now, its only on iOS. I wish it was available for the Android users. on the apple appstore  there is a Davyhulme Primary School blog which has shown their students having a good time with Fractions of course they all have Tiny Fractions on their iPad.  this is just the screen shot. Please, go to their blog and view the pics. http://davyhulme.primaryblogger.co.uk/numeracy/tiny-fractions/   this could prove to be a good testimony for you before you...