6 Mobile Design Pitfalls that Ruin the User Experience

Having a mobile-optimized website is a must today – visitors will simply bounce upon landing on a site that looks wonky from their smartphones. There are a few major design musts and a few mishaps to be avoided at all costs when it comes to mobile design. Follow a few basic rules, and you can avoid messy mistakes that make your mobile site difficult to use. Here’s a look at a few design pitfalls that ruin the user experience.
 
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Casio – GW-A1100 – Latest G-SHOCK SKY COCKPIT series

The new model “GW-A1100″ from Casio’s SKY COCKPIT series will be out on June 28. With high-accuracy direction measurement performance, reinforced architecture and improved readability.
Casio’s analog drive system moves the watch’s hands by multiple motors and sensor technology which together make this a crash-proof watch.
For the watch’s hands, carbon-fiber is used to keep stability even in harsh situations such as intense swing motion.
Triple G Resist: …

Photoshop-like interior light control interface

“This is a lighting system, called Lighty. There’s a group of robotic lights on the ceiling, and their orientation and brightness can be controlled through this interface.”
“This feels just like Photoshop. To specify which places you want bright or dark, all you need to do is color in the corresponding areas.”
In this system, the interactive pen display is used to paint the room in light or darkness, with a camera placed in the ceiling returning the results in real …

Panasonic – VIERA SV-ME7000 – Waterproof portable TV

Here’s is a portable TV that is waterproof with a built-in antenna and battery – bring it into the bath, near the pool, or anywhere with water and catch the shows you want to watch.
Battery life is max. 3.5 hours and it is DTTV / DTT.
It is compatible with “Oheya Jump Link (Room Jump Link)” which enables you to watch TV shows recorded in on other VIERA or DIGA TVs and to connect to the Internet wirelessly.
The VIERA SV-ME7000 is scheduled to be released on April …

Panasonic – Slim Fan F-S1XJ – Year-round stylish electric fan with “Nanoe” technology

Panasonic’s new electric fan is slim and stylish and looks completely different than the usual swinging floor-based electric fans found in every Japanese household.
But beyond looks, this is no ordinary fan – it utilizes Panasonic’s “Nanoe” technology which generates electrostatic atomised water particles, keeping air fresh and maintaining moisture which is good for skin, especially in the dry winter months. So this fan can be used year-round.
And if that were not …

CCP – ”MOCORO” – Microfiber robotic mop ball – When we clean, this is how we roll

Here’s a simple and fun way to clean up the dust around the house. “MOCORO” – CZ-560 – is a fluffy “microfiber mop ball” that rolls around by itself on the floor, picking up dust along the way.
Push the button and let the cleaning times roll! It’s small enough to reach the floor under beds and other areas that are difficult to clean. It makes 3 different beeping shounds while its going so you know where its rolling. Or turn off the beeping …

Logitec – “Wireless Adapter 150M” – Ultra-compact USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter that turns wired laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot

What do you do you when you have a single wired Internet connection but don’t have Wi-Fi and need to get online with multiple mobile devices? Turn your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot with the Logitec “Wireless Adapter 150″!
You can use your smart phone or Wi-fi compatible game machine wirelessly via your laptop. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android smartphone, tablet, PC, DS, DS Vita, PSP, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Wi-Fi compatible camera, etc. can access the hotspot.
Logitec is releasing …

SoftBank – Next Generation Display Technology IGZO – Built into – AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH – smartphone

Softbank is releasing a new Sharp Android 4.1 smartphone – AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH – with 4.9 inch big HD display (1,280 x 720 dots).
It is built on IGZO, an LC technology Sharp invented, which provides high energy-saving performance, meaning you can use the phone for 2 full days without recharging, and it has a vivid high-def display so quality is not compromised.
It’s compatible with the SoftBank 4G communication network and the phone has high communication speed. 1.5GHz Quad …

Muji outs the MJBTS-1, its latest Bluetooth Wall mounted speaker.

Today Muji released the MJBTS-1 its latest wall mounted speaker. Announced at 8,900 Yen for a size of 172x41x172mm, the MJBTS-1 is a 2x2W speaker with integrated AM/FM radio tuner and Bluetooth 3.0 with ADP and AVRCP. Granted that the MJBTS-1 is not the most powerful speaker on the market, but for 8,900 this little “buddy” can be a nice addition for your home AV system if you are looking for a cheap and quick way to stream music in a room

NTT Docomo – “i Bodymo” – Track how much you use your body – now with added functionality: “Pikukyara” and “Steps Ranking Prize”

NTT Docomo has what it calls a health service called “i Bodymo” – a smartphone app that tracks the movement of your body – counts the number of steps you take all day, the calories you burn, the time and distance of exercise such as jogging, and can track the food and calories you burn.
They have announced that they have added 2 fun new features:
“Pikukyara” – a function that shows a character in the app based on your picture that will act according to …