18 June 2008
Garmin Nuvifone fondled, killer UI it is not
Garmin finally came through with their Nuvifone handheld. The UI, at first sight, looks ok, but it’s nothing too spectacular; The home screen (seen here) looks nice, as does the (iPhone inspired) keyboard, that however is about it. The rest of the UI uses rather crappy icons and confusing array of different control methods; you got your scrolling lists, side tabs, buttons, couple of different lists, even tad weird side-by-side lists.
Two more pictures after the jump
Head to Laptop Magazine to check out the rest of the pictures
The iPhone “inspired” keyboard, seen here, clearly shows how the keyboard and the area where the actual writing appears are designed by completely different people (Apple vs. Garmin); the keyboard is elegant, usable, whereas the text area lacks elegance completely by using absolutelu no space to make the text more readable, important.
The rest of the UI just doesn’t come close with the elegance and show-off of the home screen.
