'''Project Haiku''' (formerly Project Smart Home) began as a project to offer a middle ground between "in a box" smart-home solutions like Apple Homekit and DIY solutions like Raspberry Pi. We envisioned modular, affordable hardware with easy-to-use rules that would empower people to solve unique everyday problems in new and creative ways.
But we realized quickly that home automation and the industry's notion of a "smart home" are not the set of problems we are passionate about, or where we feel we can get most traction. So we've moved in a different direction, although many of the principles in and chose to focus on a wearable device that would connect girls aged 12-15 with the original project pitch remain relevant to our new directionpeople they loved.
== Project overview ==The Project Haiku team began by talking with people about At the experiences that make them feel independentsame time, the [https://wiki. An unexpected idea emerged from that research: connecting with other people makes people feel independentmozilla. The team is currently org/Connected_Devices/Projects/Smart_Displays Smart Displays project] was also exploring how 12-15 year old girls communicate with friends and the space of human connection. They arrived at a product opportunity for a stationary object that connects family, and how an ambient communication device might enhance their ability to connect with othersmembers who live apart from one another.
== Product vision ==Because these 2 projects are working in a similar space, we've decided to merge them under the Project Haiku name. '''So Project Haiku will improve people’s lives with technology is pivoting away from a wearable to a stationary object that empowers them to focus on what matters most to themresides inside the home.'''We're using the Smart Display work as the jumping point for our pivot.
People are bombarded with messages from all the people (and things) in their lives== Current Work ==We presented [https://docs. They constantly check their phones so they don't miss the most important onesgoogle. The result: fear, anxiety, and stress. Many of these messages are simple changes in status for the people (and things<sup>1<com/presentation/d/sup>) in 1RkOlF1B59kBiiiP7NVdjg6c_81yqd8RolmMMgIGa7vY our lives. We all track many people (and things) “just in case” there is a time when a change in their status matters pivot plan] to us. But we must pay attention to all of these messages in order to see the ones that are most important to usPIB on Sep 20, 2016. Project Haiku offloads these changes in status from the phone to a wearable object. This allows us to focus our attention Our product concept focuses on the people (connecting grandparents and things) that matter to us -- and ignore the restgrandchildren. [ insert new image here - shows do vs report] We'''Notes''' <sup>1</sup> "things" include software services == Product description ==A bracelet that displays the changes in status of girls and their friends It is a Bluetooth wearable communication accessory that uses a service re currently running an experiment to communicate changes in status to and from the people represented on the bracelettest our major assumptions.* Each bracelet contains 6 slots - 1 primary slot for the owner and 5 secondary slots, 1 for each of her 5 friends[https://drive.* The primary slot lights up when the owner sets her status to "available." When her status is "not available," the bracelet is dimmedgoogle. com/open?id=0ByeF_fkExK_BcmJpaExSU2NCck0 UX design for learning prototype]* The secondary slots for each of the 5 friends light up when their status is "available," otherwise they are dimmed[https://drive.* The owner can send a "need attention now" message to any of the 5 friends by pressing that friend's slotgoogle. This lights up com/open?id=0By2sNBDNKma0UFN2Z2dTN096WVk Pictures from our recent workweek] in Mountain View where the friend's bracelet in a rainbow pattern. ''An early concept for team built the bracelet'' [[File:Project_Haiku_Bracelet.png|200px|An early concept learning prototypes for the bracelet]]20 people
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