- From: Satoru Takagi <sa-takagi@kddi.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:45:24 +0900
- To: public-web-mobile@w3.org
Hi, I usually interpret mobile from the situation of the user. When a user uses web in the physically moving situation, I consider that it is mobile web. Therefore there may be constituents of the mobile there when a moving user uses a certain fixed signage on the street. Satoru Takagi > Le mardi 17 septembre 2013 à 14:25 +0100, Patrick H. Lauke a écrit : > > > As far as I can tell, the main reason "mobile" is so popular is that it > > > combines a number of characteristics: > > > * always (or at least, very easily) connected > > > * easy to transport > > > * easy to start > > > * allowing rich interactions > > > > I have to admit that, of the above, only "easy to transport" really > > strikes me as intrinsically "mobile" (though then ultrabooks, new > > lightweight/thin laptops, etc would also be covered). > > Note that I wasn't trying to define "mobile" as much as identify why so > many people (this group included) cares about mobile; and I still think > the combination of this 4 factors remain pretty specific to mobile for > the wider population. > > > Anything else also > > applies to most, if not all, traditional "desktop" machines (my PC is > > always on, and when it's not it takes seconds to start/wake, and yes I > > do seem to have a few rich interactions with a > > touchscreen/mouse/keyboard combo). > > My impression is that for many people (I included), turning a computer > on (even if it's simply asleep, but many people still turn their > computers off) is associated with a lot more "work" than just waking > your phone; but I don't have hard data to back that assertion up. > > And yes, computers clearly also enable rich interactions, but that you > can only properly use in fairly static situations. > > > Some time ago one aspect specific to the "mobile context" that was being > > discussed were sensors...geolocation, motion, light, etc. But again, > > those are now present in many laptops and even desktops, and have their > > uses there as well (for instance, even though it's sitting on my desk, I > > appreciate that I can have geolocation to convey my - static - location > > for sites to tailor their offerings/results). > > (just to reiterate — I'm specifically not trying to define a mobile > context; just put in perspective why "mobile" is all the rage at a more > abstract level than a particular kind of device) > > > The distinction does feel rather artificial at this point. But I am > > interested in the more generalised multi-modal aspect here: content, > > services, interactions that adapt to differences in input and output > > modes (small screens, audio-only outputs, full-HD displays, mouse, > > touch, keyboard, voice commands, screenreaders, etc). > > Yes; that's definitely where I want us to go :) > > Dom > > >
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