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Imagine attending a very different sort of conference...MEX MEX is the two day strategy forum for the leading minds in mobile telecoms. The next event is in London on 27th - 28th May 2008. At the MEX conference, corporate pitches are outlawed. We bring together speakers with a genuine passion for their subject and give them a platform to share their insights. It is an event where the most experienced executives share the stage with the most innovative young talents. We create a unique environment in which everyone plays a role in setting the agenda, debating the future of mobile and learning how to put the customer at the heart of the mobile experience. The May 2008 conference is structured around our 10 point manifesto for enhancing the mobile user experience. This is a blueprint for delivering better mobile products through a deeper understanding of customer requirements. Some of our speakers include: Join us in London for two days of refreshingly different thinking on 27th and 28th May 2008. Delegate places are priced at GBP 1499. Read more... mex design competition
"Does your interface, idea or product delight customers and enhance the mobile user experience?" Find out more, read the full entry guidelines and enter on-line at:
http://www.mobileuserexperience.com/mexdesign/?page_id=35 What's it all about? The MEX Design Competition challenges the world's best developers, engineers and visionaries to showcase mobile products or concepts which focus on meeting the unique requirements of individual users. We believe every one of the industry’s 3 billion customers should feel their mobile user experience has been designed for them as an individual. The MEX Design Awards Entries are showcased in the MEX Design Competition gallery (mobileuserexperience.com/mexdesign/), a constantly updated on-line resource where the users can view, rate and comment on the submissions. The final judging decisions will be made by an expert panel and they'll be paying close attention to the entries favoured by the voting users. The winners will be honoured at the MEX Design Awards, an exclusive evening reception held on the opening night of the 4th annual PMN Mobile User Experience conference in London on 27th May 2008. MEX Design Awards will be presented in front of an elite audience of the top executives and leading thinkers in mobile. Enter your products, designs and ideas today The competition is open for entries today and all are welcome: students, freelancers, professionals and companies. Entry is via a simple, on-line form. There are no limitations on what you can submit to the MEX Design Competition - it is all about giving contestants the creative freedom to think about the mobile experience in different ways. Some examples might include…
Find out more, read the full entry guidelines and enter on-line at: http://www.mobileuserexperience.com/mexdesign/?page_id=35 discussion
Read the latest articles from PMN's Mobile User Experience blog and join in the debate:
Video interviews: Mobile search requires a radically different approach in the mobile environment At the MEX 2008 conference, we’ll be looking at the user experience of mobile search from two rather different perspectives. One view will be given by Scott Jenson, who leads mobile UI development for search giant Google. The other will be provided by Steve Ives, CEO of mobile search start-up Taptu. Both will be [...] Design Competition Entry: Mix It Up The design of the whole program was created according to the psychology of potential users: what outfit they would have preferred, colors that would best match the context and interface that would be user-friendly overall. The result we got is the amazing application with a very useful functionality. As lots of people [...] Design Competition Entry: My Mobile Closet My concept has two main components. The first is a shortcode component where users are able to send an SMS (short message service) with item number to a designated shortcode # (41411 MYMC), thereby adding said item to their mobile closet for later use. The second component is the actual programmed application where users are [...] Design Competition Entry: MoDist - a MObile DISTance tracker The problem is that small business owners and others need to log all of their business miles for tax deductions and employees/owners frequently forget to write down any business miles. Even if a log book exists, it is frequently forgotten and trip mileage is forgotten or fabricated/ guestimated. This is especially difficult for small businesses [...] Design Competition Entry: Memory Box Memory Box provides young people with a private space within the device, and personalized widgets to store, manage and share their memories. Features • Provides them with a private space within the device • Allows them the option to password-protect the area • Provides them with personalized widgets to store and manage - Text messages - Photos, audio and video - Contact [...] Fragmentation is the enemy of innovation This article by Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX and Editorial Director at PMN, is intended to provoke and inspire discussion around MEX Manifesto #3, entitled ‘Fragmentation is the enemy of innovation‘ ahead of the MEX conference in London next month (27th - 28th May). MEX brings together participants from across the value chain, including operators, handset [...] Design Competition Entry: Game Zone / Games catalog Game Zone is a games catalog in which you can consult games reviews, prices, compatible handset models, complexity, rankings and discounts. You can also participate in quizes, consult clues and features, play a demo version and purchase. Design Competition Entry: Ivy Lounge, Mobile directory of leisure services We offer an addictive content that is frequently consulted by users and generates ‘virtual communities’ with common interests. You can also find monthly recommendations (what to do, where you should go and what to buy). Some of the interesting feautures of the application are interactive quizes, discount coupons, movie trailers, calendar events, a section with [...] Design Competition Entry: Wittycall, the open public phonebook Wittycall is a “yellow pages 2.0″ created by users, a search service related to phone numbers from where on one hand users can share their most interesting phone contacts and on the other hand users perform searches for most rated, commented or used phone numbers. The value added to the service is that users can sort [...] Design Competition Entry: Comverse Injects Fun and Color into SMS Comverse Instant SMS is an innovative enhanced SMS messaging solution that infuses SMS with new spirit by incorporating key elements of the Internet culture into the existing SMS service, while preserving the familiar SMS user experience for legacy users. - Colorful: SMS splashes into the era of color - Evocative Emoticons, Personal Icons: Elements of the service [...] 
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PMN advise network operators, handset manufacturers, software developers and other pioneers in the mobile technology industry on a wide range of strategy issues. We are experts in helping clients to understand emerging opportunities and how they can use the competitive landscape to their advantage.
Our client projects range from conducting independent research into a new market to full project management in partnership with your existing team. PMN's approach combines an in-depth knowledge of the wireless technology industry, an unparalleled network of relationships throughout the value chain and an ability to quickly understand the driving factors for your business. Please contact Marek Pawlowski at marekpawlowski@pmn.co.uk or on +44 (0)7767 622957 to discuss your requirements. |