iPhone: Stroking vs. Poking in UI Design

Some facts for starters:

• I am a geek.
• Robert Scoble went a little overboard with his enthusiasm for the iPhone ...
• ...but he still hits that occasional interesting interview.
and
• Thanks to Apple's devilish gadget, Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report sees us marching to our enslavement.

Of course me being a geek has translated to me being all curious for everything iPhone-related over the last weeks. With seemingly everybody else's anticipation for the little device, especially Mr. Scoble's, exceeding the human sanity spectrum, I was determined not to post anything related to Steve Job's one ring to rule them all.

But just like in good old Channel 9 days, the Scobleizer managed to run into somebody that had something interesting to say.

Nicole Lazzaro shares insights on how user input on the iPhone via stroking gestures vs. conventional button poking makes a difference on how the device is perceived and the emotions users associate with it.



At the same time Stephen Colbert warns of Apple's hidden agenda to enslave us all :)
Enjoy it while it's hot, since comedy central embraces the not-so-bright practice of outfitting some of their video clips with expiry dates (for some even-less-bright licensing reasons).