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Meisami Yesha Mondal Czarnota Irwin

A1. Meisami Yesha Mondal Czarnota Irwin. Observing mobile device use in a Barns & Nobel café . Observing Date and time: Sunday, February 24, 2013 4 pm- 7pm. Parisa Meisami. Address. 4801 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814. Inside the Cafe. http:// www.kestan.com. Best guess:

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Meisami Yesha Mondal Czarnota Irwin

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  1. A1 • Meisami • Yesha • Mondal • Czarnota • Irwin

  2. Observing mobile device use in a Barns & Nobel café Observing Date and time: Sunday, February 24, 2013 4 pm- 7pm ParisaMeisami

  3. Address 4801 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

  4. Inside the Cafe http://www.kestan.com

  5. Best guess: • 25 women, 25 men • No person younger than 18 • 10 people were African-American, not sure about Hispanics, and rest of them were whites • The average age seemed to be 40 • No disables Demography:(almost 50 people)

  6. Middle age and older adults: Reading, searching Had both PC and Mac laptops Older ones had dated laptops Someone tried to take a photo with his smartphone from a book cover Younger adults: • Studying, reading and writing • Strongly Mac users • Had iPhones, iPods or used their laptops to listen to music Observation

  7. Except for the students, it seemed to me that only one patron was working on a project. The rest were enjoying their time.” Results from a Sunday evening observation

  8. Mobile Observation Rose Yesha

  9. Introduction • This observation was conducted in the commons, specifically the section between the coffee shop and the tables across from SalsaRitas • The people observed were seen with many different devices • The most popular devices included iPhones, iPad’s , and multibrand laptops

  10. Applications of interest • Facebook • MyUMBC • Gmail • Google • Various search engines

  11. Patterns? • Facebook appeared to be the most popular application among the iPhone users • Multi-tasking between using the iPhone and another mobile device such as an iPad or laptop was very common • Although mobile platforms are available for myumbc, gmail, and google- it seems that there was a marked preference for using these applications on larger platforms

  12. Comments?

  13. Lifetime Fitness Columbia Dhruba

  14. Timeline 6 9

  15. Highlights Highlights * 99% using mobile device * Distinct usecase * All kinds of mobile devices

  16. Use Case by Area 1) Stretch Area: Tracking , Song 2) Cardio: Songs ,video, reading 3) Swimming pool: Songs , tracking device 4) Spa: Reading , song 5) Weights: Songs , Radio 6) Studio: Laptop 7) Rock climbing wall: Camera

  17. Device: 1) Smart Phone 2) E-Reader 3) MP3 play 4) Tablet 5) Heart rate tracking device 6) Smartwatch 7) Laptop

  18. Accessories 1) Bluetooth headset

  19. Observing Mobile Device Use in a Public Place Nate Czarnota

  20. Location

  21. Issue +

  22. Issue

  23. Increased Focus on Mobile Device • High investment in activities on mobile phone • Sun glare • Use of two hands

  24. Wearable Computing • Heads up display for mobile phones

  25. Germaine Prezi

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