UW WINTER 2011

CAPSTONE PROJECTYOLOTZIN DUNBAR

THE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WAS INITIALLY DE-SIGNED AS A PORTABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE DESKTOP COMPUTER– NOT TO REPLACE IT BUT TO SERVE AS THE NEXT BEST THING

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MODERN NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS ARE BETTER ABLE TO PERFORM AS THE PRIMARY COMPUTER FOR MORE USERS

10% of employees of mid-size businesses use their personal laptops as their primary work computer *

*www.theenquirer.net

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NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS ARE BECOMING SMALL-ER AND MORE PORTABLEMOBILE COMPUTING IS NO LONGER LIMITED TO NOTEBOOK COMPUTERSOTHER PORTABLE DEVICES CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER

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PORTABILITY NECESSITATES BAGS AND PACKS FOR OUR DEVICESTHEY PRIORITIZE EITHER PROTECTION, STYLE, OR COMFORT

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USERS MUST FIND A WORKSPACE WHEREVER THEY MAY GO: PLANE, TRAIN, LIBRARY, ETC

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THE TERM “LAPTOP” IS INCORRECT: MOST PORTABLE DEVICES ARE NOT DESIGNED WELL FOR USE ON A PERSON’S LAP

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FOR MANY DEVICES, LAP-USE DOESN’T PROVIDE A COMFORTABLE VIEWING ANGLEADD-ONS CAN HELP

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50% OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EXPERIENCE NECK AND BACK PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS1 IN 7 EXPERIENCED PAIN AFTER 1 HOUR OF USE*

*Boston University

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THE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE USED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, AS THEY ARE USED TODAY

If the typical young person spends 5 hours per day using their laptop...

5 hrs X 365 days = 1,825 hours of use per year

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THERE ARE MANY POSITIONS WHICH CAN BE COMFORTABLE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME

*case study by Dave Malouf on Freescale Netbook Design

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TECHNOLOGY CHANGESATTITUDES CHANGEWORK IS MOBILE, IT MUST BE PORTABLE AND TRAVEL WITH YOUWE NEED FLEXIBILITY

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GOAL:DESIGN A PORTABLE, ERGONOMIC, AND FLEXIBLE WORKSPACE SOLUTION FOR USERS OF PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICESDESIGN CONSIDERATIONS/MENTOR FEEDBACK:LOOK INTO MATERIALSCONSIDER STYLE AND PERSONAL EXPRESSIONMAKE DESIGN COMPATIBLE WITH A MULTITUDE OF PORTABLE DEVICESJUSTIFY COST OF PRODUCT TO TARGET GROUP