The MouthPad^ is a tongue controlled device made by Augmental, a startup that came out of MIT’s Media Lab. It looks like a thin retainer that sits on the roof of your mouth. Instead of using your hands, you move a cursor around by sliding your tongue across a small touchpad built into the device. To click, you press your tongue against your palate. To right click, you do a quick sipping motion. If someone has more head control than tongue control, they can switch to head tracking instead. Everything connects over Bluetooth, so it works with a laptop, phone, or tablet without needing any special software installed.

Beli is a restaurant discovery and social platform where users can track restaurants that they have tried, places that they want to visit, tag friends, and rank/review food. Beli’s design is modern and contains plentiful features for users not actively searching or reviewing food which makes it engaging. However, Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday

Introduction YouTube Music is a music streaming application that allows users to search for and play songs, albums, playlists, and music videos. Drawing on about five years of experience as a YouTube and YouTube Music subscriber, I will examine both the strengths and usability problems of the YouTube Music mobile interface. Youtube Music Home Screen