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Observing Mobile Interactions

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Travelling around in public buses gives you a lot of exposure to varied people and their behaviors. As usual I missed my regular "A/C" volvo so i took the general bus. A sudden change in environment surely teaches you a lot with what the rest of the world is doing. As i enter this overflowing bus after much reluctance, I am exposed to a totally differnt environment.In front of me is a carpentar, with his hammer and saw packed in a small little bag, almost ready to cut anything that comes its way. He sort of pushes me inside, making sure i dont occupy his existing space. As I move on inside, I get a corner to stand. But for a curious mind like mind standing without any action seemed boring. So as i keep adjusting my heavy IBM bag against all the people who pass behind me, my eyes get locked by a brand new Samsung Wave. Not that i had not seen one before, but what was interesting was how the owner of this brand new piece of technology was using it. He started the web browser on