This section will look at interfaces that use limted controls to navigate around their interface.
The first interface I will look at is the Apple Ront Row interface. It is controlled by using a 4 way directional remote that has an enter key in the middle. Navigation is simple and can be adapted to navigation on a mobile phone (using the directional joystick/buttons and soft keys). The intial screen is made up of rotating icons and you navigate by presing the left or right key on the remote. You then press the enter button (locatd on the middle of the directional buttons) and the format changes to show navigation options in a list format.
http://www.apple.com/imac/frontrow.html
The Sony Ericsson interface use mainly icons to show the different categories and then goes into sub menus which are listed rather than graphical icons. Navigation takes place using the directional joystick and the 2 soft keys to enter and go back. The joystick can also be pushed down to enter throught the different categories.
http://www.mobileburn.com/story.jsp?Id=716
The Nokia interface is similar to the Sony Ericsson. An interesting point toconsider is that all the interface so far work on a system of first showing menu options as large icons, then the sub menus are mad up by using tab menu's and lists.
http://www.mobile88.com/mobilegallery/phonereview.asp?phone=Nokia_N80&pg=review&prodid=864&cat=1
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