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 '''Project Haiku''' (formerly Project Smart Home) began as a project to offer a middle ground between "in a box" smart-home solutions like Apple Homekit and DIY solutions like Raspberry Pi. We envisioned modular, affordable hardware with easy-to-use rules that would empower people to solve unique everyday problems in new and creative ways.
-But we realized quickly that home automation and the industry's notion of a "smart home" are not the set of problems we are passionate about, or where we feel we can get most traction. So we've moved in a different direction, although many of the principles in the original project pitch remain relevant to our new direction.
+But we realized quickly that home automation and the industry's notion of a "smart home" are not the set of problems we are passionate about, or where we feel we can get most traction. So we moved in a different direction and chose to focus on a wearable device that would connect girls aged 12-15 with the people they loved.
-== Project overview ==
+At the same time, the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Connected_Devices/Projects/Smart_Displays Smart Displays project] was also exploring the space of human connection. They arrived at a product opportunity for a stationary object that connects family members who live apart from one another.
-The Project Haiku team began by talking with people about the experiences that make them feel independent. An unexpected idea emerged from that research: connecting with other people makes people feel independent. The team is currently exploring how 12-15 year old girls communicate with friends and family, and how an ambient communication device might enhance their ability to connect with others.
-== Product vision ==
+Because these 2 projects are working in a similar space, we've decided to merge them under the Project Haiku name. '''So Project Haiku is pivoting away from a wearable to a stationary object that resides inside the home.''' We're using the Smart Display work as the jumping point for our pivot.
-'''Project Haiku will improve people’s lives with technology that empowers them to focus on what matters most to them.'''
-People are bombarded with messages from all the people (and things) in their lives. They constantly check their phones so they don't miss the most important ones. The result: fear, anxiety, and stress.
+== Current Work ==
+We presented [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RkOlF1B59kBiiiP7NVdjg6c_81yqd8RolmMMgIGa7vY our pivot plan] to the PIB on Sep 20, 2016. Our product concept focuses on connecting grandparents and grandchildren. We're currently running an experiment to test our major assumptions.
-Many of these messages are simple changes in status for the people (and things<sup>1</sup>) in our lives. We all track many people (and things) “just in case” there is a time when a change in their status matters to us. But we must pay attention to all of these messages in order to see the ones that are most important to us.
+* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByeF_fkExK_BcmJpaExSU2NCck0 UX design for learning prototype]
+* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By2sNBDNKma0UFN2Z2dTN096WVk Pictures from our recent workweek] in Mountain View where the team built the learning prototypes for 20 people
-Project Haiku offloads these changes in status from the phone to a wearable object. This allows us to focus our attention on the people (and things) that matter to us -- and ignore the rest.
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-'''Notes'''
-<sup>1</sup> "things" include software services
-== Product description ==
-A bracelet that displays the changes in status of girls and their friends
-It is a Bluetooth wearable communication accessory that uses a service to communicate changes in status to and from the people represented on the bracelet.
-* Each bracelet contains 6 slots - 1 primary slot for the owner and 5 secondary slots, 1 for each of her 5 friends.
-* The primary slot lights up when the owner sets her status to "available." When her status is "not available," the bracelet is dimmed.
-* The secondary slots for each of the 5 friends light up when their status is "available," otherwise they are dimmed.
-* The owner can send a "need attention now" message to any of the 5 friends by pressing that friend's slot. This lights up the friend's bracelet in a rainbow pattern.
-''An early concept for the bracelet''
-[[File:Project_Haiku_Bracelet.png|200px|An early concept for the bracelet]]
 == Program Status ==