Mass collaboration in the development process can lead to simple to produce, inexpensive, and user-friendly devices
Manufacturers are starting to realize that usability, rather than more features, can be a successful way to differentiate their products.
Nintendo broke a usability barrier with its Wii gaming system by creating an interface that could be easily learned by users less experienced with gaming.
Airbus’s new A380 super-jumbo employees volunteered to do “ethnographic” usability testing; the first in-air test with a full-size passenger load on board.
The Arthritis Foundation’s Ease of Use Commendation program seeks to identify products that are easy to use by people with arthritis.