Archives for December 2014

December 4, 2014 - No Comments!

Google is killing CAPTCHA as we know it

http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/3/7325925/google-is-killing-captcha-as-we-know-it

"If you've signed up for an account recently, you've probably seen it: a quick test that gives you a few distorted words and asks you to type them back in plaintext. The official name is CAPTCHA, a test designed to weed out the automated scripts used for spam, but it's been broken for a long time. Google recently showed off a system that could crack it 99.8 percent of the time, and most spammers are happy to run their scripts knowing just one in ten will slip through. But even though everyone knows CAPTCHA is broken, there hasn't been a clear idea of what might replace it."

December 3, 2014 - No Comments!

Hudl’s take on child profiles

It's interesting to see how they limit the time a child can be using the device for, sliders to set the maximum time the device can be used, and between which hours of the day. You can set different usage times for weekdays and weekends which seems intuitive, and also set a time for the device to turn itself off. I wonder if the child has access to the play store to download other age appropriate applications, or do they need parent approval first? Also, how this works alongside Androids native user profiles.

Ustwo discusses app and UX design of the Tesco Hudl 'tablet for everyone'

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/interactive-design/ustwo-detail-ux-work-on-tesco-hudl-tablet-for-everyone/