Connected Devices Weekly Update/2016-09-29

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Program		Passed Gate	Status	Notes
Project Sensor Web	Cindy/Jean	Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project_Haiku (taking in Project Smart Display)	Liz/Joe/Mahe	Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Platform (incl DeepSpeech)	Sandip/Nicole	N/A	On Target	Platform Team reviewing the common blocks & frameworks needed for each "track-1" product as they get defined/scoped. Assessing options (& pros/cons) for OTA framework, security policies, build systems etc. Keeping generic to benefit all products. Weekly Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yo1AtuozukgfkZwzO745LdEsB1fdZrEWoIYr8F9eydo/edit#heading=h.qgtmzupjdx35 Deep Speech Re-wrote deep learning training algorithm (Adam optimization) to work across multiple GPU's Integrated CPU based CTC algorithm into the neural network Benchmarked GPU based CTC algorithm vs CPU based CTC algorithm looking at execution time and validation error GPU algorithm much better - less validation error, less time variance and we don’t have to move data between CPU and GPU memory. Wrote code to periodically serialize the model to disk while training to allow for archiving performant models Started writing the multi-threaded data loading code for the 300 hour TED data corpus
Tools/Devkit	Sandip/Mahe	N/A	On Target	General agreement in the team to focus on a software Dev Kit first. Part 1 - Start cataloguing a “hub” of components & utilities that we already have on deck within CD teams (see examples in link below). Part 2 - Add product specific developer framework components as we learn about each track-1 product's developer involvement. Expect 1st devkit (for sensorweb & other products) around Feb'2017. Schedule of milestones being built. Weekly Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BvXPyCRWZxVpi0fpdhOXdkdDti32jXK68a8IJUWnJ7o/edit?ts=57e448b7#heading=h.oxrerlr2zojn
Project Abigail	Preeti/Julie	Gate 0	On Target	This week Project Abigail passed Gate 0. Team held a kick-off meeting to plan activities around hypothesis testing. Discussion was held around what use case(s) would be most appropriate for user testing. Team discussed lessons learned from previous prototype testing. Re-use of code already developed by Vaani and Cue teams is being considered. Discussed options for how team might develop a hardware prototype that would maximize the amount of feedback collected yet be the simplest and quickest to put into homes. The use of a video is planned to introduce the product vision and full capabilities of Abigail to gauge interest and willingness to purchase. Prototype development is expected during the month of October, with devices tested in homes and feedback collected during November.
Project Magnet	David/Maria	Pre Gate 0	On Target	View Source experiment Final version of the View Source Research insights. Some answers this week but not change in the conclusions Shared with the View Source team and planned a debrief meeting with them next week. They are interested in repeat the experience for two product days (~50-100 ppl events) they have scheduled, Product Definition Vision Democratize story telling Why? Deploying digital content into physical spaces requires excessive time, money and expertise. Today nearby content is siloed, requiring a different app for each experience. A single open platform is more convenient for users and accessible to all content owners. For whom? An easy and affordable way for any storyteller to deploy content to physical locations for others to discover. A single immersive experience for curious and inquisitive learners to discover the hidden stories behind their surroundings, wherever they happen to be. Team's focused on: Analyze the Competition Landscape for the Client, Service and Beacons Meetings with Google Physical Web team, Mozilla Campus Club (as there is a lot of interest in our work) and other possible users of our product Working week in MTV next week to work on the deck Gate 0 pitch scheduled 12th October
HomeWeb	Ben/Mahe	Pre Gate 0	On Target	Problem Hypothesis "We believe that early technology adopters have a desire to monitor their home over the Internet so that they can have peace of mind that their home, family, pets and belongings are safe." Solution Hypothesis "We believe that for early adopters who are currently using analog or cloud-based home monitoring solutions with a recurring subscription, if we create a simple self-hosted system based on existing open standards we can provide a more private, secure, cost-effective and future-proof alternative." Team meeting all next week to refine product definition in time for gate 0 pitch on October 12th.
Project Game ON!	Candice/Julie	Pre Gate 0	On Target	Good progress has been made on the product definition. Team has been evaluating technology of different types. Challenge is to keep the experience very similar to playing physical board games yet enhance the experience enough to make a compelling case for the additional cost the technology will add. Use case development is well underway, with several technology enhanced experiences having been identified for simple children's games that involve the use of a spinner. A prototype spinner that uses bluetooth has been developed. Team is in the process of putting together a gate 0 pitch deck and is collecting feedback on it.
Project Lighthouse	Preeti/Julie	Gate 0	On Target	This week Project Lighthouse passed Gate 0 The team is proceeding with testing hypotheses that 1) people who are blind would trust and actually use new object identification technology to increase their independence and 2) it's technically feasible to build an accurate image recognition solution with voice identification. There are two key problems that the team needs to solve: Image acquisition and image matching Difficulty in getting a good image Difficulty in separating the image from the background Can a portable solution that's easy to use be developed Can a reference image be matched to a new image taken of an object to identify it successfully Team will spend a week on feasibility testing for a solution that could be more mobile (enable use outside the home) but will move on to a simpler but less flexible solution (home based) as a backup plan for the prototype Goal is to complete hypothesis and prototype testing by end of November
PocketID	Francisco	Pre Gate 0	On Target	Work on the User Journey and filled the Mozilla IoT Product definition
3D Printing	Thomas	Pre Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Participation Update	Michael/Brian	--	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Market Developments Update	Irina			Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
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