A few weeks ago I posted an interview with my designer-colleague Martin. This posting was also a call for questions from some of you guys. Unfortunately it took a while to get the answers gathered but now finally you’ll find a selection of answers from Martin here.
Sandeep wonders if we could we expect full kinetic scrolling in all the menus in the future?
Martin: From a user experience design perspective we are seeking any ways that make the navigation and daily usage of a device as “human” as possible. We are looking at physical behavior of things in general, kinetic scrolling is one of them. Technology progress is not always on par with the design ideas, but we are getting there…
Lasses question about using the Satio completely without a stylus?
Martin: I use the fingers only. There might be situations where some of us find it more accurate to use the pen. But for me, the time I take to handle a pen is more than the time to hit the right area on the display with your finger again. So I myself go for the finger.
Novica Josifovski on the similarity between Satio and Aino and about widgets in the future firmwares?
Martin: We are aiming at having a signature design on all our devices. We think that the user interface is a signature in itself and when it’s possible we are keeping the consistency in design and interaction. Of course, there are factors that make the interfaces between phones different. It can be as in Aino and Satio’s case the platform, it can also be screen size or simply the target group the device is designed for. When it comes to widgets going forward – I am afraid I cannot comment too much at this point.
Freddy Rivera on which phone Martin uses, what/why is your favorite phone?
Martin: Favorite phone… hmm, tricky. I use as many different phones as I can. Trying to switch between the models to have a better understanding of their capabilities and always chasing the new idea by using existing solutions. But since I do photography a lot, I had a K800 for a long time and then I changed to K810 – loved the industrial design on that one, still do. The best thing about these two, besides the camera and its interface, was the “blog this”-function. And this is actually when I started to blog frequently. I mean, I never seen a solution where you could so easy capture a moment and almost in real time share it with the whole world, still very proud that we designed it and brought it to our users out there. I am a strong believer of the fact that almost all photography is social in nature, you snap a picture to share it, that’s it! Later I used K850 for a very long time. And as a designer working on all Cybershot products that phone was a confirmation of where we wanted to take the camera design and the mobile photography.
But now with Satio available – this will be definitely one of my favorites 
As you understand I use the phone as my mobile office and terminal to all info on the run and the touch interface together with the big display caters for my needs the best, but that’s me.
Moshik on tabs?
Martin: Yeah tabs.. you would be surprised to know how divided opinions are when it comes to tabs – did you know that some people do not see them? Some users are used to so much simpler interfaces that they have hard time discovering the function of tabs. So there you go, we are all different - and that is the beauty and the most fun challenge of design! Also, must thank you for all the support – you don’t know how much support means to us! Love you guys!
Christian on charging the phone and when to start using it?
I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to devices as you might understand. I don’t like waiting for the thing to be mine, fully up and running. I’m not an expert on batteries, but I know you should charge it 100% first time, then let it go empty and then charge it fully again – that to “calibrate” the cells – but remember, this is a designer talking battery technology…;)
There were also some other questions that perhaps wasn’t fully intended for Martin, I’ve tried to write some answer to those myself:
Manish on capacitive touch, when is it due for us?
Well not in Satio. Aino however has a capactive touch screen.
Piotr Mazurkiewicz and Novica Josifovski on why there is no equaliser in the generic music player?
Martin didn’t really have input either but as I’ve said earlier I have forwarded your feedback and made sure it’s listened to. Can’t give any promises though.
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