2012年9月25日 星期二

BLACKBERRY 10 UI PREVIEW的感想

這幾天看了BLACKBERY 這個似乎要步上NOKIA後路的公司的新系統
說真的,我很感動.....因為有太多的要素跟我想的一致

這感動很多是因為看到IOS的阻滯不前,相較之下快被淘汰的公司反而更有求進步的動能
而且很多真的都是出自於"人性"的改良。
我真的不知道APPLE在幹嘛,搞外觀真的對我來說沒甚麼吸引力
不過對絕大多數的人還是依舊買單就是了

先說說幾個點,是從這CNET的一些圖片還有一小段影片得出的幾個我喜歡的要素

1.下拉抽屜:用來開關各種功能,諸如BT,WIFI....(光這點我就對IOS徹底放棄了)
2.HOME PAGE就是WIDGET PAGE,還可以縱向瀏覽 .. 解決的ANDROID原生WIDGET只能塞在固定頁面的侷限性
3.沒有硬體HOME,這是從NOKIA N9我就很喜歡的要項....APPLE的HOME KEY實在太脆弱又難用@@ ,ANDROID的則是虛擬BAR不好看到一個G點...
4.BACK在下方!  我哭了,因為我一直杯葛APPLE跟ANDROID這個....放在左上角真的是很不人道...可惜很多果粉堅持"這樣還OK"....COME ON,做UI的人不能這樣就OK的。這麼常用的按鈕,不放在觸控熱區...還有人性嗎...
5.可以預測字,往上一滑就可以輸入該預測字。好不好用不知道,不過很認真在思考怎麼改善我真的覺得值得肯定,我想應該不難用。比起IOS很久很久才小修改又沒啥新意,不得不說這個以TEXT MESSAGING發跡的公司有用心...
6.往右PAN可以看到上一階! 這個應該會被我列為最重大的要素之一,理由跟4.是一樣的,不過就如同ANDROID一樣,BACK 跟上一階,其實不盡相同。
7.呈上,往右PAN到最底出現的會是UNIVERSAL INBOX
8.由右下往中心滑動,右方會出現NOTIFICATION
9."網址輸入欄位也在下方",方便手指觸碰而不用伸長到螢幕頂端去觸碰!(WINDOWS PHONE似乎也已經考量到這點),AWESOME!

另外很重要的一個點,讓我覺得我可以在BB10上市的時候毫不猶豫的買一隻
請參照這篇文章

文章裡面的第五點,我在這邊引用



5. Optimized for one-handed ease of use

Another hallmark of the traditional BlackBerry experience that users love is the ability to use the phone one-handed. Back in the day I'd cite examples such as using the phone inconspiculously under the board room table during meetings or in the car while driving (not cool, we know). These days, as I learned from Gary Klassen, Principle Architect at RIM, on my recent trip to Waterloo, a better illustration of the need for one-handed use takes place in the grocery store. You need to be able to message back and forth with your wife to figure out what you're supposed to buy for dinner while holding your grocery basket and screaming toddler in one arm. This means you need to be able to communicate and carry out important tasks effectively with just one hand.
BlackBerry 10 is designed and optimized for one-handed ease of use. If you want to use the device with two hands you can, but you absolutely can have full control over the phone holding the phone in one hand, comfortably using one thumb on the touchscreen to get things done. We can't get into all the specifics, but we can say this notion is continued throughout BlackBerry 10, beyond the home screen and flow experience.
This is yet another unique to BlackBerry 10 feature that we are gaga for. Other mobile platforms think of mobile as meaning "away from your computer." BlackBerry takes the meaning of being mobile literally - you need to be able to really use your phone while literally being mobile, while doing things. It's a phone and OS designed for people on the go. BlackBerry 10 does not require that you stop what you're doing to use your phone.

我一直一直強調單手操作的必要性,甚至是手機的主要考量,
在RIM的設計理念居然出現了。

單手操作,甚至是單指操作的改良,在我心中永遠是使用性的第一環。
不能強調更多了,RIM扎扎實實的得到我的認同。

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