The challenges of studying mobile devices

I tend to think that  mobile technologies are making salient the importance of attending to the pervasive aspects of any technology. In the long run I suspect that conversations about immersion (i.e., the potential for Second Life, etc.) will be replaced by discussions about pervasive technologies (mobile devices, game consoles, etc.) in fields like the Learning Sciences. However, we are still very much in the infancy stages of developing methods for studying mobile devices in use. Here are some useful tips from AnswerLab on how to collect data on mobile device use in the lab and “in the wild.”