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The multimodal interaction can be very useful in the modern conditions, especially while in traffic. It can help pedestrians, as well as drivers to be focused on the traffic, while doing in the same time usual things like checking the e-mail. By combining traditional mouse/keyboard input with non-traditional user input modes, such as pen, speech and gestures one can achieve visible improvements in device interactivity, for example by saying a word, instead of typing it. In such a way, while on the road you don’t have to be focused on

What are the most suitable interaction paradigms for navigational and informative tasks for pedestrians? Is there an influence of social and situational context on multimodal interaction? A new study takes a closer look at a multimodal system on a handheld device that was recently developed as a prototype for mobile navigation assistance. The system allows visitors of a city to navigate, to get information on sights, and to use and manipulate map information. In an outdoor evaluation, we studied the usability of such a system on site. The study