Handheld-Mode Interface for the OLPC XO Laptops
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The article gives an account of the “Handheld-Mode Interface for the OLPC XO Laptops” research work within OpenUsability project. The introduction of the following document expounds what the OLPC XOs are and which our research task has been. The second chapter explains the three stages of the work, from the concept to the graphic design. The achieved results are briefly summed up in the conclusion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IxD&A
دوره 5-6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009