Reading Week 2

1.Usable-in-life

Usable-in-life refers to products that contain controls with 'powerful simplicity'. This means that you should be able to use devices with ease, whatever you are doing. For example, you should be able to change songs on an iPod while running.

2.The difference between usable-in-life and usable-in-itself

The difference between being usable in itself and life is that, being usable in life refers to being able to use it, while doing other activities, being usable in itself refers to being able to use and navigate through the device with ease.

3.The iPod

The iPod is both of these because the wheel does what you expect it to do, regardless of what you use it for, and it is easy to use while doing things such as jogging