BackgroundWith an increasing number of products becoming digital, mobile, and networked, paying attention to the quality of interactions with such products is also becoming more relevant. Although the quality of such interactions has been addressed in several scientific studies, little attention has been paid to their implementation in real life and everyday contexts. MethodsThis paper describes the development of a novel office phone prototype, called YPhone, which demonstrates the application of a specific set of Generation Y interaction qualities (instantaneous, playful, collaborative, expressive, responsive, and flexible) in the context of office work. The working prototype supports office workers in experiencing new types of interactions. It was set out in practice through a series of evaluations. ResultsWe found that the playful, expressive, responsive, and flexible qualities incur greater trust than the instantaneous and collaborative qualities. Such qualities can be grouped, although this may differ for different evaluated products, and researchers must be cautious about generalizations. ConclusionsThe overall evaluation was deemed positive, with some valuable suggestions provided regarding its user interactions and features.