Connected Devices/Projects/Smart Displays
| Project Smart Displays |
|---|
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| Author(s) |
| Mozilla |
| Released |
| 2016.05.18 (Initial Pitch) |
| 2016.06.11 (Pitch Update) |
| Innovation Status |
| Stage1 (Validation) |
| Website |
| TBD |
As the world moves towards the Internet of Things (IoT) future, many existing connected home products (home cameras, thermostats, lighting, door locks, smart hubs, etc.) require apps to be installed on personal smartphones, in order to leverage them as a display. The home is where many things are out in the open and shared among family members. Is the smartphone the best device for the connected home of the future? Should shared home devices be accessed by personal smartphones? These are the questions driving this new project at Mozilla: Project Smart Displays. We have set out to explore the role of displays in the home in order to understand what role they might play in the connected home of the future, where we will identify the opportunities for innovation.
Project overview
Project Smart Displays is onto a 8 week exploration where the first 4 weeks are to understand the real user problems or opportunities. Based on the opportunity/problems identified, the later 4 week is to ideate and come up with product proposals. Here's an overview of the 8 week exploration.
- Week 1 (July 11 ~ 15) - General research / Subject matter experts recruiting
- Week 2 (July 18 ~ 22) - Interview with subject matter experts / Research design, planning and recruiting
- Week 3 (July 25 ~ 29) - Field research (Home interviews) / Interview with subject matter experts
- Week 4 (Aug 1 ~ 5) - Synthesis / Ideation
- Week 5 (Aug 8 ~ 12) - Design sprint 1
- Week 6 (Aug 15 ~ 19) - Design sprint 2
- Week 7 (Aug 22 ~ 26) - Evaluative research
- Week 8 (Aug 29 ~ Sep 2) - Product proposal ready
Project status
- Week 1 (July 11 ~ 15) - Completed
- Discussed Project scope
- Screens as core touch point to be explored
- Centered in the home
- Look to deliver on human value beyond the utilitarian
- Broad exploration during early weeks of project
- Discussed Project scope
- Week 2 (July 18 ~ 22) - Completed
- Interviewed with 4 subject matter experts
- Research planning and discussion guide completed
- Week 3 (July 25 ~ 29) - Completed
- Interviewed with 4 more subject matter experts
- Interviewed with 9 individuals with a mix of non-tech savvy, early adopters and extreme users in 8 households
- Week 4 (Aug 1 ~ 5) - Completed
- In the past week, interviewed with 4 more subject matter experts and 9 individuals with a mix of non-tech savvy, early adopters and extreme users in 8 households
- The research was designed to be broad in fundamentally understanding people's life at home with the below activities and purposes
- Tour of their homes
- Exercise with stickers and words to help guiding the conversation
- What home is like now
- What are the challenges
- What is their ideal home
- How technology can help them
- Some emerging themes
- de-cluttering
- keep things organized
- nudge me, make me better
- spend more time with family
- get unplugged
- cooking / recipe
- memories
- kitchen seems to be the place people wants a display
- dedicated devices