Designing for the Internet of Things

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Figure 9. 34 : Jaguar syncing with Bluetooth device ( low res grab from
jaguar.com, get high res when Allan back from holiday).


The user also needs to know what reaction to expect from the other device.
This is especially important if it has a very limited UI. For example, hitting a
button on the web UI may make an LED flash for two seconds on a motion
sensor to help you know which one it is, but you need to know where to look
(see figure 9.35).


Figure 9. 35 : Identifying a sensor from the AlertMe web interface


If the interaction is not an integral part of a process (i.e. not something the user
has to do), provide enough context/content to enable them to decide whether

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