Wednesday 14 February 2007

4 - "Observations"

We researched upon various products that are available in the market that can inspire us to develop our product further.

Fridge DJ Magnetic Learning Radio

          • This Fridge DJ magnetic Learning radio is a great product for numbering and counting from 1-20 and comes with a case recognition feature. It also helps child learn the days of the week and enjoy music at the same time. However, it's all very limited to certain extent as we can't go further with numbers and count. Also, the hardware design is also vulnerable; hence has a very short life. We, on the other hand, are aiming to develop a product which can help a child grow from early scribbling to mastering words and book reading to the least. Also, we aim for a product, which can be used as an educational console for next generation toddlers.

Grow with me Learning System

          • Grow with me learning system is another good product, which uses interactive discs for various functionality and software range for the product. It also has a 2 in 1 wireless activity controller, which can interact with other wireless devices. It comes with a proper storage case and a detailed parent guide. Also, comes with a choice of 4 different language selector options i.e. English, Spanish, French and German. It has these quiz games and have animated live action for kids entertainment. This is a good product, however it has a very limited scalability and adaptability. And these are the features like flexibility and scalability we are looking to incorporate into our final product design.
Learning Piano

            • Learning Piano is another product that we looked at . It allows a child to get introduced to colours, instruments names, sounds and matching concepts. It helps child develop creative and motor skills; hence enhancing child's own initiative techniques. This has inspired us to consider features for enhancing creativity and self development. One of the other features that was of some interest were visual development for assisting in learning nursery rhymes. The bright colours and keys with lights enable child to comprehend to cause and effect mechanism.
Our product research have us an insight to how are software and hardware decisions be influenced with our visualization of the product. It totally motivated us to think about incorporating a robust, highly educational and entertaining product.


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