Comments on: Quick tip: make your own iPhone usability testing sled for £5 https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/ User Experience Design, Research & Good Old Fashioned Usability Thu, 05 May 2016 13:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Usability Testing Of Mobile Applications: A Step-By-Step Guide - Be Digital, Think Digital https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-596653 Thu, 05 May 2016 13:46:04 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-596653 […] materials that are readily available in any office and Harry Brignull who built a testing sled for less than $8. Although DIY setups are relatively cheap and fast to build, they do have their own limitations […]

]]> By: Usability Testing Of Mobile Applications: A Step-By-Step Guide - IT?? https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-596643 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:51:29 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-596643 […] materials that are readily available in any office and Harry Brignull who built a testing sled for less than $8 . Although DIY setups are relatively cheap and fast to build, they do have their own limitations […]

]]> By: A Guide To Simple And Painless Mobile User Testing - American Fido https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-596627 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:24:05 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-596627 […] “Quick Tip: Make Your Own iPhone Usability Testing Sled for £522,” Harry Brignull The original blog post. […]

]]> By: Mobile Testing - Brooke Fletcher https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-596619 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:03:56 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-596619 […] It requires a windows laptop, a second laptop (doesn’t matter what kind) two cameras,  a DIY sled (or this one. I haven’t done this one but it uses the Hue as well. I combined the two so I […]

]]> By: NUX Leeds: Guerrilla Testing | Wayne Moir https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-596501 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:51:05 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-596501 […] mobile testing a £5 device mount coupled with AirServer will allow you record the session using your usual screen recording […]

]]> By: Create your own Mac-based usability testing lab with viewing room | 90 Percent Of Everything https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-586819 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:07:56 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-586819 […] probably going to buy a second Ziggi-HD, remove it from the stand and fix it to a Mr Tappy (or a similar rig) which would allow the participant to move the device around as much as they like while always […]

]]> By: Jugglinpete https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-585290 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:47:16 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-585290 This company offers a cut-to-size service for Perspex one-offs. They will even round off corners, drill holes and polish edges. All you would need to do is make two bends using a toaster as an improvised strip heater!

http://www.theplasticman.co.uk/index.php?area=calculator

]]> By: MarkS https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-524506 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:07:53 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-524506 You might want to check these sleds out. Veted by big companies and affordable…
http://www.ponoko.com/design-your-own/products/iphone-usablilty-testing-sleds-6854

]]> By: Harry Brignull https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-445097 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:58:38 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-445097 The rig & camera is only for situations where you can’t screenshare like that, or where you absolutely must have footage of the user’s fingers/gestures. Another approach is to use reflector app

]]> By: Stuart Trevithick https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-445087 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:13:40 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-445087 Hi Harry,
Do you not find having a camera rig makes the user interact in a different way i.e. Its heavier, users will hold it differently than they would naturally?

We currently use apple TV and stream/record the screen on another machine.

Interested in your thoughts

Stu

]]> By: Recording mobile device usability testing sessions – guerrilla style | Melbourne, as in the city. https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-421333 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:10:29 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-421333 […] Quick tip: make your own iPhone usability testing sled for £5 […]

]]> By: I fix UX » SprzÄ™t do nagrywania badaÅ„ na urzÄ…dzeniach mobilnych https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-241748 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:18:11 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-241748 gnik i przymocować do niego jakÄ…Å› kamerÄ™. Na przykÅ‚ad kupujÄ…c kawaÅ‚ek przezroczystej pleksi, samemu nadać jej ksztaÅ‚t nad tosterem :) (źródÅ‚o: Quick tip: make your own iPhone usability testing sled for £5) [...]]]> […] Można też próbować zrobić samemu wysiÄ™gnik i przymocować do niego jakÄ…Å› kamerÄ™. Na przykÅ‚ad kupujÄ…c kawaÅ‚ek przezroczystej pleksi, samemu nadać jej ksztaÅ‚t nad tosterem :) (źródÅ‚o: Quick tip: make your own iPhone usability testing sled for £5) […]

]]> By: Mobile User (usability) Testing... things to consider- Actual Insights https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-236858 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:33:58 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-236858 […] Make your own iPhone Usability testing sled for £5 by Harry Brignull – written in 2010, but still very useful and usable with other devices […]

]]> By: Maria Sifnioti https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-196133 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:50:52 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-196133 Thank you for this article, it has been a true inspiration for us to kick-start our first self-organised games usability sessions.

Here’s our take on the sled! We made some alterations – we attached the acrylic to a hard plastic device case.

Hope it’s helpful for some people as your article has been for us!

http://blog.totaleclipsegames.com/game-usability-testing-for-indies-its-easier-than-you-might-think-part1/

]]> By: Frederic Gaillard https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-169568 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:24:07 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-169568 Hi,

Great post, we use similar sled for years at our lab in Paris. The best software we’ve found to record cam is wirecast on mac

]]> By: Katrina GM https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-161620 Fri, 27 May 2011 15:44:01 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-161620 Great guide Harry, I remember a lab in Germany that had a sled designed and crafted in aluminium for mobile testing, it’s structurally similar to yours, the only difference being theirs cost a bomb!
Nice work…I’m passing this link around
Kat

]]> By: Bunnyfoot Articles, Demos & Blog » Effective mobile usability testing – the rig matters https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-156292 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:35:46 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-156292 […] http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sle… http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/11/15/more-mobile-usability-testing-sleds/ Bookmark with: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

]]> By: Joseph Cohen - UX Designer https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-155505 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:09:04 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-155505 Nice, I built a similar, albeit slightly easier to assemble iphone usability testing cradle…. although yours definitely looks slicker ;)

]]> By: Cheap Mobile Usability Testing | UserZen https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-149499 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:18:59 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-149499 […] Harry Brignull from 90Percent of everything has previously written about cheap ways to make usability testing “sleds” for your mobile devices. […]

]]> By: Some thoughts on user testing with kiosks and mobile devices | Cogapp https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2010/05/07/quick-tip-make-your-own-iphone-usability-testing-sled-for-5/#comment-147549 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:28:22 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/?p=3317#comment-147549 […] we stumbled upon a very useful online tutorial which described how to make a sled for testing on iPhones. After some creative discussions and a […]

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