iPad apps are inconsistent and have low feature discoverability, with frequent user errors due to accidental gestures, Danish usability guru Jacob Nielsen slams.
According to the Guardian’s technology blogger Jack Schofield, Nielsen, who has just published a 93-page report on iPad usability, was expecting more of the device.
Nielsen said: “There were really a lot of usability problems in this first-generation of iPad applications. It’s often quite difficult for people to discover what they have to do because the options are not very visible.”
The much-awaited Apple tablet hit the US stores last Saturday. As a reported 300,000 iPads were received by excited new owners, the internet started buzzing with reviews.
Condé Nast is reported to be making iPad versions on some of its top titles.
Regional screen agency Northern Film and Media has launched an investment fund to help local companies to cash in on Apple’s newest gadget.
Apple’s iPad is claiming to have combined the benefits of a laptop and a smartphone.