The article deals with the behaviour of pedestrians using a smartphone. work aims to describe smartphone while walking and survey factors that lead this behaviour. data gathering was performed at marked pedestrian crossing without signals in Olomouc. statistics question were collected via observation interviews. A total 2689 observed 90 people took part structured interview. We 15% use their wa...

Smartphones can play a significant role in maintaining decent Quality of Life for elderly people. Key factor to Smartphones usage success among elderly people depends on the accessibility of phone interface. In this paper, we present preliminary evaluation results of our PhonAge, an accessible and adaptable interface for Smartphones that is customized to the elderly profile. The results of the ...

Evaluation After the NFC-based inventory system was introduced, problems with using this approach in a practical environment soon became apparent. These problems were caused by the poor response of NFC tags, when any metal object was in their vicinity. As even some smartphones have metal cases, this resulted in a poor NFC communication reception. Thus, the evaluation recommends that smartphones...

smartphones has become increasingly important as smartphones have recently replaced the role of traditional computers. Smartphones are subject to traditional computer network covert channel techniques. Smartphones also introduce new sets of covert channel techniques as they add more capabilities and multiple network connections. This work presents a new network covert channel in smartphones. Th...

With hand-held devices and mobile computing becoming ubiquitous in our lives, it is true that many people are interested in the usage of smartphones in the tourism industry. However, even though there are lots of studies on technology acceptance and online travel information, there is little research on smartphone acceptance for travel information. The aim of this study is to investigate the de...

English education in Japan faces numerous challenges, including an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context, mandatory English classes, and an exam-oriented education system. Computer technology and the almost universal possession of smartphones can ease the burden of learning, but only if these tools are used effectively. Japanese university students report having very low computer skills a...