Meisami Yesha Mondal Czarnota Irwin

A1

Observing mobile device

use in a Barns & Nobel

cafe

Observing Date and time:

Sunday, February 24,

2013

4 pm- 7pm

Parisa Meisami

Address4801 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

Insid

e th

e Ca

fe

http://www.kestan.com

Dem

ogra

phy:

(alm

ost 5

0 pe

ople

)

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

ObservationYounger

adults:

Studying,

reading and

writing

Strongly Mac

users

Had iPhones,

iPods or used

their laptops

to listen to

music

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

Resu

lts fr

om a

Sun

day

even

ing

obse

rvat

ion

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

Mobile Observation

Rose Yesha

IntroductionThis 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

Applications of interestFacebookMyUMBCGmailGoogleVarious search engines

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

Comments?

Lifetime Fitness Columbia

Dhruba

Timeline

96

Highlights

Highlights

* 99% using mobile device

* Distinct usecase

* All kinds of mobile devices

Use Case by Area1) Stretch Area: Tracking ,

Song2) Cardio: Songs ,video,

reading3) Swimming pool: Songs ,

tracking device4) Spa: Reading , song5) Weights: Songs , Radio6) Studio: Laptop7) Rock climbing wall:

Camera

Device:

1) Smart Phone 2) E-Reader 3) MP3 play4) Tablet 5) Heart rate tracking device6) Smartwatch 7) Laptop

Accessories

1) Bluetooth headset

Observing Mobile Device Use in a Public Place

Nate Czarnota

Location

Issue

+

Issue

Increased Focus on Mobile Device

• High investment in activities on mobile phone• Sun glare• Use of two hands

Wearable Computing

• Heads up display for mobile phones

Germaine Prezi