Why Consumer Products Have Inferior User Experience

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for March 15 is now online at:
   http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040315.html

Summary:
Physical products, from consumer electronics to cars, are needlessly
complex because they're developed by insular companies that continue to
ignore the growing usability trend.

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Usability Week 2004 conference

   > USA: San Francisco
   > Europe: London, Copenhagen
   > Australia: Melbourne, Sydney [new]

   > 3-day Intensive Camp: Usability in Practice
   > Web Usability 2004: brand-new research
   > 6 specialized 1-day tutorials, including intranets and newsletters

   http://www.nngroup.com/events

The guest rooms at our London conference venue are now FULLY BOOKED.
We still have a few seats left at the seminar, but you should stay at one
of the other nice hotels in the area (more info on the London location
page on the website).

Deadline for advance registration (save 202 Euros) is as follows:
   London: this Friday, March 19
   Copenhagen: next Friday, March 26