Guidelines Home
 EBONI Home
Hardware design On-screen design Next Bibliography Index Guideline 22 Guideline 21 Guideline 20 Guideline 19 Guideline 18 Guideline 17 Guideline 16 Guideline 15 Guideline 14 Guideline 13 Guideline 12 Guideline 11 Guideline 10 Guideline 9 Guideline 8 Guideline 7 Guideline 6 Guideline 5 Guideline 4 Guideline 3 Guideline 2 Guideline 1 Introduction Table of contents Previous

Hardware design On-screen design Next Bibliography Index Guideline 22 Guideline 21 Guideline 20 Guideline 19 Guideline 18 Guideline 17 Guideline 16 Guideline 15 Guideline 14 Guideline 13 Guideline 12 Guideline 11 Guideline 10 Guideline 9 Guideline 8 Guideline 7 Guideline 6 Guideline 5 Guideline 4 Guideline 3 Guideline 2 Guideline 1 Introduction Table of contents Previous On-screen design Hardware design Next page Bibliography Index Guideline 20 Guideline 19 Guideline 18 Guideline 17 Guideline 16 Guideline 15 Guideline 14 Guideline 13 Guideline 12 Guideline 11 Guideline 10 Guideline 9 Guideline 8 Guideline 7 Guideline 6 Guideline 5 Guideline 4 Guideline 3 Guideline 2 Guideline 1 Introduction Table of contents Previous page

"Some effort had obviously been put into the ergonomics of the device, but it just didn't feel right. I found myself constantly shifting it from hand-to-hand"

Participant in EBONI's hardware evaluation

Ebook hardware should be designed for comfort (large, heavy devices can be difficult to hold), and the ability to hold a device easily in one hand is considered an advantage. The necessity to use a stylus should be kept to a minimum (they are awkward to handle, and users worry about losing them).


20.1 Devices should be small and light enough to hold comfortably in one hand
20.2 The necessity to use a stylus should be kept to a minimum

Figure 18

Figure 20. Designed for comfort: Hewlett-Packard Jornada 548

In EBONI's evaluations, the Jornada 548 was found to be comfortable to hold.

Click to enlarge

© EBONI 2000-2002
image used with permission from Hewlett-Packard