Influence that shape of product gives to easiness to use

Abstract

Various terminals are miniaturized as the technology develops, and it comes to be able to operate it by one hand now. The one that stuck to life like the cellular phone and the digital still camera, etc. exists with it, too and the chance to touch the product that a lot of users treat by one hand has increased now. The hand-held portable data terminal used for the merchandise inventory control in the convenience store etc. is included in this products. It is thought that the bar code is scanned, this product that inputs the number of commodities accompanies complex work, and the quality of the convenience of the product such as shape and GUI influences the work efficiency greatly. It is necessary to think about the interface including the styling as a product in the future though eyes tend to live in the development of GUI in present product development. It is thought that it is important to reduce the stress that the user feels to the product being used now, and to feed back to the product in the future therefore. It is thought that it applies to not only the limit to the hand-held portable data terminal but also other products included in the product county that treats having it in the hand. The content of the verification done as a joint research in the cooperation of Casio Computer Co., Ltd. must be included in this research.