From the flashing 12:00 to a usable machine: applying UbiComp to the VCR

Authors:
Jeremy R. Cooperstock
Affiliations:
Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Venue:
CHI EA '97 CHI '97 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
1997

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Abstract

The hype of intelligent appliances and "smart homes" has so far failed to produce consumer electronics technology of mass appeal. It is our contention that common frustration with overly complex user interfaces has been the foremost obstacle preventing society from reaping the benefits promised by such technology. In order to replace the remote controls and command consoles that litter both our work and home environments, we suggest that existing technologies can be combined to enable more appropriate human-computer interaction, and thus, produce truly usable machines.