movial ixs mobile internet device
In recent years device manufacturers have been introducing so called Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) at an increasing rate. The aim of these commonly touch screen based devices is not to be mobile devices' "jacks-of-all-trades", but to offer the best possible mobile internet user experience. In Mobile HCI 2008 Movial is presenting its new Movial IXS application suite for Mobile Internet Devices and aims to demonstrate how internet is not just something that you access, but a natural part of the user experience. Unlike in any other Mobile Internet Device, Movial IXS' user interface is built entirely with standard XHTML/CSS/JavaScript techniques and it uses Mozilla browser engine as its renderer and backbone. Using native web technologies for creating the user interface positions Movial IXS out of its seemingly natural mobile internet device genre and places it firmly to the close proximity of online internet and web applications. The aim of the Mobile HCI 2008 demonstration is to showcase how this close proximity of internet can be used to provide richer user experiences and flexible user interface development, and to provoke conversation about the role of the internet in the mobile devices that we use on daily basis.
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