The Noldus portable usability lab is the complete solution for on-site usability testing. You can easily study Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in your test participant’s workspace or office. Designed for easy transportation, our portable lab fits in one suitcase and can make all the difference in your behavioral research.

• Perform field research studies.
• Synchronous recordings of Human-Computer Interactions, video, and audio.
• High resolution screen capturing, operating system independent.
• Automatic recording of computer events. 
• Designed for traveling.
• Quick set-up.
• Cost-effective.

Studying Human Factors on-site
If you really want to know what happens at the workplace, study it on-site using our portable usability lab. You can make screen captures, record video, score tasks, usability hits and context, and record mouse clicks and keystrokes.

Designed for traveling
The entire lab weighs less than 10 kg (22 lbs) and is built into a rugged suitcase. Noldus portable labs are specially designed for traveling. Carry it as hand luggage on an airplane, or put it in the trunk of your car.

Quick set-up
A Noldus portable lab is set up within 5 minutes. Once you have arrived on site, you can start working quickly. 

User-friendly
A Noldus portable lab is a user-friendly package, consisting of high quality components to guarantee excellent results. Using good equipment can save you valuable time in an on-site observation. And less time means earlier results against less cost!

High quality components
Our portable lab contains all the equipment you need to make on-site usability recordings, including a laptop, a USB camera and a digital screen capture device. 

As in all Noldus labs, The Observer^® XT software is at the core of the portable lab. It allows you to add comments, mark tasks, and score usability hits during screen capture and video recording. The Observer XT helps you to maximize the value of live or video recorded sessions. It is combined with uLog™, our innovative tool for automatic user-system interaction recording.  

As an addition to the field lab Noldus offers you a home pack. This pack enables you to code your recordings back in your office or lab while your colleagues use the field lab for recording.

Components
Field lab: suitcase with 

• notebook
• The Observer XT + uLog Pro
• one digital video camera
• one tripod 
• digital screen capture device
• participant microphone
• moderator microphone
• cables and power supply

Home pack (optional)

• 1 extra license of The Observer XT
• event logging keyboard 

Screen capture device
With the screen capture device, you can easily follow what your test participant is doing on his computer. This device has a high frame rate and provides you with high quality images of the screen at which the test participant is looking. The device is plugged into the test pc to capture the image on the screen. This image is recorded in The Observer XT along with the video and the uLog data. This way you will be able to see all the different elements on the same timeline.

Pack your suitcase
A Noldus portable lab is designed as a modular platform allowing you to add additional equipment like a heart rate monitor, a spectacles camera, or a mobile device camera. We also offer many devices you can add to the lab or you can also add your own tools.

Extensive analysis
To get the most of your research data, use The Observer XT for calculating usability metrics, visualizing processes, and statistical analysis. The Observer XT also allows you to select and export interesting highlight clips of video and data for presentational purposes.

Full support
All our labs come with installation and support. An in-depth training and a service contract are optional. If you experience any challenges, our support department is there to help. In short, we help you get the best out of your behavioral research!