Palm's Lead WebOS Designer Migrates to Google Android Team

Matias Duarte is a legend in the world of mobile user interfaces, described rightfully as a "design guru." He created the interface for the original Sidekick phone (then called the Hiptop), then left to create the interface for the Helio Ocean, one of the hallmarks of modern mobile phone design. After making Helio one of the most exciting small companies in the pre-iPhone world, he moved over to Palm, where he designed what might be the best mobile OS ever made: WebOS.

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