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. We've completed our Research Findings for our latest research study (User Research #2). A summary of the the User Study: The girls prefer a device that: Is always on and more portable (less bulky) Has a smaller form factor, likely wearable Has more light choices that let them send different messages Lets them see their missed messages* Lets them communicate with a small group of friends* Note (*): These desires are, we suspect, conditioned by the expectations the girls have developed after using their smartphones Other observations: The rainbows delighted all the girls! The girls are keen to know the status and availability of their friends Most communication happened in the personal space of the bedroom in the afternoon and evening Hypothesis, did we achieve what we set out to do? Our hypothesis assumed that the girls would want ambient communication that did not distract them from other things. We didnot prove this -- they don’t seem to mind (much) the volume of communication they receive and didn’t seem interested in non-distracting communication methods. Our hypothesis also assumed that using this device would improve communications with their friends. We neither proved nor disproved this. But we saw a glimmer of proof in their desire to know about the status and availability of close friends. Conclusions from the User Findings and Decisions made about next steps: We want to do another experiment that focuses more narrowly on improving communications between close friends by helping girls know the status and availability of their close friends Continue with the 12-15 year old girls. Uncover other “desires to know information about my friends” that could be supported by an ambient device.* Focus on small group of close friends - about 5.
Project Magnet	Maria/Francisco	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project Sensor Web	Cindy/Wesley	On Target	General updates Moving forward in Q3 we will use SensorWeb Trello for tracking experiments. Bugzilla is more for engineering backlogs. What’s done Execution plan for the #1 experiment ( https://trello.com/c/DC9AAic8 ) What’s next Keep on execution on experiments Homework from London WW (strategy to achieve long term goal)
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
Research Team	Lindsay	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
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