Remindme Smartwatch Concept

Remindme A smartwatch for you

not to forget.

Final Project Presentation DM3005 Interactive Devices, AY1 2013/24

Final Project Presentation: Remindme DM3005 Interactive Devices, AY1 2013/24

Murong Dai, Marisa Wollner 2

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

R E M E M B E R I N G A N D F O R G E T T I N G

Confucius, chinese philosopher



Who of you usually forget things?



in 4 people actually admit they are forgetful.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5891701/Adults-forget-three-things-a-day-research-finds.html [13/11/2013]

1 Who of you usually forget things?



After 20 min you‘ve forgot already 40%.

Sources: http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/the-ebbinghaus-curve-of-forgetting [13/11/2013] http://www.festo-didactic.co.uk/gb-en/news/forgetting-curve-its-up-to-you.htm?fbid=Z2IuZW4uNTUwLjE3LjE2LjM0Mzc [13/11/2013]

Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve



Forgetfulness makes problems.

Sources: h#p://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5891701/Adults-‐forget-‐three-‐things-‐a-‐day-‐research-‐finds.html [13/11/2013]

Miss appointments

Lose friends

Forget birthdays



How do you remind yourself?




B U T C O U L D N ‘ T B E T H E A C C E S S Q U I C K E R ?

Reminders in smartphone or tablets





Write notes on palm


B U T D O Y O U H AV E A P E N W I T H Y O U A L L T H E T I M E ?





Write notes in notebook


B U T C A N T I G E T N O T I F I E D T H E N ?





Our mission Supporting people in their everyday life, by reminding

them to not forget.



is a smartwatch which uses a

natural user interface to create an innovative

experience.

Remindme



Your palm as the interface.



With writing text or images your visual memory is stimulated.

You can memorize your reminders more easily.

Source: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/200911/how-remember-things [13/11/2013], http://improvingyourmemory.org/ [13/11/2013]

I M P R O V E D R E M E M B E R I N G P R O C E S S



Your reminder is just one hand twist away.

E A S Y & Q U I C K A C C E S S



Minimalism & contemporary. E-ink display. Turnable dial.

The design.



The technology.

Sources: h#p://duo3d.com/ [13/11/2013], h#p://michaelkipp.de/blog/?p=287 [13/11/2013]

Infrared technology based on the „DUO DIY“ (very precise motion tracking)



Sources: h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U180f3XG20o [17/11/2013], h#p://duo3d.com/ [13/11/2013], h#p://michaelkipp.de/blog/?p=287 [13/11/2013]

Watch the duo in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U180f3XG20o



The DUO.

Source: h#p://techcrunch.com/2013/03/27/duo-‐is-‐a-‐diy-‐3d-‐moOon-‐sensing-‐controller/ [13/11/2013]

Open Source Approach 2 Playstation Eye cameras Motion Tracking Software



When we take a look at the smart watches on the market:

This is what we didn‘t want to do.

Source: h#p://www.appgefahren.de/wp-‐content/uploads/2013/08/Pebble-‐Smartwatch.jpg [13/11/2013], http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/smartwatches-samsung-qualcomm-sony-640x353.jpg [17/11/2013], http://www.hashslush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sony-smartwatch-2.jpg [17/11/2013]



A smartwatch that simply makes reminding easy.

Minimum ViableProduct

What we did.



Reminding you, remindme.



Remindme Marisa Wollner 5th Semester Project, Interactive Media Nanyang Technological University, Singapore [email protected]

Remindme Smartwatch Concept

Design

remindme marisa wollner

murong dai

semester project

duo diy

b u t d o y o u h av

open source approach

eink display

curve sources