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Trends in UX Design: the IoT Perspective
Here are some emerging trends UX professionals should be aware of from the perspective of an embedded and IoT UX designer.
June 05, 2019
What’s Taking So Long for the Self-Driving Future to Arrive?
ICS' Stephanie Van Ness and Jeff LeBlanc discuss the future of the self-driving car in Connected World magazine. With circulation of over 300,000 readers, people turn to Connected World when they need to make sense of all the trends in a burgeoning digital world in IoT.
May 20, 2019
Focusing on Usability Can Limit Medical Device Recalls: Here’s How
In an article published in MassDevice, the online journal of the medical devices industry, ICS' Stephanie Van Ness and Rex Palmer discuss how to mitigate user error by prioritizing usability and incorporating a carefully designed user experience. Read full article.
May 15, 2019
Style Meets Technology in the World of Wearables
Director of User Experience Jeff LeBlanc discusses the new world of wearable computing and some challenges faced by designers in this feature article on Medical Design Brief's website.
May 14, 2019
How to Avoid Your Medical Device Being Hacked
ICS' Stephanie Van Ness discusses steps Medtech manufacturers can take to lessen the likelihood of security breaches and cyberhacking in July's issue of Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine. Check out the full article, here.
May 14, 2019
Is Software a Blind Spot for the Medical Device Industry?
Software is also the leading cause of device recalls and failures prompting calls for a shift in focus. This article, featuring ICS Director of User Experience Jeff LeBlanc, explores whether there has been too much focus on hardware.
May 01, 2019
Connected Cars Deliver Convenience Along with Security Risks
In a guest article on Embedded Computing Design's website, ICS's Jeff LeBlanc addresses connected car as an archetype of mobile and ubiquitous computing, experiences enabled by constant connectivity, including consumerism and streaming media and security risks to vehicles that are connected to the internet.
April 23, 2019
Medical Device Design Considerations, Ensuring Usability and Safety
In a guest article on Medical Design Technology's website, Dorothy Shamonsky, Director of UX R&D at Boston UX, takes a look at interface and human factors design in medical devices in order to ensure they are safe to use with patients. Read the full article here.
April 18, 2019
Creating Open-Source Software for 3D Printing
When Aleph Objects wanted to create a custom 2.0 version of its open-source Cura software that runs its LulzBot desktop 3D printers, it turned to ICS to make it happen. Check out this featured article about the process on the MakePartsFast website, part of the Design World Digital Network.
April 05, 2019
Focus on UX Mitigates Driver Distraction
ICS's Jeff LeBlanc explores the pros and cons of several common input technologies and demonstrates how employing best practices of UX design can help impel drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
March 27, 2019
