Connected Devices Weekly Update/2016-07-12

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Program		Status	Notes
Project Vaani	Validation (Lindsay/Sandip)	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project Cue	Validation Stage (Julie/Preeti)	On Target	An always-on voice-enabled smart screen device to keep track of the activities, events, and to-do lists of family members. Initial focus for the prototype is on Reminders only. The Project Cue team was given approval at the London MVP preview to build and test with the target market a web app prototype that provides the ability to: Use voice (3rd party) to create reminders for one’s self and his/her family members and display on an always-on tablet Receive reminders whether at home or away Receive notifications via voice and in-app notifications at the time of the reminder View your agenda for the day on either a tablet or smartphone Prototype development is in the last of its four weeks and is nearly complete. Team has demo'd the use of a wake work, creating a voice reminder, receiving notification of the reminder. Legal requirements and details for the user study to validate the concept are being worked on.
Project Haiku	Maria/Liz	On Target	Creating an ambient method of communicating for 12 to 15 year old girls will create fewer interruptions that distract them from being in the moment at home and at school and improve their personal connections. Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project Magnet	Maria/Francisco	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project Sensor Web	Cindy/Wesley	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project Smart Displays	Joe	On Target	Family shared displays to help bring families together Passed Gate 0 on June 1, 2016. Ready to engage with an external creative agency to kick-off a 8 week program on July 11, 2016 to identify user needs and propose product solutions.
Project Tablet	Ben	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project Smart Kitchen	Tamara/Nicole	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Camera Whiz	Validation Stage (Julie/Preeti)	On Target	Vision, Object and Face Recognition - Still and Video, and Machine Learning Team is evaluating a dozen different ideas for smart camera technology Research to be conducted on market, required technologies Gate 0 pitch deck to be assembled once team agrees on the idea with the most potential
Metrics for CD	Maria/Dylan	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Research Team	Lindsay	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Other Announcements / Questions	--	--	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item