Connected Devices/Projects/Project Tablet
Project Tablet aims to a explore a simple, single-purpose tablet, completely dedicated to browsing the web.
If you would like to participate, you can get in touch with our connected devices participation team, or find us in the #tablet channel on irc.mozilla.org.
Project Overview
Hypothesis
Current tablet products are not meeting the needs of late majority adopters. There could be a demand for a simple, affordable browser-based tablet.
Problem
If all you want is a secondary device for casual web browsing and entertainment, existing tablets are over-complex:
- High friction app-centric experience more suited to productivity and communication
- Content buried inside separate apps
- Have to download an install an app just to try it, then clean up apps you don't use
Solution
A simpler tablet:
- Lightweight OS focused on web content
- Instant access to content, no app installations needed
- Automatically populated home screen
Project Status
Next step:
- User study to test a prototype and validate the hypothesis.
Success criteria:
- User study identifies a good problem/solution fit
- The concept resonates with users in the target segments
- Consumers would consider choosing the product over competitors
Design
- Features
- Just the web, no app store
- Dynamic home screen
- Browse the WoT nearby
- Automatic updates
- Firefox Sync & Add-ons
- Early UI Mockups
- See video of early prototype in action
Development
Meetings
Meeting notes will be recorded on an Etherpad. Meeting times TBD.
Discussions
- IRC: #tablet on irc.mozilla.org
- Forum: Awaiting new Discourse topic creation
Contacts
- Ben Francis - Product Owner