BenQ MID S6 (2007)
The Mobile Internet Device(MID) is a product designed especially to fulfill needs of internet heavy users. The main challenge of this project is to optimize users’ online surfing experiences by enlarging users' viewing area and facilitating users' task switch processes. The S6 provides users with a series of innovated user interface called “Free Surf UI” to optimize online surfing experiences. These solutions bring the real-life experiences back to the operations and shorten the distance between the electronic device and the physical world that users living in. No more struggle. Free at last.
THE FREE-SURF UI
People eager to acquire information, but are often distracted by complex processes. This mobile internet device provides users with a series of innovated user interface called °Free Surf UI®" to optimize online surfing experiences. These solutions bring the real-life experiences back to the operations and shorten the distance between the electronic device and the physical world that users living in. No more struggle. Free at last.
FREE NAVIGATION
This device provides users a possibility to explore the internet anywhere. However, any handheld device with a small display like this faces the same problems: the rich content has to be displayed on the limited sized screen, and the content should be displayed in readable size. With the combination of G-senser and the HW slide bar on the left side of the device, user can browse the content by gestures intuitively.
FREE ROUTING
This device is also a multifunctional platform where users can edit mails, documents, send messages, and listen to music at the same time. Users need a way to switch tasks easily - Shake all multi-tasks out of the hidden corner.
FREE EDITING GESTURE
Alter the content with real-pen experiences.
User can cross out or underline specific words with free gestures and the words will be deleted or marked, just like interacting with real pen and paper.
FREE VOICE COMMAND
Say your commands with the free style of daily talking.
FREE ZOOM
Due to hardware limitation (single-touch), the UI deisgn applys gestures to make zoom in/out easily - Check out the details wherever you circle it.
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UX planning_ David Chen, Johnson Chao
Interaction design_ David Chen, Johnson Chao, Cynthia Lin
GUI_ Cynthia Lin
Flash prototype_ Cynthia Lin
Client_ BENQ
Patents_ Display Methods for Hand-held Devices, Taiwan Patent I 348113
2008 IDEA - Bronze | USA
The Free Surf UI for BenQ MID Aries2 (Interactive Product Experience)
2008 Reddot | Germany
The Free Surf UI for BenQ MID Aries2 (Product interface)